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title: "Bustle vs Kounta: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bustle or Kounta? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS systems 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Bustle vs Kounta: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Bustle or Kounta? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS systems 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**: Bustle and Kounta
- **Competitive set**: POS systems
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bustle Share of Search**: 3%
- **Kounta Share of Search**: 0.58%

## Which is more popular in search, Bustle or Kounta?

- In August 2026, Bustle had more branded searches than Kounta among POS systems in New Zealand. Bustle was estimated to have 1.8K branded searches compared to Kounta’s 340, and held a 3% Share of Search versus Kounta’s 0.58%.
- Bustle was ahead of Kounta in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bustle’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand moved from 4.7% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3K to 1.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kounta’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand moved from 0.82% to 0.58%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 410 to 340.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand POS systems in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bustle in New Zealand fell 24.4% over 11 measured months, from 2.3K to 1.8K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kounta in New Zealand fell 17.1% over 11 measured months, from 410 to 340 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bustle estimated searches | Bustle Share of Search | Bustle rank | Kounta estimated searches | Kounta Share of Search | Kounta rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.3K | 4.7% | 3 | 410 | 0.82% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.8K | 5.6% | 3 | 410 | 0.82% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.3K | 4.8% | 3 | 410 | 0.85% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.2K | 4.5% | 3 | 350 | 0.72% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.2K | 4.4% | 3 | 280 | 0.57% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.3K | 3.8% | 3 | 340 | 0.57% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 3.7% | 3 | 350 | 0.69% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | 3.8% | 3 | 350 | 0.69% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 3.2% | 3 | 420 | 0.83% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5K | 3% | 3 | 350 | 0.71% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8K | 3% | 3 | 340 | 0.58% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bustle’s and Kounta’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.

- **Bustle**: Measured on the search terms “bustle pos”, “bustle pos system” and “posboss”, summed into one figure.
- **Kounta**: Measured on the search terms “kounta”, “kounta nz”, “kounta pos” and “kounta pos system”, summed into one figure.

- [Bustle profile](/demand/nz/brands/bustle)
- [Kounta profile](/demand/nz/brands/kounta)
- [All POS systems in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-pos-systems): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Bustle or Kounta?

In August 2026, Bustle had more branded searches than Kounta among POS systems in New Zealand. Bustle was estimated to have 1.8K branded searches compared to Kounta’s 340, and held a 3% Share of Search versus Kounta’s 0.58%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Bustle vs Kounta: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bustle-vs-kounta

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