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title: "Bambu Lab vs Prusa: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bambu Lab or Prusa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 3D printer 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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# Bambu Lab vs Prusa: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Bambu Lab or Prusa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 3D printer 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**: Bambu Lab and Prusa
- **Competitive set**: 3D printer brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bambu Lab Share of Search**: 56%
- **Prusa Share of Search**: 8.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Bambu Lab or Prusa?

- In August 2026, Bambu Lab had more branded searches than Prusa among 3D printer brands in New Zealand. Bambu Lab was estimated to have 8.7K branded searches compared to Prusa’s 1.3K, and held a 56% Share of Search versus Prusa’s 8.6%.
- Bambu Lab was ahead of Prusa in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bambu Lab’s estimated Share of Search among 3D printer brands in New Zealand moved from 48.4% to 56%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.7K to 8.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Prusa’s estimated Share of Search among 3D printer brands in New Zealand moved from 10.4% to 8.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2K to 1.3K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand 3D printer brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Bambu Lab gained estimated Share of Search among 3D printer brands in New Zealand, from 54.9% to 56%.

## Month by month

| Month | Bambu Lab estimated searches | Bambu Lab Share of Search | Bambu Lab rank | Prusa estimated searches | Prusa Share of Search | Prusa rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5.7K | 48.4% | 1 | 1.2K | 10.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 6K | 45.4% | 1 | 1.7K | 13.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 6K | 44.7% | 1 | 1.4K | 10.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 6K | 46.8% | 1 | 1.3K | 10.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.5K | 50.7% | 1 | 1K | 9.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.4K | 52.5% | 1 | 1.3K | 10.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 7.2K | 53.1% | 1 | 1.4K | 10.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 8K | 53.8% | 1 | 1.4K | 9.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 9K | 57.8% | 1 | 1.3K | 8.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 7.9K | 54.9% | 1 | 1.2K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.7K | 56% | 1 | 1.3K | 8.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bambu Lab’s and Prusa’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.

- **Bambu Lab**: Measured on the search terms “3d printer bambu lab”, “bambu”, “bambu 3d printer”, “bambu lab”, “bambu lab 3d printer”, “bambu lab filament”, “bambu lab near me”, “bambu lab new zealand”, “bambu lab nz”, “bambu lab online”, “bambu lab printer”, “bambu lab printers”, “bambu lab x1 carbon”, “bambu lab x1c”, “bambu labx1”, “bambu printer”, “bambu x1c”, “bambulab”, “bambulab 3d printer”, “bambulab com”, “bambulab filament”, “bambulab nz”, “bambulab printer” and “bambulab x1c”, summed into one figure.
- **Prusa**: Measured on the search terms “printer 3d prusa”, “prusa”, “prusa filament”, “prusa mk3”, “prusa mk3s”, “prusa mk4”, “prusa near me”, “prusa nz”, “prusa online”, “prusa printer”, “prusa research”, “prusa slicer”, “prusa xl” and “prusa3d com”, summed into one figure.

- [Bambu Lab profile](/demand/nz/brands/bambu-lab)
- [Prusa profile](/demand/nz/brands/prusa)
- [All 3D printer brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-3d-printer-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, Bambu Lab or Prusa?

In August 2026, Bambu Lab had more branded searches than Prusa among 3D printer brands in New Zealand. Bambu Lab was estimated to have 8.7K branded searches compared to Prusa’s 1.3K, and held a 56% Share of Search versus Prusa’s 8.6%.

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