--- title: "Buy Me a Coffee vs Patreon: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Buy Me a Coffee or Patreon? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator membership and tipping platforms 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/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-patreon" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Buy Me a Coffee vs Patreon: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Buy Me a Coffee or Patreon? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator membership and tipping platforms 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**: Buy Me a Coffee and Patreon - **Competitive set**: Creator membership and tipping platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Buy Me a Coffee Share of Search**: 4.2% - **Patreon Share of Search**: 85.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Buy Me a Coffee or Patreon? - In August 2026, Patreon had more branded searches than Buy Me a Coffee among creator membership and tipping platforms in New Zealand. Patreon was estimated to have 15.7K branded searches compared to Buy Me a Coffee’s 770, and held an 85.1% Share of Search versus Buy Me a Coffee’s 4.2%. - Patreon was ahead of Buy Me a Coffee in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Buy Me a Coffee’s estimated Share of Search among creator membership and tipping platforms in New Zealand moved from 2.3% to 4.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 400 to 770. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Patreon’s estimated Share of Search among creator membership and tipping platforms in New Zealand moved from 88.3% to 85.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15.6K to 15.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand creator membership and tipping platforms in August 2026? - In August 2026, Buy Me a Coffee gained estimated Share of Search among creator membership and tipping platforms in New Zealand, from 2.9% to 4.2%. - In August 2026, Patreon lost estimated Share of Search among creator membership and tipping platforms in New Zealand, from 86.2% to 85.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Buy Me a Coffee estimated searches | Buy Me a Coffee Share of Search | Buy Me a Coffee rank | Patreon estimated searches | Patreon Share of Search | Patreon rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 400 | 2.3% | 3 | 15.6K | 88.3% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 490 | 2.7% | 3 | 15.7K | 86.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 490 | 2.7% | 3 | 15.7K | 86.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 600 | 2.8% | 3 | 19K | 88% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 490 | 2.7% | 3 | 15.5K | 86.1% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 600 | 3.3% | 3 | 15.7K | 86% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 490 | 2.7% | 3 | 15.7K | 86.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | 490 | 2.6% | 3 | 15.6K | 84% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 610 | 2.8% | 3 | 19K | 88% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 530 | 2.9% | 3 | 15.6K | 86.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 770 | 4.2% | 3 | 15.7K | 85.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Buy Me a Coffee’s and Patreon’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. - **Buy Me a Coffee**: Measured on the search terms “buy me a coffee”, “buy me a coffee membership”, “buy me a coffee near me”, “buy me a coffee nz”, “buymeacoffee”, “buymeacoffee com” and “buymeacoffee membership”, summed into one figure. - **Patreon**: Measured on the search terms “cold ones patreon”, “dross patreon”, “kemono patreon”, “patreon”, “patreon app”, “patreon com”, “patreon crowdfunding”, “patreon donate”, “patreon fundraising”, “patreon membership”, “patreon near me”, “patreon nz”, “patreon online”, “patreon sims4”, “patreon tips”, “patreon view” and “sims4 cc patreon”, summed into one figure. - [Buy Me a Coffee profile](/demand/nz/brands/buy-me-a-coffee) - [Patreon profile](/demand/nz/brands/patreon) - [All creator membership and tipping platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-creator-membership-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Buy Me a Coffee or Patreon? In August 2026, Patreon had more branded searches than Buy Me a Coffee among creator membership and tipping platforms in New Zealand. Patreon was estimated to have 15.7K branded searches compared to Buy Me a Coffee’s 770, and held an 85.1% Share of Search versus Buy Me a Coffee’s 4.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Buy Me a Coffee vs Patreon: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-patreon This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-patreon. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.