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title: "Self storage companies in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the self storage companies New Zealanders rent storage units from. Share of Search among StorageBox, Storage King, Kennards Self Storage, Storage Depot and LocknLeave, the self storage companies Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-self-storage-companies"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Self storage companies in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the self storage companies New Zealanders rent storage units from. Share of Search among StorageBox, Storage King, Kennards Self Storage, Storage Depot and LocknLeave, the self storage companies Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Self storage companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: StorageBox, 75.2%

## Which brand is most popular in search among self storage companies in New Zealand?

- In August 2026, StorageBox was the most searched among self storage companies in New Zealand, with an estimated 25.9K branded searches and 75.2% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Storage King is in 2nd place, 58.4 percentage points behind at 16.7% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, StorageBox’s estimated Share of Search among self storage companies in New Zealand increased from 73.3% to 75.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Storage King’s estimated Share of Search among self storage companies in New Zealand decreased from 20.4% to 16.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kennards Self Storage’s estimated Share of Search among self storage companies in New Zealand increased from 5.7% to 7.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, StorageBox’s estimated Share of Search among self storage companies in New Zealand peaked at 77.5% in January 2026 and was lowest at 69.6% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Storage King’s estimated Share of Search among self storage companies in New Zealand peaked at 22.2% in March 2026 and was lowest at 16.2% in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kennards Self Storage’s estimated Share of Search among self storage companies in New Zealand peaked at 7.7% in August 2026 and was lowest at 5.5% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Storage Depot and LocknLeave held steady: their estimated Share of Search among self storage companies in New Zealand each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [StorageBox vs Storage King: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/storage-king-vs-storagebox): 75.2% against 16.7% Share of Search.
- [StorageBox vs Kennards Self Storage: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/kennards-self-storage-vs-storagebox): 75.2% against 7.7% Share of Search.
- [Storage King vs Kennards Self Storage: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/kennards-self-storage-vs-storage-king): 16.7% against 7.7% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand self storage companies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, StorageBox lost estimated Share of Search among self storage companies in New Zealand, from 75.7% to 75.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kennards Self Storage in New Zealand rose 32.5% over 11 measured months, from 2K to 2.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Storage Depot in New Zealand fell 30.8% over 11 measured months, from 130 to 90 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for LocknLeave in New Zealand fell 28.6% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 50 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Storage King in New Zealand fell 20% over 11 measured months, from 7.2K to 5.8K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | StorageBox | 75.2% | 25.9K | +5.4% | StorageBox |
| 2 | Storage King | 16.7% | 5.8K | +9.3% | Storage King |
| 3 | Kennards Self Storage | 7.7% | 2.6K | +6.4% | Kennards Self Storage |
| 4 | Storage Depot | 0.26% | 90 | 0.0% | Storage Depot |
| 5 | LocknLeave | 0.15% | 50 | +25.0% | LocknLeave |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | StorageBox | 25.9K | 73.3% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Storage King | 7.2K | 20.4% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Kennards Self Storage | 2K | 5.7% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Storage Depot | 130 | 0.37% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | LocknLeave | 70 | 0.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | StorageBox | 26.6K | 73.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Storage King | 7.5K | 20.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Kennards Self Storage | 2.1K | 5.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Storage Depot | 100 | 0.28% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | LocknLeave | 40 | 0.11% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | StorageBox | 27.3K | 76.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Storage King | 6.3K | 17.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Kennards Self Storage | 2K | 5.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Storage Depot | 90 | 0.25% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | LocknLeave | 30 | 0.08% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | StorageBox | 31.5K | 77.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Storage King | 6.6K | 16.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Kennards Self Storage | 2.4K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Storage Depot | 90 | 0.22% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | LocknLeave | 50 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | StorageBox | 24.4K | 73.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Storage King | 6.7K | 20.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Kennards Self Storage | 2.1K | 6.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Storage Depot | 110 | 0.33% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | LocknLeave | 50 | 0.15% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | StorageBox | 21.7K | 69.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Storage King | 6.9K | 22.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Kennards Self Storage | 2.4K | 7.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Storage Depot | 130 | 0.42% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | LocknLeave | 60 | 0.19% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | StorageBox | 25.4K | 75.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Storage King | 5.8K | 17.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Kennards Self Storage | 2K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Storage Depot | 100 | 0.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | LocknLeave | 50 | 0.15% | 5 |
| May 2026 | StorageBox | 24.1K | 73.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Storage King | 6.1K | 18.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Kennards Self Storage | 2.4K | 7.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Storage Depot | 70 | 0.21% | 4 |
| May 2026 | LocknLeave | 40 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | StorageBox | 21.7K | 72.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Storage King | 6K | 20% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Kennards Self Storage | 2.1K | 6.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Storage Depot | 90 | 0.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | LocknLeave | 50 | 0.17% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | StorageBox | 24.6K | 75.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Storage King | 5.3K | 16.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Kennards Self Storage | 2.5K | 7.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Storage Depot | 90 | 0.28% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | LocknLeave | 40 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | StorageBox | 25.9K | 75.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Storage King | 5.8K | 16.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Kennards Self Storage | 2.6K | 7.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Storage Depot | 90 | 0.26% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | LocknLeave | 50 | 0.15% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Kennards Self Storage | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | LocknLeave | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Storage Depot | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Storage King | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | StorageBox | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Kennards Self Storage**: Measured on the search terms “kennards self storage cleveland”, “kennards self storage near me”, “kennards self storage nz”, “kennards storage” and “kennards storage near me”, summed into one figure.
- **LocknLeave**: Measured on the search terms “lock and leave”, “lock n leave” and “locknleave”, summed into one figure.
- **Storage Depot**: Measured on the search terms “storage depot”, “storage depot near me”, “storage depot nz”, “storage depot self storage”, “storagedepot” and “storagedepot near me”, summed into one figure.
- **Storage King**: Measured on the search terms “avondale storage king”, “hamilton storage king”, “henderson storage king”, “storage king”, “storage king botany north”, “storage king botany south”, “storage king near me”, “storage king nz”, “storage king rates”, “storage king self storage”, “storage king st lukes”, “storageking”, “storageking co nz” and “storageking near me”, summed into one figure.
- **StorageBox**: Measured on the search terms “heavy duty storage box”, “keter storage box”, “out door storage box”, “outdoor cushion storage box”, “plastic storage box”, “shoe storage box”, “storage box”, “storage box food”, “storage box hamilton”, “storage box kmart”, “storage box lower hutt”, “storage box near me”, “storage box warehouse”, “storagebox”, “storagebox co nz”, “storagebox near me”, “storagebox nz”, “storagebox self storage”, “toy storage box” and “wooden storage box”, summed into one figure.

- [Kennards Self Storage](/demand/nz/brands/kennards-self-storage)
- [LocknLeave](/demand/nz/brands/locknleave)
- [Storage Depot](/demand/nz/brands/storage-depot)
- [Storage King](/demand/nz/brands/storage-king)
- [StorageBox](/demand/nz/brands/storagebox)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among self storage companies in New Zealand?

In August 2026, StorageBox was the most searched among self storage companies in New Zealand, with an estimated 25.9K branded searches and 75.2% estimated Share of Search within this set.

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