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title: "Discourse vs Mighty Networks: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Discourse or Mighty Networks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online community platforms 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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# Discourse vs Mighty Networks: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Discourse or Mighty Networks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online community platforms 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**: Discourse and Mighty Networks
- **Competitive set**: Online community platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Discourse Share of Search**: 0.02%
- **Mighty Networks Share of Search**: 0.13%

## Which is more popular in search, Discourse or Mighty Networks?

- In August 2026, Mighty Networks had more branded searches than Discourse among online community platforms in New Zealand. Mighty Networks was estimated to have 160 branded searches compared to Discourse’s 20, and held a 0.13% Share of Search versus Discourse’s 0.02%.
- Mighty Networks was ahead of Discourse in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Discourse’s estimated Share of Search among online community platforms in New Zealand moved from 0.01% to 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mighty Networks’ estimated Share of Search among online community platforms in New Zealand moved from 0.12% to 0.13%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 160.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand online community platforms in August 2026?

Neither Discourse nor Mighty Networks moved beyond provider rounding among online community platforms in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Discourse estimated searches | Discourse Share of Search | Discourse rank | Mighty Networks estimated searches | Mighty Networks Share of Search | Mighty Networks rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 20 | 0.01% | 5 | 170 | 0.12% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 20 | 0.01% | 5 | 170 | 0.12% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | <0.01% | 5 | 170 | 0.14% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 5 | 240 | 0.19% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 30 | 0.02% | 5 | 230 | 0.19% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 40 | 0.03% | 5 | 220 | 0.15% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 | 0.02% | 5 | 150 | 0.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 0.02% | 5 | 180 | 0.12% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 | 0.02% | 5 | 180 | 0.15% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 5 | 150 | 0.12% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 20 | 0.02% | 5 | 160 | 0.13% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Discourse’s and Mighty Networks’ 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.

- **Discourse**: Measured on the search terms “discourse community platform” and “discourse forum”, summed into one figure.
- **Mighty Networks**: Measured on the search terms “mighty networks”, “mighty networks community platform”, “mighty networks forum”, “mighty networks membership”, “mightynetworks” and “mightynetworks com”, summed into one figure.

- [Discourse profile](/demand/nz/brands/discourse)
- [Mighty Networks profile](/demand/nz/brands/mighty-networks)
- [All online community platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-community-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Discourse or Mighty Networks?

In August 2026, Mighty Networks had more branded searches than Discourse among online community platforms in New Zealand. Mighty Networks was estimated to have 160 branded searches compared to Discourse’s 20, and held a 0.13% Share of Search versus Discourse’s 0.02%.

## Cite this page

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