--- title: "Dish Cult vs OpenTable: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Dish Cult or OpenTable? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Restaurant booking 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/dish-cult-vs-opentable" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Dish Cult vs OpenTable: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Dish Cult or OpenTable? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Restaurant booking 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**: Dish Cult and OpenTable - **Competitive set**: Restaurant booking platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Dish Cult Share of Search**: 0.05% - **OpenTable Share of Search**: 1.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Dish Cult or OpenTable? - In August 2026, OpenTable had more branded searches than Dish Cult among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand. OpenTable was estimated to have 1.5K branded searches compared to Dish Cult’s 40, and held a 1.7% Share of Search versus Dish Cult’s 0.05%. - OpenTable was ahead of Dish Cult in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dish Cult’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand moved from 0.12% to 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 80 to 40. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OpenTable’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand moved from 1.6% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 1.5K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand restaurant booking platforms in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for OpenTable in New Zealand rose 33.9% over 11 measured months, from 1.1K to 1.5K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Dish Cult in New Zealand fell 50% over 11 measured months, from 80 to 40 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Dish Cult estimated searches | Dish Cult Share of Search | Dish Cult rank | OpenTable estimated searches | OpenTable Share of Search | OpenTable rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 80 | 0.12% | 5 | 1.1K | 1.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 50 | 0.07% | 5 | 1.1K | 1.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 70 | 0.1% | 5 | 1.4K | 2% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 70 | 0.08% | 5 | 1.7K | 2% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 90 | 0.11% | 5 | 1.4K | 1.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 70 | 0.08% | 5 | 1.7K | 2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 40 | 0.05% | 5 | 1.6K | 1.9% | 2 | | May 2026 | 70 | 0.07% | 5 | 1.8K | 1.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 40 | 0.05% | 5 | 1.4K | 1.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 40 | 0.04% | 5 | 1.4K | 1.4% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 40 | 0.05% | 5 | 1.5K | 1.7% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dish Cult’s and OpenTable’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. - **Dish Cult**: Measured on the search terms “dish cult”, “dishcult” and “dishcult com”, summed into one figure. - **OpenTable**: Measured on the search terms “opentable”, “opentable book a table”, “opentable near me”, “opentable new zealand”, “opentable nz”, “opentable reservations”, “opentable restaurant booking” and “opentable restaurants near me”, summed into one figure. - [Dish Cult profile](/demand/nz/brands/dish-cult) - [OpenTable profile](/demand/nz/brands/opentable) - [All restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-restaurant-booking-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, Dish Cult or OpenTable? In August 2026, OpenTable had more branded searches than Dish Cult among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand. OpenTable was estimated to have 1.5K branded searches compared to Dish Cult’s 40, and held a 1.7% Share of Search versus Dish Cult’s 0.05%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Dish Cult vs OpenTable: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/dish-cult-vs-opentable This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/dish-cult-vs-opentable. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.