--- title: "Bell Gully vs Russell McVeagh: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Bell Gully or Russell McVeagh? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the large commercial 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bell-gully-vs-russell-mcveagh" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bell Gully vs Russell McVeagh: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Bell Gully or Russell McVeagh? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the large commercial 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**: Bell Gully and Russell McVeagh - **Competitive set**: large commercial law firms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Bell Gully Share of Search**: 13% - **Russell McVeagh Share of Search**: 15.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Bell Gully or Russell McVeagh? - In August 2026, Russell McVeagh had more branded searches than Bell Gully among large commercial law firms in New Zealand. Russell McVeagh was estimated to have 3.7K branded searches compared to Bell Gully’s 3K, and held a 15.7% Share of Search versus Bell Gully’s 13%. - The lead changed hands 4 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Bell Gully took it in January 2026, Russell McVeagh took it in February 2026, Bell Gully took it in March 2026, Russell McVeagh took it in June 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bell Gully’s estimated Share of Search among large commercial law firms in New Zealand moved from 13.3% to 13%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Russell McVeagh’s estimated Share of Search among large commercial law firms in New Zealand moved from 15.3% to 15.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.4K to 3.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand large commercial law firms in August 2026? - In August 2026, Buddle Findlay overtook Bell Gully to rank 2nd among large commercial law firms in New Zealand, at 15.1%. - In August 2026, Chapman Tripp overtook Bell Gully to rank 3rd among large commercial law firms in New Zealand, at 15.1%. - In August 2026, Bell Gully lost estimated Share of Search among large commercial law firms in New Zealand, from 14.3% to 13%. - In August 2026, Russell McVeagh lost estimated Share of Search among large commercial law firms in New Zealand, from 16.7% to 15.7%. ## Month by month | Month | Bell Gully estimated searches | Bell Gully Share of Search | Bell Gully rank | Russell McVeagh estimated searches | Russell McVeagh Share of Search | Russell McVeagh rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3K | 13.3% | 4 | 3.4K | 15.3% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 3K | 12.9% | 4 | 4.2K | 18.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 2.3K | 12.8% | 5 | 2.8K | 15.7% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 16.5% | 1 | 2.9K | 16.4% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 3.5K | 13.6% | 3 | 4.2K | 16.6% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 6.5K | 14.4% | 1 | 6.3K | 13.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 15.4% | 1 | 3.5K | 15.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 4.5K | 17.8% | 1 | 3.6K | 14.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 3.3K | 14.5% | 3 | 3.5K | 15.5% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 3.1K | 14.3% | 3 | 3.6K | 16.7% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 3K | 13% | 5 | 3.7K | 15.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bell Gully’s and Russell McVeagh’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. - **Bell Gully**: Measured on the search terms “Bell Gully”, “bell gully auckland”, “bell gully christchurch”, “bell gully law firm”, “bell gully lawyers”, “bell gully nz” and “bell gully wellington”, summed into one figure. - **Russell McVeagh**: Measured on the search terms “Russell McVeagh”, “russell mcveagh auckland”, “russell mcveagh law firm”, “russell mcveagh lawyers”, “russell mcveagh queenstown” and “russell mcveagh wellington”, summed into one figure. - [Bell Gully profile](/demand/nz/brands/bell-gully) - [Russell McVeagh profile](/demand/nz/brands/russell-mcveagh) - [All large commercial law firms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-large-commercial-law-firms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Bell Gully or Russell McVeagh? In August 2026, Russell McVeagh had more branded searches than Bell Gully among large commercial law firms in New Zealand. Russell McVeagh was estimated to have 3.7K branded searches compared to Bell Gully’s 3K, and held a 15.7% Share of Search versus Bell Gully’s 13%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bell Gully vs Russell McVeagh: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bell-gully-vs-russell-mcveagh This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bell-gully-vs-russell-mcveagh. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.