--- title: "Aelia Duty Free vs Auckland DutyFree: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Aelia Duty Free or Auckland DutyFree? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Duty free retailers 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/aelia-duty-free-vs-auckland-dutyfree" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Aelia Duty Free vs Auckland DutyFree: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Aelia Duty Free or Auckland DutyFree? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Duty free retailers 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**: Aelia Duty Free and Auckland DutyFree - **Competitive set**: Duty free retailers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Aelia Duty Free Share of Search**: 14.2% - **Auckland DutyFree Share of Search**: 85.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Aelia Duty Free or Auckland DutyFree? - In August 2026, Auckland DutyFree had more branded searches than Aelia Duty Free among duty free retailers in New Zealand. Auckland DutyFree was estimated to have 12.6K branded searches compared to Aelia Duty Free’s 2.1K, and held an 85.1% Share of Search versus Aelia Duty Free’s 14.2%. - Auckland DutyFree was ahead of Aelia Duty Free in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Aelia Duty Free’s estimated Share of Search among duty free retailers in New Zealand moved from 26% to 14.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.7K to 2.1K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Auckland DutyFree’s estimated Share of Search among duty free retailers in New Zealand moved from 73.1% to 85.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.5K to 12.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand duty free retailers in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Auckland DutyFree in New Zealand rose 19.5% over 11 measured months, from 10.5K to 12.6K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Aelia Duty Free in New Zealand fell 44% over 11 measured months, from 3.7K to 2.1K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Aelia Duty Free estimated searches | Aelia Duty Free Share of Search | Aelia Duty Free rank | Auckland DutyFree estimated searches | Auckland DutyFree Share of Search | Auckland DutyFree rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.7K | 26% | 2 | 10.5K | 73.1% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 18.5% | 2 | 12.8K | 80.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 3.4K | 21% | 2 | 12.8K | 78.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 2.5K | 19.5% | 2 | 10.3K | 79.9% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 22% | 2 | 8.5K | 77.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 2.2K | 17.3% | 2 | 10.5K | 82.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 2.1K | 16.5% | 2 | 10.6K | 82.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 2K | 16% | 2 | 10.5K | 83.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 13.3% | 2 | 10.5K | 85.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 1.8K | 14.5% | 2 | 10.6K | 84.9% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 2.1K | 14.2% | 2 | 12.6K | 85.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Aelia Duty Free’s and Auckland DutyFree’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. - **Aelia Duty Free**: Measured on the search terms “aelia duty free”, “aelia duty free duty free”, “aelia duty free near me”, “aelia duty free nz”, “aelia duty free online”, “aeliadutyfree” and “aeliadutyfree co nz”, summed into one figure. - **Auckland DutyFree**: Measured on the search terms “auckland duty free”, “auckland duty free airport”, “auckland duty free arrivals”, “auckland duty free nz”, “auckland duty free online” and “auckland dutyfree”, summed into one figure. - [Aelia Duty Free profile](/demand/nz/brands/aelia-duty-free) - [Auckland DutyFree profile](/demand/nz/brands/auckland-dutyfree) - [All duty free retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-duty-free-retailers): 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, Aelia Duty Free or Auckland DutyFree? In August 2026, Auckland DutyFree had more branded searches than Aelia Duty Free among duty free retailers in New Zealand. Auckland DutyFree was estimated to have 12.6K branded searches compared to Aelia Duty Free’s 2.1K, and held an 85.1% Share of Search versus Aelia Duty Free’s 14.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Aelia Duty Free vs Auckland DutyFree: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/aelia-duty-free-vs-auckland-dutyfree This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/aelia-duty-free-vs-auckland-dutyfree. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.