--- title: "BNZ vs Farmers Mastercard: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is BNZ or Farmers Mastercard more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit card providers 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/bnz-vs-farmers-mastercard" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # BNZ vs Farmers Mastercard: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is BNZ or Farmers Mastercard more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit card providers 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**: BNZ and Farmers Mastercard - **Competitive set**: Credit card providers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **BNZ Share of Search**: 2.1% - **Farmers Mastercard Share of Search**: 2.5% ## Is BNZ or Farmers Mastercard more popular in search? - In September 2026, Farmers Mastercard had more branded searches than BNZ among credit card providers in New Zealand. Farmers Mastercard had about 2,900 branded searches, while BNZ had 2,400. Farmers Mastercard made up 2.5% of all credit card provider searches we track, and BNZ accounted for 2.1%. - Farmers Mastercard was ahead of BNZ in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, BNZ’s share of searches among credit card providers in New Zealand moved from 2% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Farmers Mastercard’s share of searches among credit card providers in New Zealand moved from 2.7% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.2K to 2.9K. ## Top credit card providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, BNZ was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Farmers Mastercard did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | American Express | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | TSB | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | ASB | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ANZ | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Westpac | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | BNZ | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Kiwibank | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Gem by Latitude | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Q Mastercard | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Farmers Mastercard | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about credit card providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which credit card provider should I use in New Zealand?": 1. ASB, 2. ANZ, 3. Westpac, 4. American Express, 5. BNZ, 6. Kiwibank - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best credit card providers in New Zealand?": 1. TSB, 2. American Express, 3. ANZ, 4. Westpac, 5. ASB, 6. Kiwibank, 7. BNZ - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best credit card provider in New Zealand for everyday spending?": 1. American Express, 2. ANZ, 3. ASB, 4. TSB - Searched Google, AI Overview "best credit card nz": 1. American Express, 2. TSB, 3. Westpac, 4. ASB, 5. ANZ - Searched Google, AI Overview "low interest credit card": 1. TSB, 2. Westpac, 3. American Express, 4. ASB, 5. ANZ Not named in any answer: Gem by Latitude, Q Mastercard and Farmers Mastercard. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand credit card providers in September 2026? - Farmers Mastercard’s share of searches among credit card providers in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.2% to 2.5% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | BNZ estimated searches | BNZ Share of Search | BNZ rank | Farmers Mastercard estimated searches | Farmers Mastercard Share of Search | Farmers Mastercard rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 2% | 8 | 3.2K | 2.7% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 2% | 7 | 4K | 3.3% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 7 | 3.5K | 3.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 2% | 7 | 3.7K | 3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 1.9% | 7 | 2.9K | 2.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 2.1% | 7 | 3.2K | 2.8% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 2.3% | 7 | 3.2K | 3.1% | 5 | | May 2026 | 2.4K | 2.2% | 7 | 3.5K | 3.2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 8 | 3.7K | 3.2% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 1.8% | 8 | 3.2K | 3% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 8 | 3.2K | 2.9% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 2.1% | 8 | 2.9K | 2.5% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BNZ’s and Farmers Mastercard’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. - **BNZ**: Measured on the search term “bnz credit card”. - **Farmers Mastercard**: Measured on the search terms “farmers card”, “farmers mastercard” and “farmersmastercard”, summed into one figure. - [BNZ profile](/demand/nz/brands/bnz) - [Farmers Mastercard profile](/demand/nz/brands/farmers-mastercard) - [All credit card providers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-credit-card-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is BNZ or Farmers Mastercard more popular in search? In September 2026, Farmers Mastercard had more branded searches than BNZ among credit card providers in New Zealand. Farmers Mastercard had about 2,900 branded searches, while BNZ had 2,400. Farmers Mastercard made up 2.5% of all credit card provider searches we track, and BNZ accounted for 2.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "BNZ vs Farmers Mastercard: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bnz-vs-farmers-mastercard This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bnz-vs-farmers-mastercard. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.