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title: "MILK Books vs Shutterfly: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is MILK Books or Shutterfly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wedding album 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."
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# MILK Books vs Shutterfly: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is MILK Books or Shutterfly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wedding album 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**: MILK Books and Shutterfly
- **Competitive set**: Wedding album brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **MILK Books Share of Search**: 5.9%
- **Shutterfly Share of Search**: 1.9%

## Is MILK Books or Shutterfly more popular in search?

- In October 2026, MILK Books had more branded searches than Shutterfly among wedding album brands in New Zealand. MILK Books had about 1,000 branded searches, while Shutterfly had 320. MILK Books made up 5.9% of all wedding album brand searches we track, and Shutterfly accounted for 1.9%.
- MILK Books was ahead of Shutterfly in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, MILK Books’ share of searches among wedding album brands in New Zealand moved from 6.1% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Shutterfly’s share of searches among wedding album brands in New Zealand moved from 1.5% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 320.

## Top wedding album brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, MILK Books appeared in all four answers. Shutterfly was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. MILK Books was listed before Shutterfly in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Queensberry | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| MILK Books | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Artifact Uprising | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Snapfish | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Shutterfly | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Mpix | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about wedding album brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which wedding album brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. MILK Books, 2. Queensberry, 3. Artifact Uprising, 4. Snapfish, 5. Shutterfly
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best wedding album brands in New Zealand?": 1. Queensberry, 2. MILK Books, 3. Artifact Uprising, 4. Snapfish
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best wedding album brand in New Zealand for a wedding keepsake?": 1. Queensberry, 2. MILK Books
- Searched Google, AI Overview "wedding album nz": 1. MILK Books, 2. Queensberry

Not named in any answer: Mpix.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand wedding album brands in October 2026?

- In October 2026, MILK Books lost share of searches among wedding album brands in New Zealand, from 7% to 5.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Shutterfly in New Zealand fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 480 to 320 in October 2026.

## How has branded search for MILK Books and Shutterfly changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | MILK Books estimated searches | MILK Books Share of Search | MILK Books rank | Shutterfly estimated searches | Shutterfly Share of Search | Shutterfly rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 6.1% | 2 | 480 | 1.5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 4% | 2 | 720 | 2.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 6.2% | 2 | 480 | 2.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 6.8% | 2 | 390 | 2.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 8.8% | 2 | 320 | 2.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 7.4% | 2 | 260 | 1.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1K | 5.9% | 2 | 260 | 1.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1K | 7% | 2 | 260 | 1.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 7.1% | 2 | 210 | 1.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1K | 5.8% | 2 | 260 | 1.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1K | 7% | 2 | 260 | 1.8% | 4 |
| Oct 2026 | 1K | 5.9% | 2 | 320 | 1.9% | 4 |

## How are MILK Books’ and Shutterfly’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MILK Books’ and Shutterfly’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.

- **MILK Books**: Measured on the search term “milk books”.
- **Shutterfly**: Measured on the search term “shutterfly”.

- [MILK Books profile](/demand/nz/brands/milk-books)
- [Shutterfly profile](/demand/nz/brands/shutterfly)
- [All wedding album brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-wedding-album-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 MILK Books or Shutterfly more popular in search?

In October 2026, MILK Books had more branded searches than Shutterfly among wedding album brands in New Zealand. MILK Books had about 1,000 branded searches, while Shutterfly had 320. MILK Books made up 5.9% of all wedding album brand searches we track, and Shutterfly accounted for 1.9%.

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