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title: "Circle vs Skool: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Circle or Skool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online community platforms 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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# Circle vs Skool: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Circle or Skool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online community platforms 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**: Circle and Skool
- **Competitive set**: Online community platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Circle Share of Search**: 0.07%
- **Skool Share of Search**: 2.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Circle or Skool?

- In August 2026, Skool had more branded searches than Circle among online community platforms in New Zealand. Skool was estimated to have 2.6K branded searches compared to Circle’s 90, and held a 2.2% Share of Search versus Circle’s 0.07%.
- Skool was ahead of Circle in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Circle’s estimated Share of Search among online community platforms in New Zealand held steady at 0.07%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 100 to 90.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Skool’s estimated Share of Search among online community platforms in New Zealand moved from 2.1% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.1K to 2.6K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand online community platforms in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Skool in New Zealand fell 14.5% over 11 measured months, from 3.1K to 2.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Circle in New Zealand fell 10% over 11 measured months, from 100 to 90 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Circle estimated searches | Circle Share of Search | Circle rank | Skool estimated searches | Skool Share of Search | Skool rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 100 | 0.07% | 4 | 3.1K | 2.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 80 | 0.05% | 4 | 3.1K | 2.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 80 | 0.07% | 4 | 3.1K | 2.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 70 | 0.06% | 4 | 3.8K | 3.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 100 | 0.08% | 4 | 3.1K | 2.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 90 | 0.06% | 4 | 3.1K | 2.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 70 | 0.05% | 4 | 3.1K | 2.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 100 | 0.07% | 4 | 3.1K | 2.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 110 | 0.09% | 4 | 2.6K | 2.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 90 | 0.07% | 4 | 2.6K | 2.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 90 | 0.07% | 4 | 2.6K | 2.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Circle’s and Skool’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.

- **Circle**: Measured on the search terms “circle community”, “circle community platform”, “circle forum”, “circle membership”, “circle online community” and “circle so”, summed into one figure.
- **Skool**: Measured on the search terms “knu skool”, “old skool”, “skool”, “skool com”, “skool community platform”, “skool forum”, “skool membership”, “skool near me” and “skool online”, summed into one figure.

- [Circle profile](/demand/nz/brands/circle)
- [Skool profile](/demand/nz/brands/skool)
- [All online community platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-community-platforms): 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, Circle or Skool?

In August 2026, Skool had more branded searches than Circle among online community platforms in New Zealand. Skool was estimated to have 2.6K branded searches compared to Circle’s 90, and held a 2.2% Share of Search versus Circle’s 0.07%.

## Cite this page

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