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title: "Allbirds vs Puma: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Allbirds or Puma? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sneaker 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/allbirds-vs-puma"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Allbirds vs Puma: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Allbirds or Puma? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sneaker 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**: Allbirds and Puma
- **Competitive set**: Sneaker brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Allbirds Share of Search**: 1.6%
- **Puma Share of Search**: 8.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Allbirds or Puma?

- In August 2026, Puma had more branded searches than Allbirds among sneaker brands in New Zealand. Puma was estimated to have 44.4K branded searches compared to Allbirds’ 8.8K, and held an 8.1% Share of Search versus Allbirds’ 1.6%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Allbirds took it in April 2026, Puma took it in May 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Allbirds’ estimated Share of Search among sneaker brands in New Zealand moved from 1.9% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.6K to 8.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Puma’s estimated Share of Search among sneaker brands in New Zealand moved from 7.9% to 8.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 39.2K to 44.4K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand sneaker brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Skechers overtook Puma to rank 5th among sneaker brands in New Zealand, at 10%.
- In August 2026, Puma lost estimated Share of Search among sneaker brands in New Zealand, from 9.2% to 8.1%.
- Allbirds’ estimated Share of Search among sneaker brands in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.4% to 1.6% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Allbirds estimated searches | Allbirds Share of Search | Allbirds rank | Puma estimated searches | Puma Share of Search | Puma rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9.6K | 1.9% | 9 | 39.2K | 7.9% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.2K | 2.8% | 8 | 45K | 7% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.6K | 1.6% | 10 | 52.2K | 8.6% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 9K | 1.8% | 9 | 37K | 7.3% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.8K | 2% | 9 | 30.2K | 7% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 23.9K | 4.6% | 7 | 38.2K | 7.3% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.6K | 9.1% | 6 | 38.6K | 7.1% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 13.2K | 2.4% | 8 | 38.5K | 7% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 13.4K | 2.3% | 8 | 59.3K | 10.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 10.3K | 1.9% | 9 | 50.2K | 9.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.8K | 1.6% | 10 | 44.4K | 8.1% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Allbirds’ and Puma’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.

- **Allbirds**: Measured on the search terms “allbirds”, “allbirds au”, “allbirds britomart”, “allbirds co nz”, “allbirds mens shoes”, “allbirds near me”, “allbirds new zealand”, “allbirds nz”, “allbirds online”, “allbirds sale”, “allbirds shoes”, “allbirds shop”, “allbirds slipper”, “allbirds tim brown”, “allbirds tree dashers 2”, “allbirds tree runners”, “allbirds usa”, “allbirds wool runners”, “return allbirds” and “womens allbirds shoes”, summed into one figure.
- **Puma**: Measured on the search terms “black puma”, “nz puma com”, “puma”, “puma ballet flats”, “puma black shoes”, “puma female shoes”, “puma footy boots”, “puma logos”, “puma near me”, “puma new zealand”, “puma nz”, “puma online”, “puma outlet”, “puma palermo”, “puma running shoes”, “puma sale”, “puma shoes”, “puma shoes for men”, “puma shop”, “puma sneakers”, “puma speed cat”, “puma speedcat”, “puma wedge” and “speedcat puma”, summed into one figure.

- [Allbirds profile](/demand/nz/brands/allbirds)
- [Puma profile](/demand/nz/brands/puma)
- [All sneaker brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sneaker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Allbirds or Puma?

In August 2026, Puma had more branded searches than Allbirds among sneaker brands in New Zealand. Puma was estimated to have 44.4K branded searches compared to Allbirds’ 8.8K, and held an 8.1% Share of Search versus Allbirds’ 1.6%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Allbirds vs Puma: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/allbirds-vs-puma

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