--- title: "New Balance vs Vans: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is New Balance or Vans more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Skate shoes brands set in New Zealand. 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-skate-shoes-brands/compare/new-balance-vs-vans" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # New Balance vs Vans: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is New Balance or Vans more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Skate shoes brands set in New Zealand. 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 - **Compared**: New Balance and Vans - **Competitive set**: Skate shoes brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **New Balance Share of Search**: 27.8% - **Vans Share of Search**: 0.75% ## Is New Balance or Vans more popular in search? - In September 2026, New Balance had more branded searches than Vans among skate shoes brands in New Zealand. New Balance had about 65,700 branded searches, while Vans had 1,770. New Balance made up 27.8% of all skate shoes brand searches we track, and Vans accounted for 0.75%. - New Balance was ahead of Vans in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, New Balance’s share of searches among skate shoes brands in New Zealand moved from 25.4% to 27.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 54.5K to 65.7K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Vans’ share of searches among skate shoes brands in New Zealand moved from 0.7% to 0.75%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 1.8K. ## Top skate shoes brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both New Balance and Vans showed up in all five answers. Vans was listed before New Balance in four of them. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Vans | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Nike | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | etnies | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | New Balance | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Adidas | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Puma | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | DVS | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about skate shoes brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which skate shoe brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Vans, 2. etnies, 3. Nike, 4. New Balance, 5. Adidas - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best skate shoe brands in New Zealand?": 1. Vans, 2. Nike, 3. etnies, 4. Adidas, 5. New Balance - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best skate shoe brand in New Zealand for everyday skating?": 1. Vans, 2. etnies, 3. New Balance, 4. Nike - Searched Google, AI Overview "skate shoes nz": 1. Nike, 2. New Balance, 3. Vans, 4. Adidas - Searched Google, AI Overview "skate shoe brands": 1. Nike, 2. Vans, 3. Adidas, 4. New Balance, 5. etnies Not named in any answer: Puma and DVS. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand skate shoes brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, New Balance gained share of searches among skate shoes brands in New Zealand, from 26.6% to 27.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Vans in New Zealand rose 17.2% over 12 measured months, from 1.5K to 1.8K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | New Balance estimated searches | New Balance Share of Search | New Balance rank | Vans estimated searches | Vans Share of Search | Vans rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 54.5K | 25.4% | 3 | 1.5K | 0.7% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 66.7K | 24.1% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.56% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 64.3K | 23.4% | 3 | 1.8K | 0.64% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 55.3K | 25.6% | 2 | 1.5K | 0.68% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 47.2K | 25.7% | 3 | 1.1K | 0.62% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 54.7K | 24.5% | 3 | 1.2K | 0.54% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 59K | 26.6% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.6% | 6 | | May 2026 | 72.3K | 29% | 2 | 1.7K | 0.68% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 75.8K | 28.6% | 2 | 1.5K | 0.57% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 63.2K | 25.5% | 3 | 1.5K | 0.61% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 66.2K | 26.6% | 3 | 1.8K | 0.73% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 65.7K | 27.8% | 3 | 1.8K | 0.75% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using New Balance’s and Vans’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **New Balance**: Measured on the search terms “new balance”, “new balance 1080”, “new balance 2002r”, “new balance 530”, “new balance 550”, “new balance 574”, “new balance 740”, “new balance 9060”, “new balance outlets”, “newbalance” and “newbalance 327”, summed into one figure. - **Vans**: Measured on the search terms “vans shoes” and “vans skate shoes”, summed into one figure. - [New Balance profile](/demand/nz/brands/new-balance) - [Vans profile](/demand/nz/brands/vans) - [All skate shoes brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-skate-shoes-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is New Balance or Vans more popular in search? In September 2026, New Balance had more branded searches than Vans among skate shoes brands in New Zealand. New Balance had about 65,700 branded searches, while Vans had 1,770. New Balance made up 27.8% of all skate shoes brand searches we track, and Vans accounted for 0.75%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "New Balance vs Vans: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-skate-shoes-brands/compare/new-balance-vs-vans This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-skate-shoes-brands/compare/new-balance-vs-vans. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.