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Ben & Jerry's vs Patagonia Chocolates:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Patagonia Chocolates had more branded searches than Ben & Jerry's among ice cream brands in New Zealand. Patagonia Chocolates had about 12,100 branded searches, while Ben & Jerry's had 3,810. Patagonia Chocolates made up 28.7% of all ice cream brand searches we track, and Ben & Jerry's accounted for 9.1%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about ice cream brands, Patagonia Chocolates appeared in three of the five answers and Ben & Jerry's in none.

Among ice cream brands in New Zealand in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Patagonia Chocolates, about 3 searches for every 1 for Ben & Jerry's

Patagonia Chocolates 12.1K searchesBen & Jerry's 3.8K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Patagonia Chocolates, mentioned in 3 of 5 answers, Ben & Jerry's in 0

Patagonia Chocolates in 3 of 5Ben & Jerry's in 0 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Patagonia Chocolates, the only one of the two named

Patagonia Chocolates first in 3Ben & Jerry's never named

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Top ice cream brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Patagonia Chocolates was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Ben & Jerry's did not appear in any of the five answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Tip Top1st
  2. Much Moore2nd
  3. Lewis Road Creamery3rd
  4. Kāpiti4th
  5. Duck Island5th
  6. Kohu Road6th
  7. Patagonia Chocolates7th
  8. New Zealand Natural8th
  9. Island Gelato9th
  10. +1 more
  11. Ben & Jerry's–
  12. +2 more

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Much Moore5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Tip Top5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Duck Island4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Patagonia Chocolates3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Lewis Road Creamery3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Kāpiti3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Kohu Road3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Island Gelato2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • New Zealand Natural2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Ben & Jerry's0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

+3 more

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

Is Ben & Jerry's or Patagonia Chocolates more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Ben & Jerry's and Patagonia Chocolates by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all 13 ice cream brands we track, month by month, from searches in New Zealand.

Ben & Jerry's and Patagonia Chocolates among ice cream brands in New Zealand, by month

Share of searches by month for Patagonia Chocolates, Ben & Jerry's. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthPatagonia ChocolatesDuck IslandLewis Road CreameryBen & Jerry'sKāpitiMagnumMuch MooreIsland GelatoTip TopKohu RoadNew Zealand NaturalDeep SouthKillinchy Gold
Oct 202527%33.1%8.3%6.9%6.6%2.9%5.3%3.5%4.4%0.58%0.57%0.48%0.48%
Nov 202533%27%7%6.8%8%2.9%5.3%4.4%3.5%0.58%0.62%0.58%0.31%
Dec 202537%24.7%6.7%9.3%6%2.7%4%4.8%2.7%0.53%0.57%0.65%0.35%
Jan 202634.5%23.1%7.6%8.9%6.9%3.6%4.6%5.5%3%0.61%0.72%0.61%0.4%
Feb 202638.7%21.1%7%8%6.3%3.3%6.3%4.2%3.3%0.56%0.45%0.45%0.3%
Mar 202636.3%19.8%9%9.3%7.2%3.2%5.8%3.8%3.2%0.78%0.52%0.64%0.34%
Apr 202637.8%20.7%8.2%11.8%6.1%3.3%4%3.3%2.7%0.67%0.52%0.54%0.44%
May 202623.1%23.1%10.2%23.7%5.5%3.1%3.6%3.1%2.5%0.5%0.57%0.61%0.32%
Jun 202623.3%23.3%11.5%9%8.3%4.6%10.3%2.9%3.7%0.75%0.86%0.92%0.49%
Jul 202623.9%29.2%9.5%9.3%8.7%4.6%5.8%3.9%2.4%0.77%0.89%0.63%0.51%
Aug 202626.1%26.1%11.3%8.2%9.5%5.2%5.2%2.8%3.4%0.69%0.69%0.56%0.37%
Sep 202628.7%23.5%10.2%9.1%8.6%5.7%5.7%3.1%3.1%0.76%0.67%0.62%0.33%

How has the Ben & Jerry's and Patagonia Chocolates comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for New Zealand ice cream brands in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, Patagonia Chocolates overtook Duck Island to become the leader among ice cream brands in New Zealand, with 28.7% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, Ben & Jerry's overtook Kāpiti to rank 4th among ice cream brands in New Zealand, with 9.1% of the searches.

How are branded searches counted?

10 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ben & Jerry's’ and Patagonia Chocolates’ 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.

Ben & Jerry's

8 branded search terms

  • ben & jerrys
  • ben & jerrys pint
  • ben and jerrys cake
  • ben and jerrys countdown
  • ben and jerrys pint
  • ben and jerrys woolies
  • ben jerrys
  • benjerrys

Patagonia Chocolates

2 branded search terms

  • patagonia chocolates
  • patagoniachocolates

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