--- title: "Auckland Writers Festival vs CubaDupa: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Auckland Writers Festival or CubaDupa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Arts and culture festivals 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/auckland-writers-festival-vs-cubadupa" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Auckland Writers Festival vs CubaDupa: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Auckland Writers Festival or CubaDupa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Arts and culture festivals 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**: Auckland Writers Festival and CubaDupa - **Competitive set**: Arts and culture festivals - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Auckland Writers Festival Share of Search**: 1.3% - **CubaDupa Share of Search**: 1.8% ## Which is more popular in search, Auckland Writers Festival or CubaDupa? - In August 2026, CubaDupa had more branded searches than Auckland Writers Festival among arts and culture festivals in New Zealand. CubaDupa was estimated to have 410 branded searches compared to Auckland Writers Festival’s 300, and held a 1.8% Share of Search versus Auckland Writers Festival’s 1.3%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Auckland Writers Festival took it in April 2026, CubaDupa took it in August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Auckland Writers Festival’s estimated Share of Search among arts and culture festivals in New Zealand moved from 6.1% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 410 to 300. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CubaDupa’s estimated Share of Search among arts and culture festivals in New Zealand moved from 7.6% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 510 to 410. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand arts and culture festivals in August 2026? - In August 2026, CubaDupa overtook Auckland Arts Festival to rank 4th among arts and culture festivals in New Zealand, at 1.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Auckland Writers Festival in New Zealand fell 26.8% over 11 measured months, from 410 to 300 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Auckland Writers Festival estimated searches | Auckland Writers Festival Share of Search | Auckland Writers Festival rank | CubaDupa estimated searches | CubaDupa Share of Search | CubaDupa rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 410 | 6.1% | 6 | 510 | 7.6% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 400 | 7.7% | 6 | 750 | 14.5% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 270 | 5.4% | 6 | 740 | 14.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 640 | 7.3% | 5 | 2.5K | 28.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 970 | 6.7% | 5 | 5.5K | 38% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 7.1K | 15% | 2 | 27.5K | 57.9% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 4.7K | 42.3% | 1 | 630 | 5.7% | 6 | | May 2026 | 8.7K | 54.5% | 1 | 400 | 2.5% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 460 | 5.1% | 4 | 340 | 3.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 290 | 1.1% | 5 | 270 | 1% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 300 | 1.3% | 5 | 410 | 1.8% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Auckland Writers Festival’s and CubaDupa’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. - **Auckland Writers Festival**: Measured on the search terms “auckland writers festival”, “auckland writers festival online”, “auckland writers festival tickets”, “aucklandwritersfestival” and “writersfestival co nz”, summed into one figure. - **CubaDupa**: Measured on the search terms “cubadupa”, “cubadupa festival”, “cubadupa near me”, “cubadupa nz” and “cubadupa tickets”, summed into one figure. - [Auckland Writers Festival profile](/demand/nz/brands/auckland-writers-festival) - [CubaDupa profile](/demand/nz/brands/cubadupa) - [All arts and culture festivals in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-arts-festivals): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Auckland Writers Festival or CubaDupa? In August 2026, CubaDupa had more branded searches than Auckland Writers Festival among arts and culture festivals in New Zealand. CubaDupa was estimated to have 410 branded searches compared to Auckland Writers Festival’s 300, and held a 1.8% Share of Search versus Auckland Writers Festival’s 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Auckland Writers Festival vs CubaDupa: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/auckland-writers-festival-vs-cubadupa This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/auckland-writers-festival-vs-cubadupa. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.