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title: "Ducati vs Honda Motorcycles: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ducati or Honda Motorcycles? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Motorcycle 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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# Ducati vs Honda Motorcycles: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Ducati or Honda Motorcycles? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Motorcycle 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**: Ducati and Honda Motorcycles
- **Competitive set**: Motorcycle brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ducati Share of Search**: 12.3%
- **Honda Motorcycles Share of Search**: 3.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Ducati or Honda Motorcycles?

- In August 2026, Ducati had more branded searches than Honda Motorcycles among motorcycle brands in New Zealand. Ducati was estimated to have 6.5K branded searches compared to Honda Motorcycles’ 1.7K, and held a 12.3% Share of Search versus Honda Motorcycles’ 3.2%.
- Ducati was ahead of Honda Motorcycles in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ducati’s estimated Share of Search among motorcycle brands in New Zealand moved from 13.9% to 12.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.6K to 6.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Honda Motorcycles’ estimated Share of Search among motorcycle brands in New Zealand moved from 4.2% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3K to 1.7K.

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

- In August 2026, Ducati gained estimated Share of Search among motorcycle brands in New Zealand, from 11.4% to 12.3%.
- Honda Motorcycles’ estimated Share of Search among motorcycle brands in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.8% to 3.2% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ducati estimated searches | Ducati Share of Search | Ducati rank | Honda Motorcycles estimated searches | Honda Motorcycles Share of Search | Honda Motorcycles rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.6K | 13.9% | 3 | 2.3K | 4.2% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 12.4% | 4 | 2K | 3.8% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 7.5K | 14.3% | 2 | 2K | 3.8% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 13.1% | 3 | 2K | 3.9% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.5K | 12.4% | 4 | 2.1K | 4% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.4K | 12.8% | 4 | 2.5K | 4.3% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.5K | 12.2% | 5 | 2.4K | 4.4% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 6.6K | 11.6% | 6 | 2.2K | 3.8% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.8K | 11.3% | 5 | 2K | 3.8% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.6K | 11.4% | 4 | 1.6K | 3.3% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.5K | 12.3% | 4 | 1.7K | 3.2% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ducati’s and Honda Motorcycles’ 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.

- **Ducati**: Measured on the search terms “ducati”, “ducati 916”, “ducati 996”, “ducati bike”, “ducati com”, “ducati diavel”, “ducati fighter”, “ducati monster”, “ducati monster 659”, “ducati motorcycle”, “ducati multi”, “ducati near me”, “ducati nz”, “ducati online”, “ducati panigale”, “ducati panigale v2”, “ducati panigale v4”, “ducati panigale v4r”, “ducati scooter”, “ducati scrambler”, “ducati streetfighter v4”, “ducati v2” and “ducati v4”, summed into one figure.
- **Honda Motorcycles**: Measured on the search terms “honda motorbike”, “honda motorcycles”, “honda motorcycles for sale”, “honda motorcycles near me” and “honda motorcycles scooter”, summed into one figure.

- [Ducati profile](/demand/nz/brands/ducati)
- [Honda Motorcycles profile](/demand/nz/brands/honda-motorcycles)
- [All motorcycle brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-motorcycle-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Ducati or Honda Motorcycles?

In August 2026, Ducati had more branded searches than Honda Motorcycles among motorcycle brands in New Zealand. Ducati was estimated to have 6.5K branded searches compared to Honda Motorcycles’ 1.7K, and held a 12.3% Share of Search versus Honda Motorcycles’ 3.2%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Ducati vs Honda Motorcycles: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ducati-vs-honda-motorcycles

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