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title: "beehiiv vs Kit: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, beehiiv or Kit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Newsletter platforms 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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# beehiiv vs Kit: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, beehiiv or Kit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Newsletter platforms 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**: beehiiv and Kit
- **Competitive set**: Newsletter platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **beehiiv Share of Search**: 3.2%
- **Kit Share of Search**: 0.54%

## Which is more popular in search, beehiiv or Kit?

- In August 2026, beehiiv had more branded searches than Kit among newsletter platforms in New Zealand. beehiiv was estimated to have 360 branded searches compared to Kit’s 60, and held a 3.2% Share of Search versus Kit’s 0.54%.
- beehiiv was ahead of Kit in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, beehiiv’s estimated Share of Search among newsletter platforms in New Zealand moved from 3.7% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 300 to 360.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kit’s estimated Share of Search among newsletter platforms in New Zealand moved from 2.7% to 0.54%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 220 to 60.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand newsletter platforms in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for beehiiv in New Zealand rose 20% over 11 measured months, from 300 to 360 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kit in New Zealand fell 72.7% over 11 measured months, from 220 to 60 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | beehiiv estimated searches | beehiiv Share of Search | beehiiv rank | Kit estimated searches | Kit Share of Search | Kit rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 300 | 3.7% | 2 | 220 | 2.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 300 | 3.8% | 2 | 180 | 2.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 280 | 3.6% | 2 | 150 | 1.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 280 | 2.5% | 2 | 180 | 1.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 290 | 3.1% | 2 | 130 | 1.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 340 | 3% | 2 | 120 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 420 | 3.6% | 2 | 100 | 0.86% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 420 | 3.6% | 2 | 80 | 0.7% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 350 | 3.1% | 2 | 120 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 300 | 3.2% | 2 | 80 | 0.86% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 360 | 3.2% | 2 | 60 | 0.54% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using beehiiv’s and Kit’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.

- **beehiiv**: Measured on the search terms “beehiiv”, “beehiiv com” and “beehiiv newsletter”, summed into one figure.
- **Kit**: Measured on the search terms “convertkit”, “kit newsletter” and “kit publishing”, summed into one figure.

- [beehiiv profile](/demand/nz/brands/beehiiv)
- [Kit profile](/demand/nz/brands/kit)
- [All newsletter platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-newsletter-platforms): 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, beehiiv or Kit?

In August 2026, beehiiv had more branded searches than Kit among newsletter platforms in New Zealand. beehiiv was estimated to have 360 branded searches compared to Kit’s 60, and held a 3.2% Share of Search versus Kit’s 0.54%.

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