--- title: "BusinessDesk vs Otago Daily Times: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, BusinessDesk or Otago Daily Times? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the news publishers 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/businessdesk-vs-otago-daily-times" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # BusinessDesk vs Otago Daily Times: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, BusinessDesk or Otago Daily Times? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the news publishers 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**: BusinessDesk and Otago Daily Times - **Competitive set**: news publishers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **BusinessDesk Share of Search**: 0.07% - **Otago Daily Times Share of Search**: 3.5% ## Which is more popular in search, BusinessDesk or Otago Daily Times? - In August 2026, Otago Daily Times had more branded searches than BusinessDesk among news publishers in New Zealand. Otago Daily Times was estimated to have 291K branded searches compared to BusinessDesk’s 5.8K, and held a 3.5% Share of Search versus BusinessDesk’s 0.07%. - Otago Daily Times was ahead of BusinessDesk in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BusinessDesk’s estimated Share of Search among news publishers in New Zealand moved from 0.06% to 0.07%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.6K to 5.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Otago Daily Times’ estimated Share of Search among news publishers in New Zealand moved from 4.3% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 340K to 291K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand news publishers in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for BusinessDesk in New Zealand rose 27.8% over 11 measured months, from 4.6K to 5.8K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Otago Daily Times in New Zealand fell 14.6% over 11 measured months, from 340K to 291K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | BusinessDesk estimated searches | BusinessDesk Share of Search | BusinessDesk rank | Otago Daily Times estimated searches | Otago Daily Times Share of Search | Otago Daily Times rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.6K | 0.06% | 11 | 340K | 4.3% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 0.07% | 11 | 281K | 3.9% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 3.7K | 0.05% | 11 | 282K | 3.9% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 3.8K | 0.05% | 11 | 284K | 3.4% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 4.5K | 0.07% | 11 | 281K | 4.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 4.7K | 0.06% | 11 | 285K | 3.4% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 4.6K | 0.06% | 11 | 281K | 3.4% | 5 | | May 2026 | 4.6K | 0.06% | 11 | 284K | 3.8% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 4.6K | 0.06% | 11 | 284K | 3.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 5.5K | 0.07% | 11 | 289K | 3.6% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 5.8K | 0.07% | 11 | 291K | 3.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BusinessDesk’s and Otago Daily Times’ 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. - **BusinessDesk**: Measured on the search terms “business desk”, “BusinessDesk”, “businessdesk nz” and “businessdesk quiz”, summed into one figure. - **Otago Daily Times**: Measured on the search terms “ODT”, “odt news”, “Otago Daily Times”, “otago daily times digital edition”, “otago daily times dunedin”, “otago daily times e edition”, “otago daily times news”, “otago daily times news today”, “otago daily times queenstown”, “otago daily times quiz”, “otago daily times rugby”, “otago daily times subscription”, “otago daily times today” and “the otago daily times”, summed into one figure. - [BusinessDesk profile](/demand/nz/brands/businessdesk) - [Otago Daily Times profile](/demand/nz/brands/otago-daily-times) - [All news publishers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-news-publishers): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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, BusinessDesk or Otago Daily Times? In August 2026, Otago Daily Times had more branded searches than BusinessDesk among news publishers in New Zealand. Otago Daily Times was estimated to have 291K branded searches compared to BusinessDesk’s 5.8K, and held a 3.5% Share of Search versus BusinessDesk’s 0.07%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "BusinessDesk vs Otago Daily Times: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/businessdesk-vs-otago-daily-times This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/businessdesk-vs-otago-daily-times. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.