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

Which is more popular in search, Bell Tea or Lipton? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tea 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**: Bell Tea and Lipton
- **Competitive set**: Tea brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bell Tea Share of Search**: 3.8%
- **Lipton Share of Search**: 13.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Bell Tea or Lipton?

- In August 2026, Lipton had more branded searches than Bell Tea among tea brands in New Zealand. Lipton was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Bell Tea’s 670, and held a 13.1% Share of Search versus Bell Tea’s 3.8%.
- Lipton was ahead of Bell Tea in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bell Tea’s estimated Share of Search among tea brands in New Zealand moved from 3.7% to 3.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550 to 670.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lipton’s estimated Share of Search among tea brands in New Zealand moved from 8.9% to 13.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 2.3K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand tea brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Lipton lost estimated Share of Search among tea brands in New Zealand, from 15.8% to 13.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bell Tea in New Zealand rose 21.8% over 11 measured months, from 550 to 670 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bell Tea estimated searches | Bell Tea Share of Search | Bell Tea rank | Lipton estimated searches | Lipton Share of Search | Lipton rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550 | 3.7% | 7 | 1.3K | 8.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 500 | 3% | 7 | 1.3K | 8.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 460 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.2K | 6.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 590 | 4% | 7 | 1.5K | 10.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 450 | 3.6% | 7 | 1.4K | 10.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 710 | 4.8% | 7 | 1.6K | 10.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 550 | 3.9% | 7 | 1.2K | 8.7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 660 | 4% | 7 | 1.7K | 10.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 840 | 4.9% | 7 | 2.2K | 12.7% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 700 | 4.2% | 7 | 2.6K | 15.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 670 | 3.8% | 7 | 2.3K | 13.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bell Tea’s and Lipton’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 Tea**: Measured on the search terms “bell tea”, “bell tea bags”, “bell tea near me”, “bell tea nz”, “belltea” and “belltea co nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Lipton**: Measured on the search terms “ice tea lemon lipton”, “iced peach tea lipton”, “lipton black tea”, “lipton black tea bags”, “lipton chai tea latte”, “lipton green tea”, “lipton ice tea”, “lipton ice tea near me”, “lipton ice tea nz”, “lipton ice tea sachet”, “lipton peach tea”, “lipton tea”, “lipton tea bags”, “lipton tea iced tea” and “tea powder lipton”, summed into one figure.

- [Bell Tea profile](/demand/nz/brands/bell-tea)
- [Lipton profile](/demand/nz/brands/lipton)
- [All tea brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tea-brands): 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, Bell Tea or Lipton?

In August 2026, Lipton had more branded searches than Bell Tea among tea brands in New Zealand. Lipton was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Bell Tea’s 670, and held a 13.1% Share of Search versus Bell Tea’s 3.8%.

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