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title: "Batt Law vs WCM Legal: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Batt Law or WCM Legal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Masterton law firms 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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# Batt Law vs WCM Legal: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Batt Law or WCM Legal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Masterton law firms 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**: Batt Law and WCM Legal
- **Competitive set**: Masterton law firms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Batt Law Share of Search**: 11.1%
- **WCM Legal Share of Search**: 44.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Batt Law or WCM Legal?

- In August 2026, WCM Legal had more branded searches than Batt Law among masterton law firms in New Zealand. WCM Legal was estimated to have 400 branded searches compared to Batt Law’s 100, and held a 44.4% Share of Search versus Batt Law’s 11.1%.
- WCM Legal was ahead of Batt Law in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Batt Law’s estimated Share of Search among masterton law firms in New Zealand moved from 15.1% to 11.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 100.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WCM Legal’s estimated Share of Search among masterton law firms in New Zealand moved from 31.5% to 44.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 230 to 400.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand masterton law firms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, WCM Legal gained estimated Share of Search among masterton law firms in New Zealand, from 37.5% to 44.4%.
- In August 2026, Batt Law lost estimated Share of Search among masterton law firms in New Zealand, from 13.9% to 11.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Batt Law estimated searches | Batt Law Share of Search | Batt Law rank | WCM Legal estimated searches | WCM Legal Share of Search | WCM Legal rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110 | 15.1% | 3 | 230 | 31.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 110 | 12.6% | 3 | 290 | 33.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 130 | 16% | 3 | 290 | 35.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 130 | 16.5% | 3 | 240 | 30.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 150 | 17.2% | 3 | 240 | 27.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 150 | 14.6% | 3 | 300 | 29.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 140 | 13% | 3 | 350 | 32.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 130 | 15.1% | 3 | 280 | 32.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 110 | 13.4% | 3 | 280 | 34.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 100 | 13.9% | 3 | 270 | 37.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 100 | 11.1% | 3 | 400 | 44.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Batt Law’s and WCM Legal’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.

- **Batt Law**: Measured on the search terms “batt law”, “batt law masterton” and “battlaw”, summed into one figure.
- **WCM Legal**: Measured on the search terms “wcm legal” and “wcm legal masterton”, summed into one figure.

- [Batt Law profile](/demand/nz/brands/batt-law)
- [WCM Legal profile](/demand/nz/brands/wcm-legal)
- [All masterton law firms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-masterton-law-firms): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Batt Law or WCM Legal?

In August 2026, WCM Legal had more branded searches than Batt Law among masterton law firms in New Zealand. WCM Legal was estimated to have 400 branded searches compared to Batt Law’s 100, and held a 44.4% Share of Search versus Batt Law’s 11.1%.

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