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title: "Busuu vs Rosetta Stone: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Busuu or Rosetta Stone? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Language learning apps 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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# Busuu vs Rosetta Stone: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Busuu or Rosetta Stone? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Language learning apps 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**: Busuu and Rosetta Stone
- **Competitive set**: Language learning apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Busuu Share of Search**: 0.85%
- **Rosetta Stone Share of Search**: 5.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Busuu or Rosetta Stone?

- In August 2026, Rosetta Stone had more branded searches than Busuu among language learning apps in New Zealand. Rosetta Stone was estimated to have 2.5K branded searches compared to Busuu’s 400, and held a 5.3% Share of Search versus Busuu’s 0.85%.
- Rosetta Stone was ahead of Busuu in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Busuu’s estimated Share of Search among language learning apps in New Zealand moved from 1.1% to 0.85%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 410 to 400.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rosetta Stone’s estimated Share of Search among language learning apps in New Zealand moved from 4.9% to 5.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 2.5K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand language learning apps in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Rosetta Stone rose from 3rd to 2nd among language learning apps in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Busuu estimated searches | Busuu Share of Search | Busuu rank | Rosetta Stone estimated searches | Rosetta Stone Share of Search | Rosetta Stone rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 410 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.9K | 4.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 530 | 1.6% | 4 | 3.4K | 10.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 440 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.2K | 9.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 510 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.6K | 7.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 420 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.8K | 5.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 470 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.7K | 3.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 410 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.2K | 4.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 420 | 1% | 5 | 3.1K | 7.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 390 | 0.7% | 5 | 2K | 3.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 380 | 0.64% | 5 | 3.3K | 5.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 400 | 0.85% | 5 | 2.5K | 5.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Busuu’s and Rosetta Stone’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.

- **Busuu**: Measured on the search terms “busuu”, “busuu app”, “busuu com”, “busuu language”, “busuu language learning app”, “busuu learn”, “busuu near me” and “busuu online”, summed into one figure.
- **Rosetta Stone**: Measured on the search terms “learn spanish online rosetta stone”, “rosetta stone”, “rosetta stone app”, “rosetta stone language”, “rosetta stone learn”, “rosetta stone learn spanish”, “rosetta stone near me”, “rosetta stone new zealand”, “rosetta stone nz”, “rosetta stone online”, “rosettastone”, “rosettastone app”, “rosettastone com”, “rosettastone language”, “rosettastone spanish”, “spanish lessons rosetta stone” and “the rosetta stone”, summed into one figure.

- [Busuu profile](/demand/nz/brands/busuu)
- [Rosetta Stone profile](/demand/nz/brands/rosetta-stone)
- [All language learning apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-language-learning-apps): 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, Busuu or Rosetta Stone?

In August 2026, Rosetta Stone had more branded searches than Busuu among language learning apps in New Zealand. Rosetta Stone was estimated to have 2.5K branded searches compared to Busuu’s 400, and held a 5.3% Share of Search versus Busuu’s 0.85%.

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Brandwave. "Busuu vs Rosetta Stone: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/busuu-vs-rosetta-stone

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