--- title: "Browns Ski Shop vs Outside Sports: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Browns Ski Shop or Outside Sports more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski and snowboard shops 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/browns-ski-shop-vs-outside-sports" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Browns Ski Shop vs Outside Sports: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Browns Ski Shop or Outside Sports more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski and snowboard shops 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**: Browns Ski Shop and Outside Sports - **Competitive set**: Ski and snowboard shops - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Browns Ski Shop Share of Search**: 5.9% - **Outside Sports Share of Search**: 19.5% ## Is Browns Ski Shop or Outside Sports more popular in search? - In September 2026, Outside Sports had more branded searches than Browns Ski Shop among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand. Outside Sports had about 6,600 branded searches, while Browns Ski Shop had 1,980. Outside Sports made up 19.5% of all ski and snowboard shop searches we track, and Browns Ski Shop accounted for 5.9%. - Outside Sports was ahead of Browns Ski Shop in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Browns Ski Shop’s share of searches among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand moved from 1.7% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 420 to 2K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Outside Sports’ share of searches among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand moved from 27.4% to 19.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K. ## Top ski and snowboard shops in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Outside Sports appeared in all three answers. Browns Ski Shop was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Outside Sports was listed before Browns Ski Shop 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Snowcentre | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Outside Sports | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Boardertown | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Browns Ski Shop | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Snow Mania | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Small Planet | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Snow Biz | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about ski and snowboard shops - Asked ChatGPT "Which ski and snowboard shop should I shop at in New Zealand?": 1. Snowcentre, 2. Boardertown, 3. Outside Sports - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand?": 1. Snowcentre, 2. Boardertown, 3. Outside Sports, 4. Browns Ski Shop - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best ski and snowboard shop in New Zealand for ski gear?": 1. Outside Sports, 2. Snowcentre Not named in any answer: Snow Mania, Small Planet and Snow Biz. 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 ski and snowboard shops in September 2026? - In September 2026, Outside Sports overtook Snow Mania to rank 2nd among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand, with 19.5% of the searches. - In September 2026, Browns Ski Shop lost share of searches among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand, from 8.6% to 5.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Browns Ski Shop estimated searches | Browns Ski Shop Share of Search | Browns Ski Shop rank | Outside Sports estimated searches | Outside Sports Share of Search | Outside Sports rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 420 | 1.7% | 6 | 6.6K | 27.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 220 | 0.85% | 6 | 6.6K | 25.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 340 | 1.1% | 5 | 6.6K | 21.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 340 | 1.3% | 5 | 5.4K | 20.5% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 340 | 1.3% | 5 | 8.1K | 31% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 290 | 1.3% | 6 | 4.4K | 20.4% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 630 | 2.3% | 6 | 6.6K | 24.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 920 | 3.6% | 5 | 4.4K | 17% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1.7K | 6% | 5 | 3.6K | 12.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 3.7K | 7.9% | 6 | 5.4K | 11.5% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 3.7K | 8.6% | 6 | 6.6K | 15.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 2K | 5.9% | 6 | 6.6K | 19.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Browns Ski Shop’s and Outside Sports’ 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. - **Browns Ski Shop**: Measured on the search terms “browns ski”, “browns ski shop” and “browns ski shop ski shop”, summed into one figure. - **Outside Sports**: Measured on the search term “outside sports”. - [Browns Ski Shop profile](/demand/nz/brands/browns-ski-shop) - [Outside Sports profile](/demand/nz/brands/outside-sports) - [All ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ski-and-snowboard-shops): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Browns Ski Shop or Outside Sports more popular in search? In September 2026, Outside Sports had more branded searches than Browns Ski Shop among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand. Outside Sports had about 6,600 branded searches, while Browns Ski Shop had 1,980. Outside Sports made up 19.5% of all ski and snowboard shop searches we track, and Browns Ski Shop accounted for 5.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Browns Ski Shop vs Outside Sports: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/browns-ski-shop-vs-outside-sports This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/browns-ski-shop-vs-outside-sports. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.