--- title: "C4 Energy vs Monster Energy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, C4 Energy or Monster Energy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Energy drink brands 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/c4-energy-vs-monster-energy" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # C4 Energy vs Monster Energy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, C4 Energy or Monster Energy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Energy drink brands 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**: C4 Energy and Monster Energy - **Competitive set**: Energy drink brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **C4 Energy Share of Search**: 1.8% - **Monster Energy Share of Search**: 33.4% ## Which is more popular in search, C4 Energy or Monster Energy? - In August 2026, Monster Energy had more branded searches than C4 Energy among energy drink brands in New Zealand. Monster Energy was estimated to have 11.1K branded searches compared to C4 Energy’s 590, and held a 33.4% Share of Search versus C4 Energy’s 1.8%. - Monster Energy was ahead of C4 Energy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, C4 Energy’s estimated Share of Search among energy drink brands in New Zealand moved from 1.7% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 590. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Monster Energy’s estimated Share of Search among energy drink brands in New Zealand moved from 32% to 33.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.1K to 11.1K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand energy drink brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Monster Energy gained estimated Share of Search among energy drink brands in New Zealand, from 31.6% to 33.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for C4 Energy in New Zealand rose 22.9% over 11 measured months, from 480 to 590 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | C4 Energy estimated searches | C4 Energy Share of Search | C4 Energy rank | Monster Energy estimated searches | Monster Energy Share of Search | Monster Energy rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 480 | 1.7% | 6 | 9.1K | 32% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 460 | 1.5% | 6 | 10K | 33.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 380 | 1.5% | 6 | 8K | 31.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 480 | 1.9% | 6 | 8K | 31.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 390 | 1.5% | 6 | 8.8K | 33.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 420 | 1.3% | 6 | 10.8K | 34.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 400 | 1.5% | 6 | 8.7K | 33.6% | 2 | | May 2026 | 480 | 1.6% | 6 | 9.7K | 32.9% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 460 | 1.6% | 6 | 9K | 31.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 560 | 2% | 6 | 9K | 31.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 590 | 1.8% | 6 | 11.1K | 33.4% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using C4 Energy’s and Monster Energy’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. - **C4 Energy**: Measured on the search terms “c4 energy”, “c4 energy cans”, “c4 energy drink”, “c4 energy energy drink”, “c4 energy near me”, “c4energy” and “cellucor com”, summed into one figure. - **Monster Energy**: Measured on the search terms “mango loco monster energy”, “mango monster energy”, “monster energy”, “monster energy all flavors”, “monster energy ama supercross”, “monster energy can”, “monster energy cans”, “monster energy drink”, “monster energy drink ultra”, “monster energy flavors”, “monster energy juice”, “monster energy near me”, “monster energy nz”, “monster energy online”, “monster energy pipeline punch”, “monster energy ultra black”, “monsterenergy”, “monsterenergy com” and “white monster energy drink”, summed into one figure. - [C4 Energy profile](/demand/nz/brands/c4-energy) - [Monster Energy profile](/demand/nz/brands/monster-energy) - [All energy drink brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-energy-drink-brands): 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, C4 Energy or Monster Energy? In August 2026, Monster Energy had more branded searches than C4 Energy among energy drink brands in New Zealand. Monster Energy was estimated to have 11.1K branded searches compared to C4 Energy’s 590, and held a 33.4% Share of Search versus C4 Energy’s 1.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "C4 Energy vs Monster Energy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/c4-energy-vs-monster-energy This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/c4-energy-vs-monster-energy. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.