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title: "Complete Angler vs Kilwell Sports: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Complete Angler or Kilwell Sports? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hunting and Fishing Retailers 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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# Complete Angler vs Kilwell Sports: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Complete Angler or Kilwell Sports? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hunting and Fishing Retailers 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**: Complete Angler and Kilwell Sports
- **Competitive set**: Hunting and Fishing Retailers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Complete Angler Share of Search**: 0.45%
- **Kilwell Sports Share of Search**: 0.55%

## Which is more popular in search, Complete Angler or Kilwell Sports?

- In August 2026, Kilwell Sports had more branded searches than Complete Angler among hunting and fishing retailers in New Zealand. Kilwell Sports was estimated to have 720 branded searches compared to Complete Angler’s 590, and held a 0.55% Share of Search versus Complete Angler’s 0.45%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Kilwell Sports took it in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Complete Angler’s estimated Share of Search among hunting and fishing retailers in New Zealand moved from 0.55% to 0.45%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 590.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kilwell Sports’ estimated Share of Search among hunting and fishing retailers in New Zealand held steady at 0.55%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 720.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hunting and fishing retailers in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Complete Angler in New Zealand fell 33% over 11 measured months, from 880 to 590 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kilwell Sports in New Zealand fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 880 to 720 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Complete Angler estimated searches | Complete Angler Share of Search | Complete Angler rank | Kilwell Sports estimated searches | Kilwell Sports Share of Search | Kilwell Sports rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 880 | 0.55% | 5 | 880 | 0.55% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 0.61% | 4 | 880 | 0.41% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 0.54% | 4 | 1K | 0.34% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 0.55% | 4 | 1K | 0.42% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 0.62% | 4 | 880 | 0.55% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 880 | 0.51% | 4 | 880 | 0.51% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 720 | 0.41% | 5 | 720 | 0.41% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 720 | 0.48% | 5 | 720 | 0.48% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 480 | 0.36% | 7 | 720 | 0.54% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 480 | 0.34% | 7 | 590 | 0.41% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 590 | 0.45% | 7 | 720 | 0.55% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Complete Angler’s and Kilwell Sports’ 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.

- **Complete Angler**: Measured on the search term “Complete Angler”.
- **Kilwell Sports**: Measured on the search term “Kilwell Sports”.

- [Complete Angler profile](/demand/nz/brands/complete-angler)
- [Kilwell Sports profile](/demand/nz/brands/kilwell-sports)
- [All hunting and fishing retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hunting-and-fishing-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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, Complete Angler or Kilwell Sports?

In August 2026, Kilwell Sports had more branded searches than Complete Angler among hunting and fishing retailers in New Zealand. Kilwell Sports was estimated to have 720 branded searches compared to Complete Angler’s 590, and held a 0.55% Share of Search versus Complete Angler’s 0.45%.

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