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title: "Disney Lorcana vs Magic: The Gathering: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Disney Lorcana or Magic: The Gathering? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Trading card games 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/disney-lorcana-vs-magic-the-gathering"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Disney Lorcana vs Magic: The Gathering: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Disney Lorcana or Magic: The Gathering? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Trading card games 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**: Disney Lorcana and Magic: The Gathering
- **Competitive set**: Trading card games
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Disney Lorcana Share of Search**: 3.1%
- **Magic: The Gathering Share of Search**: 31.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Disney Lorcana or Magic: The Gathering?

- In August 2026, Magic: The Gathering had more branded searches than Disney Lorcana among trading card games in New Zealand. Magic: The Gathering was estimated to have 24.8K branded searches compared to Disney Lorcana’s 2.5K, and held a 31.7% Share of Search versus Disney Lorcana’s 3.1%.
- Magic: The Gathering was ahead of Disney Lorcana in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Disney Lorcana’s estimated Share of Search among trading card games in New Zealand moved from 2.2% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 2.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Magic: The Gathering’s estimated Share of Search among trading card games in New Zealand moved from 30.6% to 31.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.2K to 24.8K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand trading card games in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Disney Lorcana lost estimated Share of Search among trading card games in New Zealand, from 4.3% to 3.1%.
- Magic: The Gathering’s estimated Share of Search among trading card games in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 25.7% to 31.7% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Disney Lorcana estimated searches | Disney Lorcana Share of Search | Disney Lorcana rank | Magic: The Gathering estimated searches | Magic: The Gathering Share of Search | Magic: The Gathering rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 2.2% | 5 | 14.2K | 30.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 910 | 2% | 5 | 15.2K | 33% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 850 | 1.8% | 5 | 14.2K | 29.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2K | 2.3% | 5 | 16.3K | 31.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 810 | 1.5% | 5 | 14.7K | 27.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 770 | 1.2% | 5 | 16.5K | 25.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 850 | 1.4% | 5 | 15.2K | 24.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1.2K | 1.7% | 5 | 18.8K | 25.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 2K | 2.6% | 5 | 20.2K | 26.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.2K | 4.3% | 5 | 23.5K | 31.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.5K | 3.1% | 5 | 24.8K | 31.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Disney Lorcana’s and Magic: The Gathering’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.

- **Disney Lorcana**: Measured on the search terms “disney lorcana card”, “disney lorcana near me”, “disney lorcana nz”, “disney lorcana online”, “disney lorcana tcg”, “disney lorcana trading card game”, “disneylorcana”, “disneylorcana com”, “disneys lorcana”, “lorcana”, “lorcana card” and “lorcana set”, summed into one figure.
- **Magic: The Gathering**: Measured on the search terms “magic the gathering nz”, “magic the gathering online”, “magic the gathering tcg”, “magic wizards com”, “mtg”, “mtg card prices”, “mtg cards”, “mtg commander”, “mtg deck builder”, “mtg edh decks”, “mtg game”, “mtg magic”, “mtg near me”, “mtg secret lair” and “mtg singles”, summed into one figure.

- [Disney Lorcana profile](/demand/nz/brands/disney-lorcana)
- [Magic: The Gathering profile](/demand/nz/brands/magic-the-gathering)
- [All trading card games in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-trading-card-games): 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, Disney Lorcana or Magic: The Gathering?

In August 2026, Magic: The Gathering had more branded searches than Disney Lorcana among trading card games in New Zealand. Magic: The Gathering was estimated to have 24.8K branded searches compared to Disney Lorcana’s 2.5K, and held a 31.7% Share of Search versus Disney Lorcana’s 3.1%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Disney Lorcana vs Magic: The Gathering: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/disney-lorcana-vs-magic-the-gathering

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