--- title: "Bose vs Marshall: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Bose or Marshall? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Speaker 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-speaker-brands/compare/bose-vs-marshall-audio" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bose vs Marshall: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Bose or Marshall? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Speaker 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**: Bose and Marshall - **Competitive set**: Speaker brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Bose Share of Search**: 19.8% - **Marshall Share of Search**: 3.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Bose or Marshall? - In August 2026, Bose had more branded searches than Marshall among speaker brands in New Zealand. Bose was estimated to have 17.9K branded searches compared to Marshall’s 3.1K, and held a 19.8% Share of Search versus Marshall’s 3.4%. - Bose was ahead of Marshall in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bose’s estimated Share of Search among speaker brands in New Zealand moved from 21.4% to 19.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18K to 17.9K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Marshall’s estimated Share of Search among speaker brands in New Zealand moved from 2.8% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3K to 3.1K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand speaker brands in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Marshall in New Zealand rose 32.5% over 11 measured months, from 2.3K to 3.1K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Bose estimated searches | Bose Share of Search | Bose rank | Marshall estimated searches | Marshall Share of Search | Marshall rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18K | 21.4% | 2 | 2.3K | 2.8% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 23.8K | 19.7% | 2 | 3.4K | 2.8% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 23.2K | 15.7% | 2 | 3.4K | 2.3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 15.3K | 17.9% | 2 | 2.3K | 2.7% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 12.3K | 18.6% | 2 | 1.8K | 2.7% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 14.1K | 19.6% | 2 | 1.9K | 2.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 14.7K | 18.6% | 2 | 2K | 2.5% | 5 | | May 2026 | 16.8K | 20.7% | 2 | 2.4K | 3% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 17.1K | 20.8% | 2 | 2.5K | 3.1% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 16.7K | 19.6% | 2 | 2.7K | 3.1% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 17.9K | 19.8% | 2 | 3.1K | 3.4% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bose’s and Marshall’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. - **Bose**: Measured on the search terms “bose”, “bose bluetooth speaker”, “bose cancelling headphones”, “bose co nz”, “bose ear phones”, “bose earbuds”, “bose earphones”, “bose near me”, “bose nz”, “bose online”, “bose open earbuds”, “bose qc”, “bose qc earbuds”, “bose qc headphones”, “bose soundbar”, “bose soundlink”, “bose soundlink flex”, “bose speakers” and “bose tv speaker”, summed into one figure. - **Marshall**: Measured on the search terms “marshall acton iii bluetooth speaker”, “marshall acton speaker”, “marshall bt speaker”, “marshall earbuds”, “marshall earphones”, “marshall headphones”, “marshall kilburn speaker”, “marshall portable speaker”, “marshall soundbar”, “marshall speaker” and “marshall stanmore speaker”, summed into one figure. - [Bose profile](/demand/nz/brands/bose) - [Marshall profile](/demand/nz/brands/marshall-audio) - [All speaker brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-speaker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## 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 is more popular in search, Bose or Marshall? In August 2026, Bose had more branded searches than Marshall among speaker brands in New Zealand. Bose was estimated to have 17.9K branded searches compared to Marshall’s 3.1K, and held a 19.8% Share of Search versus Marshall’s 3.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bose vs Marshall: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-speaker-brands/compare/bose-vs-marshall-audio This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-speaker-brands/compare/bose-vs-marshall-audio. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.