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title: "Claude vs Google Gemini: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Claude or Google Gemini? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI chatbots 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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# Claude vs Google Gemini: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Claude or Google Gemini? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI chatbots 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**: Claude and Google Gemini
- **Competitive set**: AI chatbots
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Claude Share of Search**: 2.1%
- **Google Gemini Share of Search**: 4.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Claude or Google Gemini?

- In August 2026, Google Gemini had more branded searches than Claude among AI chatbots in New Zealand. Google Gemini was estimated to have 221K branded searches compared to Claude’s 112K, and held a 4.1% Share of Search versus Claude’s 2.1%.
- Google Gemini was ahead of Claude in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Claude’s estimated Share of Search among AI chatbots in New Zealand moved from 0.62% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.8K to 112K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Gemini’s estimated Share of Search among AI chatbots in New Zealand moved from 4.6% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 205K to 221K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand AI chatbots in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Claude in New Zealand rose 304% over 11 measured months, from 27.8K to 112K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Claude estimated searches | Claude Share of Search | Claude rank | Google Gemini estimated searches | Google Gemini Share of Search | Google Gemini rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.8K | 0.62% | 5 | 205K | 4.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.8K | 0.52% | 5 | 136K | 3.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 15.3K | 0.46% | 5 | 120K | 3.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 23.1K | 0.57% | 5 | 129K | 3.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 42.5K | 0.97% | 4 | 145K | 3.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 114K | 2.1% | 4 | 190K | 3.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 113K | 2.5% | 4 | 157K | 3.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 138K | 2.5% | 4 | 194K | 3.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 138K | 2.5% | 4 | 251K | 4.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 92.8K | 2.1% | 4 | 177K | 4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 112K | 2.1% | 4 | 221K | 4.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Claude’s and Google Gemini’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.

- **Claude**: Measured on the search terms “ai claude”, “anthropic claude”, “claude ai”, “claude anthropic”, “claude app” and “claude chat”, summed into one figure.
- **Google Gemini**: Measured on the search terms “gemini ai”, “gemini app”, “gemini chat”, “gemini google com”, “google gemini”, “google gemini ai”, “google gemini app”, “google gemini chat”, “google gemini near me”, “google gemini nz”, “google gemini online”, “googlegemini”, “googlegemini ai” and “googlegemini app”, summed into one figure.

- [Claude profile](/demand/nz/brands/claude)
- [Google Gemini profile](/demand/nz/brands/google-gemini)
- [All AI chatbots in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ai-chatbots): 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, Claude or Google Gemini?

In August 2026, Google Gemini had more branded searches than Claude among AI chatbots in New Zealand. Google Gemini was estimated to have 221K branded searches compared to Claude’s 112K, and held a 4.1% Share of Search versus Claude’s 2.1%.

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