--- title: "Mizuno vs Nike: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Mizuno or Nike more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soccer boots 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-soccer-boots-brands/compare/mizuno-vs-nike" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mizuno vs Nike: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Mizuno or Nike more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soccer boots 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**: Mizuno and Nike - **Competitive set**: Soccer boots brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Mizuno Share of Search**: 2.3% - **Nike Share of Search**: 42.2% ## Is Mizuno or Nike more popular in search? - In September 2026, Nike had more branded searches than Mizuno among soccer boots brands in New Zealand. Nike had about 72,700 branded searches, while Mizuno had 3,890. Nike made up 42.2% of all soccer boots brand searches we track, and Mizuno accounted for 2.3%. - Nike was ahead of Mizuno in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mizuno’s share of searches among soccer boots brands in New Zealand moved from 2% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.2K to 3.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nike’s share of searches among soccer boots brands in New Zealand moved from 46.2% to 42.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74.1K to 72.7K. ## Top soccer boots brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Nike appeared in all five answers. Mizuno was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Nike was listed before Mizuno in four out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nike | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Adidas | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Mizuno | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Puma | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about soccer boots brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which soccer boots brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Adidas, 2. Nike, 3. Mizuno, 4. Puma - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best soccer boots brands in New Zealand?": 1. Adidas, 2. Mizuno, 3. Puma, 4. Nike - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best soccer boots brand in New Zealand for firm ground play?": 1. Nike, 2. Adidas, 3. Puma - Searched Google, AI Overview "football boots nz": 1. Nike, 2. Adidas, 3. Puma - Searched Google, AI Overview "best soccer boots": 1. Nike, 2. Adidas, 3. Mizuno 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 soccer boots brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Nike lost share of searches among soccer boots brands in New Zealand, from 44.2% to 42.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Mizuno in New Zealand rose 21.2% over 12 measured months, from 3.2K to 3.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Mizuno estimated searches | Mizuno Share of Search | Mizuno rank | Nike estimated searches | Nike Share of Search | Nike rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.2K | 2% | 4 | 74.1K | 46.2% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 3.1K | 1.5% | 4 | 101K | 47.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 3.3K | 1.6% | 4 | 105K | 49.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 4.1K | 2.5% | 4 | 82.1K | 50.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 3.9K | 2.8% | 4 | 65.6K | 47.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 4.3K | 2.6% | 4 | 76.9K | 45.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 4.6K | 2.8% | 4 | 72.8K | 44.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 4.5K | 2.5% | 4 | 76.5K | 43.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 3.9K | 2.1% | 4 | 77.5K | 41% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 4.1K | 2.2% | 4 | 76.5K | 41.5% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 3.9K | 2.1% | 4 | 80.7K | 44.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 3.9K | 2.3% | 4 | 72.7K | 42.2% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mizuno’s and Nike’s 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. - **Mizuno**: Measured on the search terms “mizuno”, “mizuno alpha”, “mizuno inspire”, “mizuno irons”, “mizuno jp”, “mizuno jpx”, “mizuno morelia”, “mizuno morelia neo”, “mizuno putter”, “mizuno waves” and “mizuno wedges”, summed into one figure. - **Nike**: Measured on the search terms “nike”, “nike air max”, “nike airforce”, “nike backpacks”, “nike dunks”, “nike hoodie”, “nike metcons”, “nike pegasus”, “nike pro”, “nike shorts”, “nike shox”, “nike socks” and “nike tn”, summed into one figure. - [Mizuno profile](/demand/nz/brands/mizuno) - [Nike profile](/demand/nz/brands/nike) - [All soccer boots brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-soccer-boots-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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 Mizuno or Nike more popular in search? In September 2026, Nike had more branded searches than Mizuno among soccer boots brands in New Zealand. Nike had about 72,700 branded searches, while Mizuno had 3,890. Nike made up 42.2% of all soccer boots brand searches we track, and Mizuno accounted for 2.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mizuno vs Nike: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-soccer-boots-brands/compare/mizuno-vs-nike This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-soccer-boots-brands/compare/mizuno-vs-nike. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.