--- title: "Cub Cadet vs STIHL: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Cub Cadet or STIHL? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cub-cadet-vs-stihl" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cub Cadet vs STIHL: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Cub Cadet or STIHL? 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 STIHL - **Competitive set**: Lawn mower brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Cub Cadet Share of Search**: 4.1% - **STIHL Share of Search**: 46.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Cub Cadet or STIHL? - In August 2026, STIHL had more branded searches than Cub Cadet among lawn mower brands in New Zealand. STIHL was estimated to have 16.8K branded searches compared to Cub Cadet’s 1.5K, and held a 46.5% Share of Search versus Cub Cadet’s 4.1%. - STIHL was ahead of Cub Cadet in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cub Cadet’s estimated Share of Search among lawn mower brands in New Zealand moved from 5.4% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 1.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, STIHL’s estimated Share of Search among lawn mower brands in New Zealand moved from 41.7% to 46.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20.5K to 16.8K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand lawn mower brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Cub Cadet gained estimated Share of Search among lawn mower brands in New Zealand, from 3.5% to 4.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for STIHL in New Zealand fell 18.4% over 11 measured months, from 20.5K to 16.8K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cub Cadet estimated searches | Cub Cadet Share of Search | Cub Cadet rank | STIHL estimated searches | STIHL Share of Search | STIHL rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.6K | 5.4% | 4 | 20.5K | 41.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 2.8K | 5.3% | 4 | 24.1K | 45.2% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 2.3K | 5% | 4 | 21.6K | 47.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 5.2% | 4 | 21.1K | 45.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 2.6K | 5.8% | 4 | 20.5K | 44.9% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 2K | 4.7% | 4 | 18.7K | 44.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.7K | 4.2% | 4 | 18.4K | 44.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1.6K | 3.8% | 4 | 19.7K | 47.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.5K | 4.3% | 4 | 16.4K | 46.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 1.2K | 3.5% | 4 | 16K | 46.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1.5K | 4.1% | 4 | 16.8K | 46.5% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cub Cadet’s and STIHL’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”, “cub cadet 0 turn”, “cub cadet chainsaw”, “cub cadet lawn mower”, “cub cadet lt42”, “cub cadet ltx 1042”, “cub cadet lx42”, “cub cadet mower”, “cub cadet near me”, “cub cadet nz”, “cub cadet o turn mowers”, “cub cadet online”, “cub cadet ride on mower”, “cub cadet xt1”, “cub cadet xt2”, “cubcadet”, “cubcadet chainsaw”, “cubcadet lawn mower”, “cubcadet mower”, “cubcadet nz” and “cubcadet ride on mower”, summed into one figure. - **STIHL**: Measured on the search terms “500i stihl”, “ms 170 stihl”, “ms 180 stihl”, “stihl”, “stihl air blower”, “stihl blower”, “stihl brush cutter”, “stihl chainsaw”, “stihl co nz”, “stihl concrete saw”, “stihl fs38”, “stihl hedge trimmer”, “stihl lawn mower”, “stihl line trimmer”, “stihl mower”, “stihl ms250”, “stihl near me”, “stihl nz”, “stihl online”, “stihl pole saw”, “stihl ride on mower”, “stihl shop near me”, “stihl weed eater” and “stihlshop co nz”, summed into one figure. - [Cub Cadet profile](/demand/nz/brands/cub-cadet) - [STIHL profile](/demand/nz/brands/stihl) - [All lawn mower brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-lawn-mower-brands): 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, Cub Cadet or STIHL? In August 2026, STIHL had more branded searches than Cub Cadet among lawn mower brands in New Zealand. STIHL was estimated to have 16.8K branded searches compared to Cub Cadet’s 1.5K, and held a 46.5% Share of Search versus Cub Cadet’s 4.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cub Cadet vs STIHL: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cub-cadet-vs-stihl This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cub-cadet-vs-stihl. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.