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title: "Donovan's vs Ritter Sport: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Donovan's or Ritter Sport? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Chocolate 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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# Donovan's vs Ritter Sport: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Donovan's or Ritter Sport? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Chocolate 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**: Donovan's and Ritter Sport
- **Competitive set**: Chocolate brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Donovan's Share of Search**: 0.51%
- **Ritter Sport Share of Search**: 0.58%

## Which is more popular in search, Donovan's or Ritter Sport?

- In August 2026, Ritter Sport had more branded searches than Donovan's among chocolate brands in New Zealand. Ritter Sport was estimated to have 570 branded searches compared to Donovan's’ 500, and held a 0.58% Share of Search versus Donovan's’ 0.51%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Donovan's took it in November 2025, Ritter Sport took it in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Donovan's’ estimated Share of Search among chocolate brands in New Zealand moved from 0.6% to 0.51%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 510 to 500.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ritter Sport’s estimated Share of Search among chocolate brands in New Zealand moved from 0.64% to 0.58%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550 to 570.

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

Neither Donovan's nor Ritter Sport moved beyond provider rounding among chocolate brands in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Donovan's estimated searches | Donovan's Share of Search | Donovan's rank | Ritter Sport estimated searches | Ritter Sport Share of Search | Ritter Sport rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 510 | 0.6% | 9 | 550 | 0.64% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 610 | 0.58% | 8 | 580 | 0.56% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 740 | 0.54% | 8 | 490 | 0.36% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 410 | 0.53% | 9 | 460 | 0.6% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 420 | 0.52% | 9 | 600 | 0.74% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 420 | 0.43% | 9 | 690 | 0.7% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 420 | 0.43% | 9 | 500 | 0.52% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 510 | 0.59% | 9 | 810 | 0.93% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 530 | 0.68% | 9 | 590 | 0.76% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 510 | 0.52% | 9 | 650 | 0.66% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 500 | 0.51% | 9 | 570 | 0.58% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Donovan's’ and Ritter Sport’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.

- **Donovan's**: Measured on the search terms “donovan's”, “donovans”, “donovans chocolate”, “donovans near me” and “donovans nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Ritter Sport**: Measured on the search terms “ritter sport”, “ritter sport choco”, “ritter sport near me”, “ritter sport nz”, “ritter sport online” and “rittersport”, summed into one figure.

- [Donovan's profile](/demand/nz/brands/donovans)
- [Ritter Sport profile](/demand/nz/brands/ritter-sport)
- [All chocolate brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-chocolate-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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, Donovan's or Ritter Sport?

In August 2026, Ritter Sport had more branded searches than Donovan's among chocolate brands in New Zealand. Ritter Sport was estimated to have 570 branded searches compared to Donovan's’ 500, and held a 0.58% Share of Search versus Donovan's’ 0.51%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Donovan's vs Ritter Sport: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/donovans-vs-ritter-sport

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