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title: "Air vs Canto: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Air or Canto? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital asset management platforms 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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# Air vs Canto: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Air or Canto? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital asset management platforms 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**: Air and Canto
- **Competitive set**: Digital asset management platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Air Share of Search**: 10%
- **Canto Share of Search**: 0%

## Which is more popular in search, Air or Canto?

- In August 2026, Air had more branded searches than Canto among digital asset management platforms in New Zealand. Air was estimated to have 30 branded searches compared to Canto’s 0, and held a 10% Share of Search versus Canto’s 0%.
- Air was ahead of Canto in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Air’s estimated Share of Search among digital asset management platforms in New Zealand moved from 6.9% to 10%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 30.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Canto’s estimated Share of Search among digital asset management platforms in New Zealand moved from 6.9% to 0%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 0.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand digital asset management platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Canto lost estimated Share of Search among digital asset management platforms in New Zealand, from 4.8% to 0%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Air in New Zealand rose 50% over 11 measured months, from 20 to 30 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Air estimated searches | Air Share of Search | Air rank | Canto estimated searches | Canto Share of Search | Canto rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 20 | 6.9% | 4 | 20 | 6.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 40 | 13.3% | 4 | 0 | 0% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 20 | 8.7% | 4 | 10 | 4.3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | 7.1% | 4 | 10 | 3.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 40 | 11.8% | 4 | 20 | 5.9% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 30 | 10% | 4 | 10 | 3.3% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 | 9.1% | 4 | 10 | 3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 7.7% | 4 | 20 | 5.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 40 | 12.5% | 4 | 20 | 6.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 20 | 9.5% | 4 | 10 | 4.8% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 30 | 10% | 4 | 0 | 0% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Air’s and Canto’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.

- **Air**: Measured on the search terms “air dam”, “air digital asset management” and “air inc”, summed into one figure.
- **Canto**: Measured on the search terms “canto dam” and “canto digital asset management”, summed into one figure.

- [Air profile](/demand/nz/brands/air)
- [Canto profile](/demand/nz/brands/canto)
- [All digital asset management platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-digital-asset-management): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Air or Canto?

In August 2026, Air had more branded searches than Canto among digital asset management platforms in New Zealand. Air was estimated to have 30 branded searches compared to Canto’s 0, and held a 10% Share of Search versus Canto’s 0%.

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