--- title: "Boonies vs Skellerup: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Boonies or Skellerup 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/boonies-vs-skellerup" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Boonies vs Skellerup: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Boonies or Skellerup 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**: Boonies and Skellerup - **Competitive set**: Gumboot brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Boonies Share of Search**: 5.5% - **Skellerup Share of Search**: 41.3% ## Is Boonies or Skellerup more popular in search? - In September 2026, Skellerup had more branded searches than Boonies among gumboot brands in New Zealand. Skellerup had about 2,940 branded searches, while Boonies had 390. Skellerup made up 41.3% of all gumboot brand searches we track, and Boonies accounted for 5.5%. - Skellerup was ahead of Boonies in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - 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. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Skellerup’s share of searches among gumboot brands in New Zealand moved from 39.3% to 41.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.5K to 2.9K. ## Top gumboot brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Skellerup was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two 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. Skellerup was listed before Boonies in every answer. 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, Skellerup overtook Merry People to become the leader among gumboot brands in New Zealand, with 41.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, Boonies gained share of searches among gumboot brands in New Zealand, from 4.9% to 5.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Boonies estimated searches | Boonies Share of Search | Boonies rank | Skellerup estimated searches | Skellerup Share of Search | Skellerup rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 260 | 4% | 5 | 2.5K | 39.3% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 260 | 5.2% | 4 | 1.8K | 37% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 210 | 3.9% | 5 | 1.9K | 34.6% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 210 | 3.6% | 5 | 2K | 34.3% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 170 | 3% | 5 | 2.2K | 38.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 390 | 4.2% | 5 | 2.2K | 23.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 3.7% | 5 | 2.9K | 18.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 720 | 4.9% | 4 | 3.8K | 25.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 880 | 6.1% | 3 | 4.5K | 31.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 720 | 5.8% | 4 | 4.2K | 34% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 480 | 4.9% | 4 | 3.7K | 37.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 390 | 5.5% | 4 | 2.9K | 41.3% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Boonies’ and Skellerup’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. - **Boonies**: Measured on the search terms “boonies gumboots” and “boonies gumboots nz”, summed into one figure. - **Skellerup**: Measured on the search terms “4x4 skellerup gumboots”, “skellerup”, “skellerup 4x4”, “skellerup 4x4 gumboots”, “skellerup gumboots”, “skellerup gumboots 4x4”, “skellerup quatro”, “skellerup quatro gumboots”, “skellerup rubber boots” and “skellerup wellies”, summed into one figure. - [Boonies profile](/demand/nz/brands/boonies) - [Skellerup profile](/demand/nz/brands/skellerup) - [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 Boonies or Skellerup more popular in search? In September 2026, Skellerup had more branded searches than Boonies among gumboot brands in New Zealand. Skellerup had about 2,940 branded searches, while Boonies had 390. Skellerup made up 41.3% of all gumboot brand searches we track, and Boonies accounted for 5.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Boonies vs Skellerup: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/boonies-vs-skellerup This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/boonies-vs-skellerup. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.