--- title: "EB Games vs JB Hi-Fi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, EB Games or JB Hi-Fi? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video game retailers 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/eb-games-vs-jb-hi-fi" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # EB Games vs JB Hi-Fi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, EB Games or JB Hi-Fi? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video game retailers 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**: EB Games and JB Hi-Fi - **Competitive set**: Video game retailers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **EB Games Share of Search**: 2.1% - **JB Hi-Fi Share of Search**: 34.9% ## Which is more popular in search, EB Games or JB Hi-Fi? - In August 2026, JB Hi-Fi had more branded searches than EB Games among video game retailers in New Zealand. JB Hi-Fi was estimated to have 261K branded searches compared to EB Games’ 15.7K, and held a 34.9% Share of Search versus EB Games’ 2.1%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: EB Games took it in January 2026, JB Hi-Fi took it in February 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, EB Games’ estimated Share of Search among video game retailers in New Zealand moved from 9.5% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.4K to 15.7K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, JB Hi-Fi’s estimated Share of Search among video game retailers in New Zealand moved from 31.4% to 34.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 298K to 261K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand video game retailers in August 2026? - EB Games’ estimated Share of Search among video game retailers in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.8% to 2.1% in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for JB Hi-Fi in New Zealand fell 12.6% over 11 measured months, from 298K to 261K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | EB Games estimated searches | EB Games Share of Search | EB Games rank | JB Hi-Fi estimated searches | JB Hi-Fi Share of Search | JB Hi-Fi rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 90.4K | 9.5% | 4 | 298K | 31.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 109K | 7.9% | 4 | 440K | 32% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 167K | 11% | 4 | 458K | 30.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 574K | 39.6% | 1 | 311K | 21.5% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 19.1K | 2.6% | 4 | 255K | 34.2% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 15.4K | 2% | 4 | 264K | 34.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 18.4K | 2.2% | 4 | 315K | 38.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 29.1K | 3.8% | 4 | 266K | 34.3% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 19.7K | 2.6% | 4 | 265K | 35% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 19K | 2.5% | 4 | 265K | 34.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 15.7K | 2.1% | 4 | 261K | 34.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using EB Games’ and JB Hi-Fi’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. - **EB Games**: Measured on the search terms “eb games albany”, “eb games bayfair”, “eb games botany”, “eb games henderson”, “eb games near me”, “eb games new zealand”, “eb games northland”, “eb games online”, “eb games palms”, “eb games pokemon”, “eb games pokemon cards”, “eb games ps5”, “eb games queensgate”, “eb games richmond”, “eb games st lukes”, “eb games sylvia park”, “eb games the base”, “eb games westcity”, “ebgames”, “ebgames co nz”, “ebgames nz”, “ebgames open hours”, “ebgames ps5” and “ps5 eb games”, summed into one figure. - **JB Hi-Fi**: Measured on the search terms “ipad jb hi fi”, “JB Hi Fi”, “jb hi fi appliances”, “jb hi fi bayfair”, “jb hi fi botany”, “jb hi fi chromebook”, “jb hi fi computers”, “jb hi fi dvds”, “jb hi fi electronics”, “jb hi fi games”, “jb hi fi head phones”, “jb hi fi laptops”, “jb hi fi lower hutt”, “jb hi fi near me”, “jb hi fi online”, “jb hi fi phones”, “jb hi fi pokemon”, “jb hi fi ps5”, “jb hi fi queen street”, “jb hi fi sale”, “jb hi fi sylvia park”, “jb hi fi tvs”, “jbhifi botany”, “jbhifi co nz”, “jbhifi games”, “jbhifi nz”, “jbhifi ps5”, “jbhifi queen street”, “kindle jb hi fi” and “ps5 jb hi fi”, summed into one figure. - [EB Games profile](/demand/nz/brands/eb-games) - [JB Hi-Fi profile](/demand/nz/brands/jb-hi-fi) - [All video game retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-video-game-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, EB Games or JB Hi-Fi? In August 2026, JB Hi-Fi had more branded searches than EB Games among video game retailers in New Zealand. JB Hi-Fi was estimated to have 261K branded searches compared to EB Games’ 15.7K, and held a 34.9% Share of Search versus EB Games’ 2.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "EB Games vs JB Hi-Fi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/eb-games-vs-jb-hi-fi This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/eb-games-vs-jb-hi-fi. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.