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title: "Carrera vs Quay: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Carrera or Quay? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunglasses 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Carrera vs Quay: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Carrera or Quay? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunglasses 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**: Carrera and Quay
- **Competitive set**: Sunglasses brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Carrera Share of Search**: 0.92%
- **Quay Share of Search**: 2.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Carrera or Quay?

- In August 2026, Quay had more branded searches than Carrera among sunglasses brands in New Zealand. Quay was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Carrera’s 370, and held a 2.8% Share of Search versus Carrera’s 0.92%.
- Quay was ahead of Carrera in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Carrera’s estimated Share of Search among sunglasses brands in New Zealand moved from 1% to 0.92%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 380 to 370.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Quay’s estimated Share of Search among sunglasses brands in New Zealand moved from 3.2% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2K to 1.1K.

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

Neither Carrera nor Quay moved beyond provider rounding among sunglasses brands in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Carrera estimated searches | Carrera Share of Search | Carrera rank | Quay estimated searches | Quay Share of Search | Quay rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 380 | 1% | 6 | 1.2K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 530 | 0.96% | 6 | 2K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 640 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.6K | 3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 420 | 0.97% | 6 | 1.2K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 320 | 0.91% | 6 | 910 | 2.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 350 | 1% | 6 | 950 | 2.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 310 | 0.95% | 6 | 780 | 2.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 370 | 1.1% | 6 | 770 | 2.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 350 | 0.93% | 6 | 1.1K | 2.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 420 | 1% | 6 | 1.2K | 2.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 370 | 0.92% | 6 | 1.1K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Carrera’s and Quay’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.

- **Carrera**: Measured on the search terms “carrera glasses”, “carrera polarised” and “carrera sunglasses”, summed into one figure.
- **Quay**: Measured on the search terms “quay australia sunglasses”, “quay glasses”, “quay omen sunglasses”, “quay polarised” and “quay sunglasses”, summed into one figure.

- [Carrera profile](/demand/nz/brands/carrera)
- [Quay profile](/demand/nz/brands/quay)
- [All sunglasses brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sunglasses-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, Carrera or Quay?

In August 2026, Quay had more branded searches than Carrera among sunglasses brands in New Zealand. Quay was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Carrera’s 370, and held a 2.8% Share of Search versus Carrera’s 0.92%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Carrera vs Quay: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carrera-vs-quay

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