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

Which is more popular in search, Belvedere or Stolichnaya? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vodka 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**: Belvedere and Stolichnaya
- **Competitive set**: Vodka brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Belvedere Share of Search**: 3.9%
- **Stolichnaya Share of Search**: 2%

## Which is more popular in search, Belvedere or Stolichnaya?

- In August 2026, Belvedere had more branded searches than Stolichnaya among vodka brands in New Zealand. Belvedere was estimated to have 480 branded searches compared to Stolichnaya’s 240, and held a 3.9% Share of Search versus Stolichnaya’s 2%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Stolichnaya took it in January 2026, Belvedere took it in February 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Belvedere’s estimated Share of Search among vodka brands in New Zealand moved from 4.3% to 3.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 390 to 480.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stolichnaya’s estimated Share of Search among vodka brands in New Zealand moved from 2.4% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 220 to 240.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Belvedere in New Zealand rose 23.1% over 11 measured months, from 390 to 480 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Belvedere estimated searches | Belvedere Share of Search | Belvedere rank | Stolichnaya estimated searches | Stolichnaya Share of Search | Stolichnaya rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 390 | 4.3% | 4 | 220 | 2.4% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 390 | 4.4% | 4 | 220 | 2.5% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 590 | 4.2% | 4 | 350 | 2.5% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 480 | 4.3% | 5 | 510 | 4.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 390 | 4.5% | 4 | 210 | 2.4% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 390 | 4.5% | 4 | 160 | 1.9% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 480 | 5.3% | 4 | 220 | 2.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 480 | 4.3% | 4 | 230 | 2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 590 | 5.3% | 4 | 200 | 1.8% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 480 | 4.2% | 4 | 190 | 1.7% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 480 | 3.9% | 4 | 240 | 2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Belvedere’s and Stolichnaya’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.

- **Belvedere**: Measured on the search term “belvedere vodka”.
- **Stolichnaya**: Measured on the search terms “stoli vodka”, “stolichnaya”, “stolichnaya near me” and “stolichnaya nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Belvedere profile](/demand/nz/brands/belvedere)
- [Stolichnaya profile](/demand/nz/brands/stolichnaya)
- [All vodka brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vodka-brands): 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, Belvedere or Stolichnaya?

In August 2026, Belvedere had more branded searches than Stolichnaya among vodka brands in New Zealand. Belvedere was estimated to have 480 branded searches compared to Stolichnaya’s 240, and held a 3.9% Share of Search versus Stolichnaya’s 2%.

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