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title: "Cub Cadet vs Lawnmaster: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Cub Cadet or Lawnmaster more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Lawn mower 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."
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# Cub Cadet vs Lawnmaster: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Cub Cadet or Lawnmaster more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Lawn mower 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**: Cub Cadet and Lawnmaster
- **Competitive set**: Lawn mower brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Cub Cadet Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **Lawnmaster Share of Search**: 6.4%

## Is Cub Cadet or Lawnmaster more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Lawnmaster had more branded searches than Cub Cadet among lawn mower brands in New Zealand. Lawnmaster had about 1,300 branded searches, while Cub Cadet had 260. Lawnmaster made up 6.4% of all lawn mower brand searches we track, and Cub Cadet accounted for 1.3%.
- Lawnmaster was ahead of Cub Cadet in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Cub Cadet’s share of searches among lawn mower brands in New Zealand moved from 1.5% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 260.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Lawnmaster’s share of searches among lawn mower brands in New Zealand moved from 7.1% to 6.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.3K.

## Top lawn mower brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Cub Cadet and Lawnmaster were each mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Cub Cadet and Lawnmaster were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Honda Power Equipment | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Stihl | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Masport | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Victa | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Makita | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Greenworks | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lawnmaster | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Rover | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Husqvarna | 9th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Ryobi | 10th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Cub Cadet | 11th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Toro | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about lawn mower brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which lawn mower brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Honda Power Equipment, 2. Masport, 3. Victa, 4. Makita
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best lawn mower brands in New Zealand?": 1. Honda Power Equipment, 2. Masport, 3. Stihl, 4. Makita, 5. Victa, 6. Husqvarna
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best lawn mower brand in New Zealand for a medium backyard?": 1. Honda Power Equipment, 2. Masport, 3. Makita
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ride on mower nz": 1. Stihl, 2. Victa, 3. Rover, 4. Husqvarna, 5. Cub Cadet
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cordless lawn mower": 1. Greenworks, 2. Lawnmaster, 3. Stihl, 4. Ryobi, 5. Makita

Not named in any answer: Toro.

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 lawn mower brands in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Lawnmaster lost share of searches among lawn mower brands in New Zealand, from 8.3% to 6.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Cub Cadet in New Zealand rose 23.8% over 12 measured months, from 210 to 260 in October 2026.

## How has branded search for Cub Cadet and Lawnmaster changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Cub Cadet estimated searches | Cub Cadet Share of Search | Cub Cadet rank | Lawnmaster estimated searches | Lawnmaster Share of Search | Lawnmaster rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 210 | 1.5% | 11 | 1K | 7.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 160 | 1.5% | 11 | 880 | 8.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 160 | 1.5% | 11 | 880 | 8.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 180 | 1.8% | 11 | 880 | 8.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 140 | 1.6% | 11 | 720 | 8.5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 110 | 1.4% | 12 | 590 | 7.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 120 | 1.9% | 11 | 480 | 7.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 120 | 2.1% | 11 | 390 | 6.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 90 | 1.7% | 10 | 480 | 9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 70 | 1.1% | 11 | 480 | 7.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 160 | 1.5% | 11 | 880 | 8.3% | 4 |
| Oct 2026 | 260 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.3K | 6.4% | 3 |

## How are Cub Cadet’s and Lawnmaster’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cub Cadet’s and Lawnmaster’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.

- **Cub Cadet**: Measured on the search terms “cub cadet lawn mower”, “cub cadet mower” and “cubcadet mower”, summed into one figure.
- **Lawnmaster**: Measured on the search term “lawnmaster lawn mower”.

- [Cub Cadet profile](/demand/nz/brands/cub-cadet)
- [Lawnmaster profile](/demand/nz/brands/lawnmaster)
- [All lawn mower brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-lawn-mower-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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 Cub Cadet or Lawnmaster more popular in search?

In October 2026, Lawnmaster had more branded searches than Cub Cadet among lawn mower brands in New Zealand. Lawnmaster had about 1,300 branded searches, while Cub Cadet had 260. Lawnmaster made up 6.4% of all lawn mower brand searches we track, and Cub Cadet accounted for 1.3%.

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