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title: "Babbel vs Pimsleur: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Babbel or Pimsleur? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Language learning apps 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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# Babbel vs Pimsleur: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Babbel or Pimsleur? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Language learning apps 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**: Babbel and Pimsleur
- **Competitive set**: Language learning apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Babbel Share of Search**: 2.3%
- **Pimsleur Share of Search**: 1.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Babbel or Pimsleur?

- In August 2026, Babbel had more branded searches than Pimsleur among language learning apps in New Zealand. Babbel was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Pimsleur’s 730, and held a 2.3% Share of Search versus Pimsleur’s 1.5%.
- Babbel was ahead of Pimsleur in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Babbel’s estimated Share of Search among language learning apps in New Zealand moved from 2.2% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 840 to 1.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pimsleur’s estimated Share of Search among language learning apps in New Zealand moved from 0.81% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 310 to 730.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand language learning apps in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Babbel lost estimated Share of Search among language learning apps in New Zealand, from 5.7% to 2.3%.
- In August 2026, Pimsleur lost estimated Share of Search among language learning apps in New Zealand, from 2.3% to 1.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Babbel estimated searches | Babbel Share of Search | Babbel rank | Pimsleur estimated searches | Pimsleur Share of Search | Pimsleur rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 840 | 2.2% | 3 | 310 | 0.81% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2K | 3.6% | 3 | 470 | 1.4% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 600 | 2.6% | 3 | 450 | 2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 790 | 3.5% | 3 | 470 | 2.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2K | 5.7% | 2 | 1.5K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.7K | 6.3% | 2 | 810 | 1.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 3.5% | 3 | 980 | 3.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 4.5K | 10.8% | 2 | 1.1K | 2.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.3K | 5.8% | 2 | 730 | 1.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.4K | 5.7% | 2 | 1.3K | 2.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 2.3% | 3 | 730 | 1.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Babbel’s and Pimsleur’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.

- **Babbel**: Measured on the search terms “babbel”, “babbel app”, “babbel com”, “babbel for learning spanish”, “babbel for spanish”, “babbel language”, “babbel language learning app”, “babbel learn”, “babbel learn french”, “babbel near me”, “babbel spanish app”, “babbel spanish course”, “babbel spanish learning” and “babbel to learn spanish”, summed into one figure.
- **Pimsleur**: Measured on the search terms “pimsleur”, “pimsleur app”, “pimsleur com”, “pimsleur european portuguese”, “pimsleur language”, “pimsleur language learning app”, “pimsleur language spanish”, “pimsleur learn”, “pimsleur online”, “pimsleur portuguese brazilian” and “pimsleur spanish lessons”, summed into one figure.

- [Babbel profile](/demand/nz/brands/babbel)
- [Pimsleur profile](/demand/nz/brands/pimsleur)
- [All language learning apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-language-learning-apps): 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, Babbel or Pimsleur?

In August 2026, Babbel had more branded searches than Pimsleur among language learning apps in New Zealand. Babbel was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Pimsleur’s 730, and held a 2.3% Share of Search versus Pimsleur’s 1.5%.

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