--- title: "Commercial Bay vs Westfield Newmarket: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Commercial Bay or Westfield Newmarket? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland shopping centres 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/commercial-bay-vs-westfield-newmarket" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Commercial Bay vs Westfield Newmarket: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Commercial Bay or Westfield Newmarket? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland shopping centres 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**: Commercial Bay and Westfield Newmarket - **Competitive set**: Auckland shopping centres - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Commercial Bay Share of Search**: 5.9% - **Westfield Newmarket Share of Search**: 21.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Commercial Bay or Westfield Newmarket? - In August 2026, Westfield Newmarket had more branded searches than Commercial Bay among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand. Westfield Newmarket was estimated to have 136K branded searches compared to Commercial Bay’s 38K, and held a 21.1% Share of Search versus Commercial Bay’s 5.9%. - Westfield Newmarket was ahead of Commercial Bay in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Commercial Bay’s estimated Share of Search among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand moved from 5.2% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 32K to 38K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Westfield Newmarket’s estimated Share of Search among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand moved from 22.1% to 21.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 137K to 136K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand auckland shopping centres in August 2026? - In August 2026, Commercial Bay gained estimated Share of Search among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand, from 4.8% to 5.9%. - In August 2026, Westfield Newmarket gained estimated Share of Search among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand, from 20.3% to 21.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Commercial Bay estimated searches | Commercial Bay Share of Search | Commercial Bay rank | Westfield Newmarket estimated searches | Westfield Newmarket Share of Search | Westfield Newmarket rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 32K | 5.2% | 7 | 137K | 22.1% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 38.8K | 5.4% | 7 | 167K | 23.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 46.6K | 4.4% | 7 | 204K | 19.2% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 38.2K | 5.3% | 7 | 167K | 23% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 38.1K | 6.1% | 7 | 136K | 21.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 38.4K | 6.4% | 7 | 136K | 22.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 32.4K | 4.3% | 7 | 167K | 22.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 33K | 5.3% | 7 | 136K | 22% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 31.8K | 5.2% | 7 | 136K | 22.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 31.9K | 4.8% | 7 | 136K | 20.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 38K | 5.9% | 7 | 136K | 21.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Commercial Bay’s and Westfield Newmarket’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. - **Commercial Bay**: Measured on the search terms “aje commercial bay”, “bluebells commercial bay”, “commercial bay”, “commercial bay carpark”, “commercial bay eateries”, “commercial bay hours”, “commercial bay mall”, “commercial bay near me”, “commercial bay new zealand”, “commercial bay nz”, “commercial bay opening hours”, “commercial bay shopping centre”, “commercial bay shops”, “commercial bay stores”, “commercialbay”, “commercialbay co nz”, “cos commercial bay”, “nam nam commercial bay”, “needo commercial bay”, “origine commercial bay”, “rodd and gunn commercial bay”, “shake out commercial bay”, “storm commercial bay” and “the gentry commercial bay”, summed into one figure. - **Westfield Newmarket**: Measured on the search terms “bnz westfield newmarket”, “countdown westfield newmarket”, “kmart westfield newmarket”, “shoe shops westfield newmarket”, “westfield newmarket”, “westfield newmarket christmas hours”, “westfield newmarket clothing stores”, “westfield newmarket new zealand”, “westfield newmarket opening hours”, “westfield newmarket photos”, “westfield newmarket shopping centre”, “westfield newmarket shops” and “westfieldnewmarket”, summed into one figure. - [Commercial Bay profile](/demand/nz/brands/commercial-bay) - [Westfield Newmarket profile](/demand/nz/brands/westfield-newmarket) - [All auckland shopping centres in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-auckland-shopping-centres): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Commercial Bay or Westfield Newmarket? In August 2026, Westfield Newmarket had more branded searches than Commercial Bay among auckland shopping centres in New Zealand. Westfield Newmarket was estimated to have 136K branded searches compared to Commercial Bay’s 38K, and held a 21.1% Share of Search versus Commercial Bay’s 5.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Commercial Bay vs Westfield Newmarket: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/commercial-bay-vs-westfield-newmarket This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/commercial-bay-vs-westfield-newmarket. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.