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title: "Duda vs WordPress: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Duda or WordPress more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Visual website building 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."
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# Duda vs WordPress: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Duda or WordPress more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Visual website building 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**: Duda and WordPress
- **Competitive set**: Visual website building platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Duda Share of Search**: 0.4%
- **WordPress Share of Search**: 0.12%

## Is Duda or WordPress more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Duda had more branded searches than WordPress among visual website building platforms in New Zealand. Duda had about 240 branded searches, while WordPress had 70. Duda made up 0.4% of all visual website building platform searches we track, and WordPress accounted for 0.12%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Duda took it in April 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Duda’s share of searches among visual website building platforms in New Zealand moved from 0.3% to 0.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 180 to 240.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, WordPress’ share of searches among visual website building platforms in New Zealand moved from 0.53% to 0.12%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 70.

## Top visual website building platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, WordPress was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Duda did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Webflow | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Wix | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Squarespace | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Framer | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Shopify | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| WordPress | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Readymag | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Rocketspark | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Duda | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Showit | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Webstudio | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Dorik | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about visual website building platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which visual website building platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Webflow, 2. Wix, 3. Squarespace, 4. Framer, 5. WordPress, 6. Shopify, 7. Rocketspark
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best visual website building platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Webflow, 2. Framer, 3. Squarespace, 4. Wix, 5. Shopify, 6. Rocketspark
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best visual website building platform in New Zealand for a design-led website?": 1. Framer, 2. Webflow, 3. Squarespace, 4. Readymag, 5. Shopify
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best website builder": 1. Wix, 2. Squarespace, 3. Shopify, 4. Webflow
- Searched Google, AI Overview "no code website builder": 1. Wix, 2. Webflow, 3. Squarespace, 4. Shopify, 5. Framer

Not named in any answer: Duda, Showit, Webstudio and Dorik.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand visual website building platforms in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Duda in New Zealand rose 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 180 to 240 in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for WordPress in New Zealand fell 78.1% over 12 measured months, from 320 to 70 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Duda estimated searches | Duda Share of Search | Duda rank | WordPress estimated searches | WordPress Share of Search | WordPress rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 180 | 0.3% | 9 | 320 | 0.53% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 200 | 0.35% | 9 | 260 | 0.45% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 130 | 0.28% | 10 | 260 | 0.56% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 190 | 0.33% | 9 | 260 | 0.45% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 160 | 0.27% | 9 | 260 | 0.45% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 160 | 0.24% | 10 | 260 | 0.39% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 230 | 0.37% | 7 | 140 | 0.23% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 190 | 0.3% | 8 | 90 | 0.14% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 190 | 0.3% | 8 | 70 | 0.11% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 160 | 0.26% | 8 | 110 | 0.18% | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 190 | 0.31% | 8 | 110 | 0.18% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | 240 | 0.4% | 8 | 70 | 0.12% | 10 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Duda’s and WordPress’ 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.

- **Duda**: Measured on the search terms “duda”, “duda website builder” and “duda websites”, summed into one figure.
- **WordPress**: Measured on the search term “wordpress website”.

- [Duda profile](/demand/nz/brands/duda-website-builder)
- [WordPress profile](/demand/nz/brands/wordpress)
- [All visual website building platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-visual-website-building-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Duda or WordPress more popular in search?

In September 2026, Duda had more branded searches than WordPress among visual website building platforms in New Zealand. Duda had about 240 branded searches, while WordPress had 70. Duda made up 0.4% of all visual website building platform searches we track, and WordPress accounted for 0.12%.

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