--- title: "Beca vs Richards Consulting Engineers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Beca or Richards Consulting Engineers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies 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/beca-vs-richards-consulting-engineers" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Beca vs Richards Consulting Engineers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Beca or Richards Consulting Engineers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies 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**: Beca and Richards Consulting Engineers - **Competitive set**: Dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Beca Share of Search**: 94.8% - **Richards Consulting Engineers Share of Search**: 2.8% ## Which is more popular in search, Beca or Richards Consulting Engineers? - In August 2026, Beca had more branded searches than Richards Consulting Engineers among dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand. Beca was estimated to have 13.8K branded searches compared to Richards Consulting Engineers’ 410, and held a 94.8% Share of Search versus Richards Consulting Engineers’ 2.8%. - Beca was ahead of Richards Consulting Engineers in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Beca’s estimated Share of Search among dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand moved from 95.5% to 94.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.5K to 13.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Richards Consulting Engineers’ estimated Share of Search among dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand moved from 2.1% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 290 to 410. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies in August 2026? - In August 2026, Beca gained estimated Share of Search among dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand, from 94.2% to 94.8%. - In August 2026, Richards Consulting Engineers lost estimated Share of Search among dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand, from 3.4% to 2.8%. ## Month by month | Month | Beca estimated searches | Beca Share of Search | Beca rank | Richards Consulting Engineers estimated searches | Richards Consulting Engineers Share of Search | Richards Consulting Engineers rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 13.5K | 95.5% | 1 | 290 | 2.1% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 13.6K | 95.4% | 1 | 340 | 2.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 10.9K | 95.3% | 1 | 270 | 2.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 11K | 95.4% | 1 | 270 | 2.3% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 13.6K | 95.5% | 1 | 340 | 2.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 17.3K | 95.3% | 1 | 500 | 2.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 13.9K | 95.3% | 1 | 420 | 2.9% | 2 | | May 2026 | 13.9K | 95.6% | 1 | 340 | 2.3% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 13.7K | 94.4% | 1 | 490 | 3.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 14.1K | 94.2% | 1 | 500 | 3.4% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 13.8K | 94.8% | 1 | 410 | 2.8% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Beca’s and Richards Consulting Engineers’ 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. - **Beca**: Measured on the search terms “beca”, “beca civil engineering”, “beca com”, “beca consultants”, “beca dunedin”, “beca engineering”, “beca infrastructure”, “beca near me”, “beca nelson”, “beca new plymouth”, “beca new zealand”, “beca nz”, “beca palmerston north”, “beca structural engineering” and “beca.com”, summed into one figure. - **Richards Consulting Engineers**: Measured on the search terms “rc engineers” and “richards consulting engineers”, summed into one figure. - [Beca profile](/demand/nz/brands/beca) - [Richards Consulting Engineers profile](/demand/nz/brands/richards-consulting-engineers) - [All dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-dunedin-civil-and-structural-engineering-consultancies): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Beca or Richards Consulting Engineers? In August 2026, Beca had more branded searches than Richards Consulting Engineers among dunedin civil and structural engineering consultancies in New Zealand. Beca was estimated to have 13.8K branded searches compared to Richards Consulting Engineers’ 410, and held a 94.8% Share of Search versus Richards Consulting Engineers’ 2.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Beca vs Richards Consulting Engineers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/beca-vs-richards-consulting-engineers This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/beca-vs-richards-consulting-engineers. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.