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title: "Archies vs Crocs: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Archies or Crocs? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sandal and jandal 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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# Archies vs Crocs: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Archies or Crocs? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sandal and jandal 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**: Archies and Crocs
- **Competitive set**: Sandal and jandal brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Archies Share of Search**: 2.7%
- **Crocs Share of Search**: 41.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Archies or Crocs?

- In August 2026, Crocs had more branded searches than Archies among sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand. Crocs was estimated to have 49.6K branded searches compared to Archies’ 3.2K, and held a 41.7% Share of Search versus Archies’ 2.7%.
- Crocs was ahead of Archies in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Archies’ estimated Share of Search among sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand moved from 1.3% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.1K to 3.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Crocs’ estimated Share of Search among sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand moved from 39.9% to 41.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 61.9K to 49.6K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand sandal and jandal brands in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Archies in New Zealand rose 53.1% over 11 measured months, from 2.1K to 3.2K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Crocs in New Zealand fell 19.9% over 11 measured months, from 61.9K to 49.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Archies estimated searches | Archies Share of Search | Archies rank | Crocs estimated searches | Crocs Share of Search | Crocs rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.1K | 1.3% | 5 | 61.9K | 39.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 7.5K | 2.5% | 4 | 110K | 36.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 10.3K | 3.4% | 4 | 103K | 34.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 5K | 2.9% | 4 | 61.5K | 35.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.6K | 2.3% | 4 | 45.2K | 38.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.1K | 1.9% | 4 | 45K | 41.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8K | 1.7% | 4 | 45.2K | 43.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1.4K | 1.5% | 5 | 39.5K | 41.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.4K | 1.5% | 5 | 38.1K | 40.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.3K | 2.3% | 4 | 41.9K | 42% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.2K | 2.7% | 4 | 49.6K | 41.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Archies’ and Crocs’ 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.

- **Archies**: Measured on the search terms “archies flip flops”, “archies jandals”, “archies sandals”, “archies slides” and “archies thongs”, summed into one figure.
- **Crocs**: Measured on the search terms “baby crocs”, “black crocs”, “childrens crocs”, “crocs”, “crocs clog”, “crocs co nz”, “crocs jandals”, “crocs near me”, “crocs nz”, “crocs nz sale”, “crocs online”, “crocs outlet”, “crocs sale”, “crocs sandals”, “crocs shoes”, “crocs slides”, “kids crocs”, “lynet mcqueen crocs”, “mens crocs”, “pink crocs”, “spiderman crocs” and “toddler crocs”, summed into one figure.

- [Archies profile](/demand/nz/brands/archies)
- [Crocs profile](/demand/nz/brands/crocs)
- [All sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sandal-and-jandal-brands): 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, Archies or Crocs?

In August 2026, Crocs had more branded searches than Archies among sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand. Crocs was estimated to have 49.6K branded searches compared to Archies’ 3.2K, and held a 41.7% Share of Search versus Archies’ 2.7%.

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