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title: "AD Electrical vs Hiko Electrical: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, AD Electrical or Hiko Electrical? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga electrical contractors 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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# AD Electrical vs Hiko Electrical: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, AD Electrical or Hiko Electrical? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga electrical contractors 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**: AD Electrical and Hiko Electrical
- **Competitive set**: Tauranga electrical contractors
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **AD Electrical Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **Hiko Electrical Share of Search**: 36.2%

## Which is more popular in search, AD Electrical or Hiko Electrical?

- In August 2026, Hiko Electrical had more branded searches than AD Electrical among tauranga electrical contractors in New Zealand. Hiko Electrical was estimated to have 500 branded searches compared to AD Electrical’s 20, and held a 36.2% Share of Search versus AD Electrical’s 1.4%.
- Hiko Electrical was ahead of AD Electrical in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AD Electrical’s estimated Share of Search among tauranga electrical contractors in New Zealand moved from 2.9% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30 to 20.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hiko Electrical’s estimated Share of Search among tauranga electrical contractors in New Zealand moved from 38.8% to 36.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 400 to 500.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand tauranga electrical contractors in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Hiko Electrical gained estimated Share of Search among tauranga electrical contractors in New Zealand, from 27.3% to 36.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for AD Electrical in New Zealand fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 30 to 20 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | AD Electrical estimated searches | AD Electrical Share of Search | AD Electrical rank | Hiko Electrical estimated searches | Hiko Electrical Share of Search | Hiko Electrical rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 2.9% | 4 | 400 | 38.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 2.5% | 4 | 490 | 40.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 20 | 2% | 4 | 330 | 32.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 30 | 2.5% | 4 | 400 | 33.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 40 | 3.2% | 4 | 330 | 26.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | 1.5% | 4 | 420 | 31.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 | 2% | 4 | 440 | 29.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 20 | 1.5% | 4 | 420 | 31.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 40 | 2.9% | 4 | 430 | 30.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 20 | 1.2% | 4 | 440 | 27.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 20 | 1.4% | 4 | 500 | 36.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AD Electrical’s and Hiko Electrical’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.

- **AD Electrical**: Measured on the search terms “ad electrical”, “ad electrical services” and “ad electrical tauranga”, summed into one figure.
- **Hiko Electrical**: Measured on the search terms “hiko electrical” and “hiko electrical tauranga”, summed into one figure.

- [AD Electrical profile](/demand/nz/brands/ad-electrical)
- [Hiko Electrical profile](/demand/nz/brands/hiko-electrical)
- [All tauranga electrical contractors in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tauranga-electrical-contractors): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, AD Electrical or Hiko Electrical?

In August 2026, Hiko Electrical had more branded searches than AD Electrical among tauranga electrical contractors in New Zealand. Hiko Electrical was estimated to have 500 branded searches compared to AD Electrical’s 20, and held a 36.2% Share of Search versus AD Electrical’s 1.4%.

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