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

Is Bosch or Shark more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vacuum cleaner 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**: Bosch and Shark
- **Competitive set**: Vacuum cleaner brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bosch Share of Search**: 0.25%
- **Shark Share of Search**: 13.3%

## Is Bosch or Shark more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Shark had more branded searches than Bosch among vacuum cleaner brands in New Zealand. Shark had about 11,000 branded searches, while Bosch had 210. Shark made up 13.3% of all vacuum cleaner brand searches we track, and Bosch accounted for 0.25%.
- Shark was ahead of Bosch in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bosch’s share of searches among vacuum cleaner brands in New Zealand moved from 0.32% to 0.25%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 210.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shark’s share of searches among vacuum cleaner brands in New Zealand moved from 7.6% to 13.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5K to 11K.

## Top vacuum cleaner brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Shark was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Bosch was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Shark was listed before Bosch in every answer 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dyson | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Shark | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Miele | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Dreame | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Bosch | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| BISSELL | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| iRobot | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Electrolux | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Roborock | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about vacuum cleaner brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which vacuum cleaner brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Miele, 2. Dyson, 3. Shark, 4. Bosch, 5. BISSELL
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best vacuum cleaner brands in New Zealand?": 1. Dyson, 2. Miele, 3. Shark, 4. Bosch, 5. BISSELL, 6. Electrolux
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vacuum cleaner brand in New Zealand for a pet hair home?": 1. Shark, 2. Dyson, 3. Miele, 4. BISSELL
- Searched Google, AI Overview "robot vacuum nz": 1. Dreame, 2. iRobot, 3. Dyson
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cordless vacuum cleaner": 1. Dyson, 2. Shark

Not named in any answer: Roborock.

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 vacuum cleaner brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Shark gained share of searches among vacuum cleaner brands in New Zealand, from 12.1% to 13.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Bosch estimated searches | Bosch Share of Search | Bosch rank | Shark estimated searches | Shark Share of Search | Shark rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 210 | 0.32% | 9 | 5K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 210 | 0.21% | 9 | 7.4K | 7.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 170 | 0.19% | 9 | 7.4K | 8.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 210 | 0.32% | 9 | 6.1K | 9.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 170 | 0.3% | 9 | 4.9K | 8.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 140 | 0.23% | 9 | 5K | 8.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 140 | 0.22% | 9 | 5.1K | 8.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 140 | 0.2% | 9 | 6.2K | 9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 210 | 0.31% | 9 | 6.2K | 9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 170 | 0.23% | 9 | 7.5K | 10.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 260 | 0.34% | 9 | 9.1K | 12.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 210 | 0.25% | 9 | 11K | 13.3% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bosch’s and Shark’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.

- **Bosch**: Measured on the search term “bosch vacuum”.
- **Shark**: Measured on the search terms “shark robot vacuum”, “shark stick vacuum” and “shark vacuum”, summed into one figure.

- [Bosch profile](/demand/nz/brands/bosch)
- [Shark profile](/demand/nz/brands/shark)
- [All vacuum cleaner brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vacuum-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Bosch or Shark more popular in search?

In September 2026, Shark had more branded searches than Bosch among vacuum cleaner brands in New Zealand. Shark had about 11,000 branded searches, while Bosch had 210. Shark made up 13.3% of all vacuum cleaner brand searches we track, and Bosch accounted for 0.25%.

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