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title: "AF Drinks vs Seedlip: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is AF Drinks or Seedlip more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Alcohol-free drink 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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# AF Drinks vs Seedlip: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is AF Drinks or Seedlip more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Alcohol-free drink 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**: AF Drinks and Seedlip
- **Competitive set**: Alcohol-free drink brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **AF Drinks Share of Search**: 23.6%
- **Seedlip Share of Search**: 12.8%

## Is AF Drinks or Seedlip more popular in search?

- In September 2026, AF Drinks had more branded searches than Seedlip among alcohol-free drink brands in New Zealand. AF Drinks had about 480 branded searches, while Seedlip had 260. AF Drinks made up 23.6% of all alcohol-free drink brand searches we track, and Seedlip accounted for 12.8%.
- AF Drinks was ahead of Seedlip in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AF Drinks’ share of searches among alcohol-free drink brands in New Zealand moved from 44.1% to 23.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 480.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Seedlip’s share of searches among alcohol-free drink brands in New Zealand moved from 9.8% to 12.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 290 to 260.

## Top alcohol-free drink brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, AF Drinks was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Seedlip was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. AF Drinks was listed before Seedlip in every answer that named either.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zeffer | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Garage Project TINY | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Edenvale | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| AF Drinks | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Lyre's | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Heineken 0.0 | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Seedlip | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Free Spirit | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Steinlager Zero | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about alcohol-free drink brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which alcohol-free drink brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Edenvale, 2. AF Drinks, 3. Zeffer, 4. Heineken 0.0, 5. Garage Project TINY
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best alcohol-free drink brands in New Zealand?": 1. Garage Project TINY, 2. Zeffer, 3. Edenvale, 4. AF Drinks, 5. Lyre's, 6. Free Spirit
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best alcohol-free drink brand in New Zealand for social drinking?": 1. Garage Project TINY, 2. Edenvale
- Searched Google, AI Overview "alcohol free drinks nz": 1. Zeffer, 2. AF Drinks, 3. Lyre's, 4. Seedlip
- Searched Google, AI Overview "non alcoholic beer nz": 1. Heineken 0.0

Not named in any answer: Steinlager Zero.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand alcohol-free drink brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Seedlip overtook Free Spirit to rank 3rd among alcohol-free drink brands in New Zealand, with 12.8% of the searches.
- In September 2026, AF Drinks lost share of searches among alcohol-free drink brands in New Zealand, from 24.4% to 23.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | AF Drinks estimated searches | AF Drinks Share of Search | AF Drinks rank | Seedlip estimated searches | Seedlip Share of Search | Seedlip rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 44.1% | 1 | 290 | 9.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 33.4% | 1 | 370 | 12.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 38.5% | 1 | 570 | 13.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 720 | 27.9% | 1 | 360 | 14% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 720 | 32.9% | 1 | 240 | 11% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 880 | 34.4% | 1 | 230 | 9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 590 | 32.4% | 1 | 160 | 8.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 590 | 32.2% | 1 | 260 | 14.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 480 | 28.9% | 1 | 220 | 13.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 480 | 9.3% | 2 | 220 | 4.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 480 | 24.4% | 2 | 170 | 8.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 480 | 23.6% | 2 | 260 | 12.8% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AF Drinks’ and Seedlip’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.

- **AF Drinks**: Measured on the search term “af drinks”.
- **Seedlip**: Measured on the search terms “garden seedlip”, “gin seedlip”, “seedlip”, “seedlip 0%” and “seedlip non alcoholic”, summed into one figure.

- [AF Drinks profile](/demand/nz/brands/af-drinks)
- [Seedlip profile](/demand/nz/brands/seedlip)
- [All alcohol-free drink brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-alcohol-free-drink-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 AF Drinks or Seedlip more popular in search?

In September 2026, AF Drinks had more branded searches than Seedlip among alcohol-free drink brands in New Zealand. AF Drinks had about 480 branded searches, while Seedlip had 260. AF Drinks made up 23.6% of all alcohol-free drink brand searches we track, and Seedlip accounted for 12.8%.

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