--- title: "Cadbury Drinking Chocolate vs Nesquik: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Cadbury Drinking Chocolate or Nesquik? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hot chocolate and malted 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/cadbury-drinking-chocolate-vs-nesquik" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cadbury Drinking Chocolate vs Nesquik: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Cadbury Drinking Chocolate or Nesquik? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hot chocolate and malted 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**: Cadbury Drinking Chocolate and Nesquik - **Competitive set**: Hot chocolate and malted drink brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Cadbury Drinking Chocolate Share of Search**: 3.6% - **Nesquik Share of Search**: 8.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Cadbury Drinking Chocolate or Nesquik? - In August 2026, Nesquik had more branded searches than Cadbury Drinking Chocolate among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand. Nesquik was estimated to have 1.3K branded searches compared to Cadbury Drinking Chocolate’s 560, and held an 8.4% Share of Search versus Cadbury Drinking Chocolate’s 3.6%. - Nesquik was ahead of Cadbury Drinking Chocolate in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cadbury Drinking Chocolate’s estimated Share of Search among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand moved from 2.7% to 3.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 280 to 560. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nesquik’s estimated Share of Search among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand moved from 11.8% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2K to 1.3K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hot chocolate and malted drink brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Nesquik lost estimated Share of Search among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand, from 10.1% to 8.4%. - Cadbury Drinking Chocolate’s estimated Share of Search among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.5% to 3.6% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cadbury Drinking Chocolate estimated searches | Cadbury Drinking Chocolate Share of Search | Cadbury Drinking Chocolate rank | Nesquik estimated searches | Nesquik Share of Search | Nesquik rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 280 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.2K | 11.8% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 220 | 2.5% | 5 | 1K | 11.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 240 | 3% | 5 | 970 | 12% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 240 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.2K | 12% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 240 | 2.6% | 5 | 1K | 10.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 370 | 3.4% | 5 | 1.3K | 12.4% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 400 | 3.6% | 5 | 1.1K | 10% | 3 | | May 2026 | 430 | 2.5% | 5 | 5.8K | 34.3% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 460 | 3.5% | 5 | 1.6K | 11.8% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 490 | 3.6% | 5 | 1.4K | 10.1% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 560 | 3.6% | 5 | 1.3K | 8.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cadbury Drinking Chocolate’s and Nesquik’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. - **Cadbury Drinking Chocolate**: Measured on the search terms “cadbury hot chocolate” and “cadbury hot chocolate powder”, summed into one figure. - **Nesquik**: Measured on the search terms “banana nesquik”, “nesquik”, “nesquik choco”, “nesquik drinking chocolate”, “nesquik hot chocolate”, “nesquik near me”, “nesquik nestle”, “nesquik nz” and “vanilla nesquik”, summed into one figure. - [Cadbury Drinking Chocolate profile](/demand/nz/brands/cadbury-drinking-chocolate) - [Nesquik profile](/demand/nz/brands/nesquik) - [All hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hot-chocolate-and-malted-drink-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Cadbury Drinking Chocolate or Nesquik? In August 2026, Nesquik had more branded searches than Cadbury Drinking Chocolate among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand. Nesquik was estimated to have 1.3K branded searches compared to Cadbury Drinking Chocolate’s 560, and held an 8.4% Share of Search versus Cadbury Drinking Chocolate’s 3.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cadbury Drinking Chocolate vs Nesquik: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cadbury-drinking-chocolate-vs-nesquik This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cadbury-drinking-chocolate-vs-nesquik. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.