--- title: "Chanel vs Yves Saint Laurent: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fragrance 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/chanel-vs-yves-saint-laurent" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Chanel vs Yves Saint Laurent: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fragrance 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**: Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent - **Competitive set**: Fragrance brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Chanel Share of Search**: 16.8% - **Yves Saint Laurent Share of Search**: 16.3% ## Which is more popular in search, Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent? - In August 2026, Chanel had more branded searches than Yves Saint Laurent among fragrance brands in New Zealand. Chanel was estimated to have 30.7K branded searches compared to Yves Saint Laurent’s 29.7K, and held a 16.8% Share of Search versus Yves Saint Laurent’s 16.3%. - The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Chanel took it in February 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chanel’s estimated Share of Search among fragrance brands in New Zealand moved from 14.1% to 16.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.8K to 30.7K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Yves Saint Laurent’s estimated Share of Search among fragrance brands in New Zealand moved from 15.7% to 16.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 25.3K to 29.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand fragrance brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Chanel lost estimated Share of Search among fragrance brands in New Zealand, from 17.7% to 16.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Yves Saint Laurent in New Zealand rose 17.6% over 11 measured months, from 25.3K to 29.7K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Chanel estimated searches | Chanel Share of Search | Chanel rank | Yves Saint Laurent estimated searches | Yves Saint Laurent Share of Search | Yves Saint Laurent rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 22.8K | 14.1% | 5 | 25.3K | 15.7% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 26.1K | 13.9% | 5 | 30.8K | 16.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 33.3K | 15.5% | 4 | 37.3K | 17.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 25.3K | 16.4% | 4 | 25.5K | 16.6% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 22.3K | 16.5% | 3 | 21.6K | 16% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 23.9K | 16.6% | 3 | 22.9K | 15.9% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 24K | 16% | 3 | 23.6K | 15.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 33.1K | 18.9% | 2 | 24.7K | 14.1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 39.8K | 23.4% | 1 | 25.2K | 14.8% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 28.5K | 17.7% | 2 | 26.8K | 16.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 30.7K | 16.8% | 2 | 29.7K | 16.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chanel’s and Yves Saint Laurent’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. - **Chanel**: Measured on the search terms “bleu de chanel”, “bleu de chanel parfum”, “chanel”, “chanel 05”, “chanel 5 parfum”, “chanel australia”, “chanel bag”, “chanel chance”, “chanel coco parfum”, “chanel cologne”, “chanel com”, “chanel eau de parfum”, “chanel fragrance”, “chanel handbag”, “chanel near me”, “chanel nz”, “chanel online”, “chanel parfume”, “chanel shoes”, “chanel sunglasses”, “chanel wallet”, “chanel water” and “coco chanel”, summed into one figure. - **Yves Saint Laurent**: Measured on the search terms “ysl”, “ysl black optimum”, “ysl colognes”, “ysl edp”, “ysl heel”, “ysl libre”, “ysl parfum men”, “ysl perfumes”, “ysl pocketbook”, “ysl y”, “ysl yedp”, “yslbeauty com”, “yves saint laurent”, “yves saint laurent cologne”, “yves saint laurent eau de parfum”, “yves saint laurent near me”, “yves saint laurent nz”, “yves saint laurent online”, “yves saint laurent perfume”, “yvessaintlaurent”, “yvessaintlaurent cologne”, “yvessaintlaurent eau de parfum” and “yvessaintlaurent perfume”, summed into one figure. - [Chanel profile](/demand/nz/brands/chanel) - [Yves Saint Laurent profile](/demand/nz/brands/yves-saint-laurent) - [All fragrance brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-fragrance-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent? In August 2026, Chanel had more branded searches than Yves Saint Laurent among fragrance brands in New Zealand. Chanel was estimated to have 30.7K branded searches compared to Yves Saint Laurent’s 29.7K, and held a 16.8% Share of Search versus Yves Saint Laurent’s 16.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Chanel vs Yves Saint Laurent: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/chanel-vs-yves-saint-laurent This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/chanel-vs-yves-saint-laurent. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.