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title: "British Paints vs Wattyl: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, British Paints or Wattyl? 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."
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# British Paints vs Wattyl: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, British Paints or Wattyl? 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 Wattyl
- **Competitive set**: Paint brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **British Paints Share of Search**: 0.49%
- **Wattyl Share of Search**: 4.4%

## Which is more popular in search, British Paints or Wattyl?

- In August 2026, Wattyl had more branded searches than British Paints among paint brands in New Zealand. Wattyl was estimated to have 2.7K branded searches compared to British Paints’ 300, and held a 4.4% Share of Search versus British Paints’ 0.49%.
- Wattyl 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, Wattyl’s estimated Share of Search among paint brands in New Zealand moved from 4.3% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 2.7K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand paint brands in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for British Paints in New Zealand fell 36.2% over 11 measured months, from 470 to 300 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Wattyl in New Zealand fell 25.1% over 11 measured months, from 3.6K to 2.7K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | British Paints estimated searches | British Paints Share of Search | British Paints rank | Wattyl estimated searches | Wattyl Share of Search | Wattyl rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 470 | 0.56% | 4 | 3.6K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 470 | 0.61% | 4 | 3.8K | 5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 410 | 0.55% | 4 | 3.5K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 540 | 0.66% | 4 | 4.3K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 420 | 0.59% | 4 | 3.3K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 440 | 0.57% | 4 | 3.5K | 4.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 380 | 0.53% | 4 | 3.3K | 4.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 330 | 0.47% | 4 | 2.7K | 3.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 270 | 0.46% | 4 | 2.4K | 4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 320 | 0.55% | 4 | 2.5K | 4.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 300 | 0.49% | 4 | 2.7K | 4.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using British Paints’ and Wattyl’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.
- **Wattyl**: Measured on the search terms “hempel wattyl”, “wattyl”, “wattyl aqua trim”, “wattyl ceiling paint”, “wattyl co nz”, “wattyl colours”, “wattyl exterior paint”, “wattyl fence paint”, “wattyl forestwood”, “wattyl kill rust”, “wattyl near me”, “wattyl nz”, “wattyl paint”, “wattyl paint centre”, “wattyl paint centre avondale”, “wattyl paint shops”, “wattyl roof paint”, “wattyl shops”, “wattyl solagard”, “wattyl solagard exterior paint”, “wattyl solagard roof paint”, “wattyl solar guard” and “wattyl trade centre”, summed into one figure.

- [British Paints profile](/demand/nz/brands/british-paints)
- [Wattyl profile](/demand/nz/brands/wattyl)
- [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 Wattyl?

In August 2026, Wattyl had more branded searches than British Paints among paint brands in New Zealand. Wattyl was estimated to have 2.7K branded searches compared to British Paints’ 300, and held a 4.4% Share of Search versus British Paints’ 0.49%.

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