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title: "Claristone vs The Web Guys: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Claristone or The Web Guys more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland web design agencies 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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# Claristone vs The Web Guys: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Claristone or The Web Guys more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland web design agencies 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**: Claristone and The Web Guys
- **Competitive set**: Auckland web design agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Claristone Share of Search**: 0.88%
- **The Web Guys Share of Search**: 41.6%

## Is Claristone or The Web Guys more popular in search?

- In September 2026, The Web Guys had more branded searches than Claristone among Auckland web design agencies in New Zealand. The Web Guys had about 470 branded searches, while Claristone had 10. The Web Guys made up 41.6% of all Auckland web design agency searches we track, and Claristone accounted for 0.88%.
- The Web Guys was ahead of Claristone in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Claristone’s share of searches among Auckland web design agencies in New Zealand moved from 0.65% to 0.88%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Web Guys’ share of searches among Auckland web design agencies in New Zealand moved from 37.9% to 41.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 580 to 470.

## Top Auckland web design agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, The Web Guys appeared in all three answers. Claristone did not appear in any of the three answers.

Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted.

| Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- |
| White Rabbit | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |
| The Web Guys | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Kiwi Web Design | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 |
| Claristone | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |
| Ultimate Web Designs | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |

## Every AI answer about Auckland web design agencies

- Asked ChatGPT "Which web design agency should I hire in Auckland, New Zealand?": 1. The Web Guys
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best web design agencies in Auckland, New Zealand?": 1. The Web Guys, 2. Kiwi Web Design
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best web design agency in Auckland, New Zealand for a new website?": 1. The Web Guys

Not named in any answer: White Rabbit, Claristone and Ultimate Web Designs.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Auckland web design agencies in September 2026?

- In September 2026, The Web Guys gained share of searches among Auckland web design agencies in New Zealand, from 39.4% to 41.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Claristone estimated searches | Claristone Share of Search | Claristone rank | The Web Guys estimated searches | The Web Guys Share of Search | The Web Guys rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 0.65% | 4 | 580 | 37.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.5% | 4 | 1K | 52.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 0.68% | 4 | 740 | 50% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 0.96% | 4 | 400 | 38.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 0.94% | 4 | 530 | 50% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.87% | 4 | 490 | 42.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 | 1.9% | 4 | 800 | 51.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 0.72% | 5 | 690 | 49.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 | 1.8% | 4 | 460 | 41.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.89% | 4 | 490 | 43.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 0.92% | 4 | 430 | 39.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 0.88% | 4 | 470 | 41.6% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Claristone’s and The Web Guys’ 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.

- **Claristone**: Measured on the search term “claristone”.
- **The Web Guys**: Measured on the search terms “the web guys” and “the web guys nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Claristone profile](/demand/nz/brands/claristone)
- [The Web Guys profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-web-guys-nz)
- [All Auckland web design agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/auckland/web-design-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Claristone or The Web Guys more popular in search?

In September 2026, The Web Guys had more branded searches than Claristone among Auckland web design agencies in New Zealand. The Web Guys had about 470 branded searches, while Claristone had 10. The Web Guys made up 41.6% of all Auckland web design agency searches we track, and Claristone accounted for 0.88%.

## Cite this page

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