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title: "Bogs vs Boonies: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Bogs or Boonies more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gumboot 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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# Bogs vs Boonies: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Bogs or Boonies more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gumboot 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**: Bogs and Boonies
- **Competitive set**: Gumboot brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bogs Share of Search**: 0.56%
- **Boonies Share of Search**: 5.5%

## Is Bogs or Boonies more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Boonies had more branded searches than Bogs among gumboot brands in New Zealand. Boonies had about 390 branded searches, while Bogs had 40. Boonies made up 5.5% of all gumboot brand searches we track, and Bogs accounted for 0.56%.
- Boonies was ahead of Bogs in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bogs’ share of searches among gumboot brands in New Zealand moved from 1.2% to 0.56%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 80 to 40.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Boonies’ share of searches among gumboot brands in New Zealand moved from 4% to 5.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 390.

## Top gumboot brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Bogs was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Boonies was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Bogs and Boonies were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skellerup | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Muck Boot | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Bogs | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Merry People | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Boonies | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Hunter | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about gumboot brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which gumboot brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Skellerup, 2. Muck Boot, 3. Bogs
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best gumboot brands in New Zealand?": 1. Skellerup, 2. Merry People
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best gumboot brand in New Zealand for wet muddy ground?": 1. Skellerup
- Searched Google, AI Overview "gumboots nz": 1. Skellerup, 2. Muck Boot, 3. Boonies, 4. Bogs
- Searched Google, AI Overview "waterproof boots nz": 1. Bogs

Not named in any answer: Hunter.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand gumboot brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Boonies gained share of searches among gumboot brands in New Zealand, from 4.9% to 5.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bogs in New Zealand fell 50% over 12 measured months, from 80 to 40 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bogs estimated searches | Bogs Share of Search | Bogs rank | Boonies estimated searches | Boonies Share of Search | Boonies rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 80 | 1.2% | 6 | 260 | 4% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 60 | 1.2% | 6 | 260 | 5.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 50 | 0.93% | 6 | 210 | 3.9% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 100 | 1.7% | 6 | 210 | 3.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 50 | 0.87% | 6 | 170 | 3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 80 | 0.86% | 6 | 390 | 4.2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 110 | 0.69% | 6 | 590 | 3.7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 100 | 0.67% | 6 | 720 | 4.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 110 | 0.77% | 6 | 880 | 6.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 90 | 0.73% | 6 | 720 | 5.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 90 | 0.92% | 6 | 480 | 4.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 40 | 0.56% | 6 | 390 | 5.5% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bogs’ and Boonies’ 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.

- **Bogs**: Measured on the search terms “bogs boots”, “bogs rubber boots” and “bogs wellies”, summed into one figure.
- **Boonies**: Measured on the search terms “boonies gumboots” and “boonies gumboots nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Bogs profile](/demand/nz/brands/bogs)
- [Boonies profile](/demand/nz/brands/boonies)
- [All gumboot brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-gumboot-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Bogs or Boonies more popular in search?

In September 2026, Boonies had more branded searches than Bogs among gumboot brands in New Zealand. Boonies had about 390 branded searches, while Bogs had 40. Boonies made up 5.5% of all gumboot brand searches we track, and Bogs accounted for 0.56%.

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