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title: "Dickies vs I Love Ugly: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Dickies or I Love Ugly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cargo pants 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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# Dickies vs I Love Ugly: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Dickies or I Love Ugly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cargo pants 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**: Dickies and I Love Ugly
- **Competitive set**: Cargo pants brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Dickies Share of Search**: 0.01%
- **I Love Ugly Share of Search**: 8%

## Is Dickies or I Love Ugly more popular in search?

- In September 2026, I Love Ugly had more branded searches than Dickies among cargo pants brands in New Zealand. I Love Ugly had about 22,300 branded searches, while Dickies had 40. I Love Ugly made up 8% of all cargo pants brand searches we track, and Dickies accounted for 0.01%.
- I Love Ugly was ahead of Dickies in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dickies’ share of searches among cargo pants brands in New Zealand held steady at 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, I Love Ugly’s share of searches among cargo pants brands in New Zealand held steady at 8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 22.3K.

## Top cargo pants brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Dickies was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. I Love Ugly was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Dickies was listed before I Love Ugly in three out of five 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dickies | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Kathmandu | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| I Love Ugly | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Cotton On | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Hard Yakka | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Levi's | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Lee | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about cargo pants brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which cargo pants brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Dickies, 2. Kathmandu, 3. Cotton On, 4. Hard Yakka
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cargo pants brands in New Zealand?": 1. Dickies, 2. Hard Yakka, 3. Cotton On, 4. I Love Ugly
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cargo pants brand in New Zealand for everyday wear?": 1. Dickies, 2. Kathmandu, 3. Cotton On
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cargo pants nz": 1. I Love Ugly, 2. Kathmandu
- Searched Google, AI Overview "men's cargo pants": 1. I Love Ugly, 2. Kathmandu

Not named in any answer: Levi's and Lee.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cargo pants brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, I Love Ugly lost share of searches among cargo pants brands in New Zealand, from 13.1% to 8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Dickies estimated searches | Dickies Share of Search | Dickies rank | I Love Ugly estimated searches | I Love Ugly Share of Search | I Love Ugly rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40 | 0.01% | 7 | 22.3K | 8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | <0.01% | 7 | 60.6K | 14% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | 33.2K | 8.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | <0.01% | 7 | 18.2K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 30 | 0.01% | 7 | 18.1K | 6.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | <0.01% | 7 | 27.2K | 8.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 | <0.01% | 7 | 22.3K | 6.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | 27.2K | 8.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 30 | <0.01% | 7 | 27.1K | 8.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 20 | <0.01% | 7 | 22.3K | 7.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 30 | <0.01% | 7 | 40.6K | 13.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 40 | 0.01% | 7 | 22.3K | 8% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dickies’ and I Love Ugly’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.

- **Dickies**: Measured on the search term “coveralls dickies”.
- **I Love Ugly**: Measured on the search terms “i love ugly”, “i love ugly clothing” and “iloveugly”, summed into one figure.

- [Dickies profile](/demand/nz/brands/dickies)
- [I Love Ugly profile](/demand/nz/brands/i-love-ugly)
- [All cargo pants brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cargo-pants-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Dickies or I Love Ugly more popular in search?

In September 2026, I Love Ugly had more branded searches than Dickies among cargo pants brands in New Zealand. I Love Ugly had about 22,300 branded searches, while Dickies had 40. I Love Ugly made up 8% of all cargo pants brand searches we track, and Dickies accounted for 0.01%.

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