--- title: "British Paints vs Resene: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, British Paints or Resene? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Paint 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/british-paints-vs-resene" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # British Paints vs Resene: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, British Paints or Resene? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Paint 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**: British Paints and Resene - **Competitive set**: Paint brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **British Paints Share of Search**: 0.49% - **Resene Share of Search**: 71.7% ## Which is more popular in search, British Paints or Resene? - In August 2026, Resene had more branded searches than British Paints among paint brands in New Zealand. Resene was estimated to have 43.6K branded searches compared to British Paints’ 300, and held a 71.7% Share of Search versus British Paints’ 0.49%. - Resene was ahead of British Paints in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, British Paints’ estimated Share of Search among paint brands in New Zealand moved from 0.56% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 470 to 300. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Resene’s estimated Share of Search among paint brands in New Zealand moved from 75.4% to 71.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 62.7K to 43.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand paint brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Resene lost estimated Share of Search among paint brands in New Zealand, from 73.3% to 71.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for British Paints in New Zealand fell 36.2% over 11 measured months, from 470 to 300 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | British Paints estimated searches | British Paints Share of Search | British Paints rank | Resene estimated searches | Resene Share of Search | Resene rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 470 | 0.56% | 4 | 62.7K | 75.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 470 | 0.61% | 4 | 56.3K | 72.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 410 | 0.55% | 4 | 54.5K | 72.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 540 | 0.66% | 4 | 59K | 72.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 420 | 0.59% | 4 | 52.3K | 73.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 440 | 0.57% | 4 | 56.2K | 72.7% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 380 | 0.53% | 4 | 53K | 74.1% | 1 | | May 2026 | 330 | 0.47% | 4 | 51.9K | 74.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 270 | 0.46% | 4 | 43.1K | 73.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 320 | 0.55% | 4 | 42.7K | 73.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 300 | 0.49% | 4 | 43.6K | 71.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using British Paints’ and Resene’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. - **British Paints**: Measured on the search terms “british paints”, “british paints colours”, “british paints near me”, “british paints new zealand”, “british paints nz” and “britishpaints”, summed into one figure. - **Resene**: Measured on the search terms “lumbersider resene”, “paint resene”, “resene”, “resene botanic”, “resene co nz”, “resene colour charts”, “resene colours”, “resene green”, “resene lunn ave”, “resene moss & mould killer”, “resene near me”, “resene new market”, “resene nz”, “resene online”, “resene paint colours”, “resene paint sale”, “resene richmond”, “resene roof paint”, “resene sale”, “resene shop”, “resene sureseal”, “resene tower junction” and “resene woodsman”, summed into one figure. - [British Paints profile](/demand/nz/brands/british-paints) - [Resene profile](/demand/nz/brands/resene) - [All paint brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-paint-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, British Paints or Resene? In August 2026, Resene had more branded searches than British Paints among paint brands in New Zealand. Resene was estimated to have 43.6K branded searches compared to British Paints’ 300, and held a 71.7% Share of Search versus British Paints’ 0.49%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "British Paints vs Resene: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/british-paints-vs-resene This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/british-paints-vs-resene. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.