--- title: "Continental vs Wattie's: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Continental or Wattie's more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soup and stock brands 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/continental-foods-vs-watties" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Continental vs Wattie's: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Continental or Wattie's more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soup and stock brands 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**: Continental and Wattie's - **Competitive set**: Soup and stock brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Continental Share of Search**: 2.7% - **Wattie's Share of Search**: 39.2% ## Is Continental or Wattie's more popular in search? - In September 2026, Wattie's had more branded searches than Continental among soup and stock brands in New Zealand. Wattie's had about 3,100 branded searches, while Continental had 210. Wattie's made up 39.2% of all soup and stock brand searches we track, and Continental accounted for 2.7%. - Wattie's was ahead of Continental in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Continental’s share of searches among soup and stock brands in New Zealand moved from 1.1% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 210. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wattie's’ share of searches among soup and stock brands in New Zealand moved from 45% to 39.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.8K to 3.1K. ## Top soup and stock brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Continental and Wattie's were each mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Continental and Wattie's were each listed first in two of the four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Campbell's | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Maggi | 2nd | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Wattie's | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Continental | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | The Little Bone Broth Company | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | OXO Stock | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about soup and stock brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which soup or stock brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Campbell's, 2. The Little Bone Broth Company, 3. Wattie's - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best soup and stock brands in New Zealand?": 1. Wattie's, 2. Campbell's, 3. The Little Bone Broth Company, 4. Continental - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best soup or stock brand in New Zealand for everyday cooking?": 1. Campbell's, 2. Continental - Searched Google, AI Overview "soup brands nz": 1. Campbell's, 2. Maggi, 3. Continental - Searched Google, AI Overview "stock brands nz": 1. Maggi, 2. Wattie's Not named in any answer: OXO Stock. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand soup and stock brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Wattie's lost share of searches among soup and stock brands in New Zealand, from 42.4% to 39.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Continental in New Zealand rose 133.3% over 12 measured months, from 90 to 210 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Continental estimated searches | Continental Share of Search | Continental rank | Wattie's estimated searches | Wattie's Share of Search | Wattie's rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 90 | 1.1% | 5 | 3.8K | 45% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 70 | 0.72% | 5 | 3.1K | 32% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 90 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.3K | 35.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 70 | 0.89% | 6 | 3.2K | 40.9% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 90 | 1.2% | 6 | 3.1K | 42.6% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 110 | 0.36% | 6 | 26.3K | 84.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 140 | 1.6% | 6 | 4.1K | 46.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 170 | 1.6% | 6 | 4.9K | 47.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 210 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.9K | 34.1% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 210 | 2.5% | 5 | 3K | 36.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 260 | 2.7% | 5 | 4K | 42.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 210 | 2.7% | 5 | 3.1K | 39.2% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Continental’s and Wattie'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. - **Continental**: Measured on the search term “continental soup”. - **Wattie's**: Measured on the search terms “chilli beans watties”, “wattie s”, “wattie's”, “watties”, “watties beans”, “watties beetroot”, “watties big eat”, “watties chilli beans”, “watties ketchup”, “watties mexican beans”, “watties spaghetti”, “watties tomato”, “watties tomato paste” and “watties tomato puree”, summed into one figure. - [Continental profile](/demand/nz/brands/continental-foods) - [Wattie's profile](/demand/nz/brands/watties) - [All soup and stock brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-soup-and-stock-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Continental or Wattie's more popular in search? In September 2026, Wattie's had more branded searches than Continental among soup and stock brands in New Zealand. Wattie's had about 3,100 branded searches, while Continental had 210. Wattie's made up 39.2% of all soup and stock brand searches we track, and Continental accounted for 2.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Continental vs Wattie's: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/continental-foods-vs-watties This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/continental-foods-vs-watties. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.