--- title: "1News vs Otago Daily Times: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, 1News or Otago Daily Times? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the news publishers 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/compare/1news-vs-otago-daily-times" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # 1News vs Otago Daily Times: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, 1News or Otago Daily Times? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the news publishers 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**: 1News and Otago Daily Times - **Competitive set**: news publishers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **1News Share of Search**: 5.8% - **Otago Daily Times Share of Search**: 3.5% ## Which is more popular in search, 1News or Otago Daily Times? - In August 2026, 1News had more branded searches than Otago Daily Times among news publishers in New Zealand. 1News was estimated to have 480K branded searches compared to Otago Daily Times’ 291K, and held a 5.8% Share of Search versus Otago Daily Times’ 3.5%. - 1News was ahead of Otago Daily Times in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, 1News’ estimated Share of Search among news publishers in New Zealand moved from 5.7% to 5.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 452K to 480K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Otago Daily Times’ estimated Share of Search among news publishers in New Zealand moved from 4.3% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 340K to 291K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand news publishers in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Otago Daily Times in New Zealand fell 14.6% over 11 measured months, from 340K to 291K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | 1News estimated searches | 1News Share of Search | 1News rank | Otago Daily Times estimated searches | Otago Daily Times Share of Search | Otago Daily Times rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 452K | 5.7% | 4 | 340K | 4.3% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 451K | 6.2% | 4 | 281K | 3.9% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 451K | 6.2% | 4 | 282K | 3.9% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 561K | 6.8% | 4 | 284K | 3.4% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 451K | 6.6% | 4 | 281K | 4.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 552K | 6.6% | 4 | 285K | 3.4% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 554K | 6.7% | 4 | 281K | 3.4% | 5 | | May 2026 | 453K | 6.1% | 4 | 284K | 3.8% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 453K | 6.1% | 4 | 284K | 3.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 460K | 5.7% | 4 | 289K | 3.6% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 480K | 5.8% | 4 | 291K | 3.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using 1News’ and Otago Daily Times’ 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. - **1News**: Measured on the search terms “1 news”, “1 news nz”, “1News”, “1news at six”, “1news co nz”, “1news live”, “1news nz”, “1news today”, “one news”, “one news nz”, “tvnz 1 news” and “tvnz news”, summed into one figure. - **Otago Daily Times**: Measured on the search terms “ODT”, “odt news”, “Otago Daily Times”, “otago daily times digital edition”, “otago daily times dunedin”, “otago daily times e edition”, “otago daily times news”, “otago daily times news today”, “otago daily times queenstown”, “otago daily times quiz”, “otago daily times rugby”, “otago daily times subscription”, “otago daily times today” and “the otago daily times”, summed into one figure. - [1News profile](/demand/nz/brands/1news) - [Otago Daily Times profile](/demand/nz/brands/otago-daily-times) - [All news publishers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-news-publishers): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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, 1News or Otago Daily Times? In August 2026, 1News had more branded searches than Otago Daily Times among news publishers in New Zealand. 1News was estimated to have 480K branded searches compared to Otago Daily Times’ 291K, and held a 5.8% Share of Search versus Otago Daily Times’ 3.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "1News vs Otago Daily Times: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/1news-vs-otago-daily-times This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/1news-vs-otago-daily-times. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.