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title: "Dunlop vs Yokohama: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Dunlop or Yokohama? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tyre 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Dunlop vs Yokohama: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Dunlop or Yokohama? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tyre 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**: Dunlop and Yokohama
- **Competitive set**: Tyre brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Dunlop Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **Yokohama Share of Search**: 4.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Dunlop or Yokohama?

- In August 2026, Yokohama had more branded searches than Dunlop among tyre brands in New Zealand. Yokohama was estimated to have 1.7K branded searches compared to Dunlop’s 530, and held a 4.3% Share of Search versus Dunlop’s 1.4%.
- Yokohama was ahead of Dunlop in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dunlop’s estimated Share of Search among tyre brands in New Zealand moved from 1.2% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 490 to 530.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Yokohama’s estimated Share of Search among tyre brands in New Zealand moved from 2.6% to 4.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.7K.

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

- In August 2026, Yokohama gained estimated Share of Search among tyre brands in New Zealand, from 3.7% to 4.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Dunlop estimated searches | Dunlop Share of Search | Dunlop rank | Yokohama estimated searches | Yokohama Share of Search | Yokohama rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 490 | 1.2% | 8 | 1K | 2.6% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 500 | 1.2% | 8 | 950 | 2.4% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 500 | 1.3% | 8 | 930 | 2.4% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 620 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.1K | 2.7% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 530 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.1K | 3.1% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 550 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.3K | 3.2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 450 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1K | 3.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 510 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.3K | 3.7% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 500 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4K | 3% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 450 | 0.96% | 8 | 1.8K | 3.7% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 530 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.7K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dunlop’s and Yokohama’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.

- **Dunlop**: Measured on the search terms “dunlop mc tires”, “dunlop tires”, “dunlop tyre” and “dunlop tyres near me”, summed into one figure.
- **Yokohama**: Measured on the search terms “geolandar yokohama tires”, “yokohama geolandar at g015 tires”, “yokohama tires”, “yokohama tires g015”, “yokohama tires geolandar mt”, “yokohama tyre” and “yokohama tyre cost”, summed into one figure.

- [Dunlop profile](/demand/nz/brands/dunlop)
- [Yokohama profile](/demand/nz/brands/yokohama)
- [All tyre brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tyre-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Dunlop or Yokohama?

In August 2026, Yokohama had more branded searches than Dunlop among tyre brands in New Zealand. Yokohama was estimated to have 1.7K branded searches compared to Dunlop’s 530, and held a 4.3% Share of Search versus Dunlop’s 1.4%.

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Brandwave. "Dunlop vs Yokohama: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/dunlop-vs-yokohama

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