--- title: "Carlile Dowling vs Willis Legal: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Carlile Dowling or Willis Legal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Napier law firms 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/carlile-dowling-vs-willis-legal" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Carlile Dowling vs Willis Legal: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Carlile Dowling or Willis Legal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Napier law firms 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**: Carlile Dowling and Willis Legal - **Competitive set**: Napier law firms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Carlile Dowling Share of Search**: 11.4% - **Willis Legal Share of Search**: 41.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Carlile Dowling or Willis Legal? - In August 2026, Willis Legal had more branded searches than Carlile Dowling among napier law firms in New Zealand. Willis Legal was estimated to have 980 branded searches compared to Carlile Dowling’s 270, and held a 41.5% Share of Search versus Carlile Dowling’s 11.4%. - Willis Legal was ahead of Carlile Dowling in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Carlile Dowling’s estimated Share of Search among napier law firms in New Zealand moved from 14.3% to 11.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 370 to 270. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Willis Legal’s estimated Share of Search among napier law firms in New Zealand moved from 41.3% to 41.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 980. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand napier law firms in August 2026? - In August 2026, Goodwill Law overtook Carlile Dowling to rank 3rd among napier law firms in New Zealand, at 11.9%. - In August 2026, Willis Legal lost estimated Share of Search among napier law firms in New Zealand, from 42.6% to 41.5%. - In August 2026, Carlile Dowling lost estimated Share of Search among napier law firms in New Zealand, from 12.3% to 11.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Carlile Dowling estimated searches | Carlile Dowling Share of Search | Carlile Dowling rank | Willis Legal estimated searches | Willis Legal Share of Search | Willis Legal rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 370 | 14.3% | 3 | 1.1K | 41.3% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 420 | 14.7% | 3 | 1.2K | 42.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 280 | 14.1% | 3 | 800 | 40.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 320 | 14.9% | 3 | 870 | 40.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 370 | 15.7% | 3 | 870 | 37% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 410 | 13.8% | 3 | 1.2K | 40.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 300 | 14% | 3 | 910 | 42.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 340 | 15.7% | 3 | 980 | 45.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 330 | 14.5% | 3 | 980 | 43% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 300 | 12.3% | 3 | 1K | 42.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 270 | 11.4% | 4 | 980 | 41.5% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Carlile Dowling’s and Willis Legal’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. - **Carlile Dowling**: Measured on the search terms “carlile dowling”, “carlile dowling lawyers”, “carlile dowling napier” and “carlile dowling solicitors”, summed into one figure. - **Willis Legal**: Measured on the search terms “willis legal” and “willis legal napier”, summed into one figure. - [Carlile Dowling profile](/demand/nz/brands/carlile-dowling) - [Willis Legal profile](/demand/nz/brands/willis-legal) - [All napier law firms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-napier-law-firms): 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, Carlile Dowling or Willis Legal? In August 2026, Willis Legal had more branded searches than Carlile Dowling among napier law firms in New Zealand. Willis Legal was estimated to have 980 branded searches compared to Carlile Dowling’s 270, and held a 41.5% Share of Search versus Carlile Dowling’s 11.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Carlile Dowling vs Willis Legal: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carlile-dowling-vs-willis-legal This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carlile-dowling-vs-willis-legal. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.