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title: "C4 Energy vs Prime: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, C4 Energy or Prime? 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."
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# C4 Energy vs Prime: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, C4 Energy or Prime? 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 Prime
- **Competitive set**: Energy drink brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **C4 Energy Share of Search**: 1.8%
- **Prime Share of Search**: 2.8%

## Which is more popular in search, C4 Energy or Prime?

- In August 2026, Prime had more branded searches than C4 Energy among energy drink brands in New Zealand. Prime was estimated to have 930 branded searches compared to C4 Energy’s 590, and held a 2.8% Share of Search versus C4 Energy’s 1.8%.
- Prime 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, Prime’s estimated Share of Search among energy drink brands in New Zealand moved from 4.4% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 930.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand energy drink brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Prime lost estimated Share of Search among energy drink brands in New Zealand, from 7.8% to 2.8%.
- 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 | Prime estimated searches | Prime Share of Search | Prime rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 480 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.3K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 460 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.2K | 4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 380 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.1K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 480 | 1.9% | 6 | 1K | 4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 390 | 1.5% | 6 | 720 | 2.8% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 420 | 1.3% | 6 | 840 | 2.7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 400 | 1.5% | 6 | 760 | 2.9% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 480 | 1.6% | 6 | 930 | 3.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 460 | 1.6% | 6 | 700 | 2.5% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 560 | 2% | 6 | 2.2K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 590 | 1.8% | 6 | 930 | 2.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using C4 Energy’s and Prime’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.
- **Prime**: Measured on the search terms “prime cans”, “prime drink”, “prime energy”, “prime energy drink” and “prime hydration”, summed into one figure.

- [C4 Energy profile](/demand/nz/brands/c4-energy)
- [Prime profile](/demand/nz/brands/prime)
- [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 Prime?

In August 2026, Prime had more branded searches than C4 Energy among energy drink brands in New Zealand. Prime was estimated to have 930 branded searches compared to C4 Energy’s 590, and held a 2.8% Share of Search versus C4 Energy’s 1.8%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "C4 Energy vs Prime: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/c4-energy-vs-prime

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