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title: "Denza vs MINI: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Denza or MINI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Denza vs MINI: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Denza or MINI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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**: Denza and MINI
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Denza Share of Search**: 0.65%
- **MINI Share of Search**: 0.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Denza or MINI?

- In August 2026, Denza had more branded searches than MINI among car brands in New Zealand. Denza was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to MINI’s 6.3K, and held a 0.65% Share of Search versus MINI’s 0.5%.
- The lead changed hands 5 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Denza took it in December 2025, MINI took it in February 2026, Denza took it in May 2026, MINI took it in June 2026, Denza took it in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Denza’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.12% to 0.65%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4K to 8.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MINI’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.52% to 0.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.4K to 6.3K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand car brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Denza rose from 45th to 38th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, MINI rose from 48th to 45th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Denza estimated searches | Denza Share of Search | Denza rank | MINI estimated searches | MINI Share of Search | MINI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.4K | 0.12% | 70 | 6.4K | 0.52% | 42 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.7K | 0.23% | 63 | 6.5K | 0.55% | 41 |
| Dec 2025 | 7.6K | 0.68% | 37 | 6.4K | 0.57% | 43 |
| Jan 2026 | 7K | 0.53% | 41 | 6.7K | 0.51% | 42 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.9K | 0.5% | 43 | 6.2K | 0.52% | 42 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.5K | 0.37% | 51 | 7.1K | 0.48% | 45 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.2K | 0.47% | 47 | 6.6K | 0.5% | 46 |
| May 2026 | 7K | 0.54% | 44 | 6.4K | 0.49% | 46 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.3K | 0.45% | 47 | 6.3K | 0.53% | 45 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.7K | 0.58% | 45 | 5.4K | 0.46% | 48 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 0.65% | 38 | 6.3K | 0.5% | 45 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Denza’s and MINI’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.

- **Denza**: Measured on the search terms “denza”, “denza car”, “denza cars”, “denza d9”, “denza new zealand” and “denza nz”, summed into one figure.
- **MINI**: Measured on the search terms “mini aceman”, “mini car”, “mini cars”, “mini clubman”, “mini cooper”, “mini countryman”, “mini new zealand” and “mini nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Denza profile](/demand/nz/brands/denza)
- [MINI profile](/demand/nz/brands/mini)
- [All car brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 87 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, Denza or MINI?

In August 2026, Denza had more branded searches than MINI among car brands in New Zealand. Denza was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to MINI’s 6.3K, and held a 0.65% Share of Search versus MINI’s 0.5%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Denza vs MINI: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/denza-vs-mini

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