--- title: "Drake vs Hays: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Drake or Hays? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Temp staffing agencies 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/drake-vs-hays" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Drake vs Hays: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Drake or Hays? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Temp staffing agencies 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**: Drake and Hays - **Competitive set**: Temp staffing agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Drake Share of Search**: 6.9% - **Hays Share of Search**: 19.2% ## Which is more popular in search, Drake or Hays? - In August 2026, Hays had more branded searches than Drake among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand. Hays was estimated to have 4.1K branded searches compared to Drake’s 1.5K, and held a 19.2% Share of Search versus Drake’s 6.9%. - Hays was ahead of Drake in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Drake’s estimated Share of Search among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand moved from 4.9% to 6.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4K to 1.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hays’ estimated Share of Search among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand moved from 15.7% to 19.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 4.1K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand temp staffing agencies in August 2026? - In August 2026, Drake gained estimated Share of Search among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand, from 6.1% to 6.9%. - In August 2026, Hays gained estimated Share of Search among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand, from 18.5% to 19.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Drake estimated searches | Drake Share of Search | Drake rank | Hays estimated searches | Hays Share of Search | Hays rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.4K | 4.9% | 5 | 4.4K | 15.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 5.8% | 5 | 4.7K | 20.7% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 1.1K | 6.8% | 5 | 3.3K | 20% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 1.8K | 7.7% | 5 | 5K | 21.6% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 1.5K | 7.4% | 5 | 4.4K | 21.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 6.3% | 5 | 5.5K | 22.1% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 1.4K | 6.4% | 5 | 4.9K | 22.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | 1.5K | 6.6% | 5 | 4.7K | 20.5% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 1.4K | 6.2% | 5 | 4.4K | 19.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 6.1% | 5 | 4K | 18.5% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 1.5K | 6.9% | 5 | 4.1K | 19.2% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Drake’s and Hays’ 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. - **Drake**: Measured on the search terms “drake international”, “drake international agency”, “drake international new zealand”, “drake international nz”, “drake international recruitment”, “drake international recruitment agency”, “drake labour hire”, “drake new zealand”, “drake new zealand jobs”, “drake palmerston north”, “drake palmerston north jobs”, “drake recruitment”, “drake recruitment hamilton”, “drake recruitment masterton”, “drake recruitment nz” and “drake temp agency”, summed into one figure. - **Hays**: Measured on the search terms “hays”, “hays auckland”, “hays christchurch”, “hays dunedin”, “hays labour hire”, “hays new zealand”, “hays nz”, “hays recruitment”, “hays tauranga”, “hays temp agency”, “hays wellington” and “hays.net.nz”, summed into one figure. - [Drake profile](/demand/nz/brands/drake) - [Hays profile](/demand/nz/brands/hays) - [All temp staffing agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-temp-staffing-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Drake or Hays? In August 2026, Hays had more branded searches than Drake among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand. Hays was estimated to have 4.1K branded searches compared to Drake’s 1.5K, and held a 19.2% Share of Search versus Drake’s 6.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Drake vs Hays: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/drake-vs-hays This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/drake-vs-hays. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.