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title: "Costco vs Toops: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Costco or Toops? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wholesale and cash and carry stores 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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# Costco vs Toops: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Costco or Toops? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wholesale and cash and carry stores 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**: Costco and Toops
- **Competitive set**: Wholesale and cash and carry stores
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Costco Share of Search**: 60.3%
- **Toops Share of Search**: 0.15%

## Which is more popular in search, Costco or Toops?

- In August 2026, Costco had more branded searches than Toops among wholesale and cash and carry stores in New Zealand. Costco was estimated to have 119K branded searches compared to Toops’ 290, and held a 60.3% Share of Search versus Toops’ 0.15%.
- Costco was ahead of Toops in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Costco’s estimated Share of Search among wholesale and cash and carry stores in New Zealand moved from 54.7% to 60.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 119K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Toops’ estimated Share of Search among wholesale and cash and carry stores in New Zealand moved from 0.14% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 280 to 290.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand wholesale and cash and carry stores in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Costco lost estimated Share of Search among wholesale and cash and carry stores in New Zealand, from 61.6% to 60.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Costco estimated searches | Costco Share of Search | Costco rank | Toops estimated searches | Toops Share of Search | Toops rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110K | 54.7% | 1 | 280 | 0.14% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 131K | 59.4% | 1 | 250 | 0.11% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 137K | 60.7% | 1 | 220 | 0.1% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 113K | 59.4% | 1 | 240 | 0.13% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.3K | 53.8% | 1 | 210 | 0.12% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 120K | 56% | 1 | 250 | 0.12% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 146K | 64.5% | 1 | 220 | 0.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 124K | 61.2% | 1 | 190 | 0.09% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 108K | 58.3% | 1 | 200 | 0.11% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 125K | 61.6% | 1 | 230 | 0.11% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 119K | 60.3% | 1 | 290 | 0.15% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Costco’s and Toops’ 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.

- **Costco**: Measured on the search terms “costco”, “costco bulk”, “costco cash and carry”, “costco chocolate”, “costco co nz”, “costco delivery”, “costco foodservice”, “costco groceries”, “costco hot dogs”, “costco hours”, “costco hours today”, “costco near me”, “costco new zealand”, “costco next”, “costco nz”, “costco online”, “costco pizza”, “costco tires”, “costco tv”, “costco tyres”, “costco usa”, “costco warehouse”, “costco wellington”, “costco westgate”, “costco wholesale” and “ess costco com au”, summed into one figure.
- **Toops**: Measured on the search terms “toops”, “toops co nz”, “toops near me”, “toops nz”, “toops online” and “toops wholesale”, summed into one figure.

- [Costco profile](/demand/nz/brands/costco)
- [Toops profile](/demand/nz/brands/toops)
- [All wholesale and cash and carry stores in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-wholesale-food-suppliers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Costco or Toops?

In August 2026, Costco had more branded searches than Toops among wholesale and cash and carry stores in New Zealand. Costco was estimated to have 119K branded searches compared to Toops’ 290, and held a 60.3% Share of Search versus Toops’ 0.15%.

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