--- title: "Epic Games vs Minecraft: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Epic Games or Minecraft? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online game 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/epic-games-vs-minecraft" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Epic Games vs Minecraft: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Epic Games or Minecraft? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online game 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**: Epic Games and Minecraft - **Competitive set**: Online game platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Epic Games Share of Search**: 9.9% - **Minecraft Share of Search**: 32% ## Which is more popular in search, Epic Games or Minecraft? - In August 2026, Minecraft had more branded searches than Epic Games among online game platforms in New Zealand. Minecraft was estimated to have 138K branded searches compared to Epic Games’ 42.7K, and held a 32% Share of Search versus Epic Games’ 9.9%. - Minecraft was ahead of Epic Games in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Epic Games’ estimated Share of Search among online game platforms in New Zealand moved from 7.3% to 9.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 38K to 42.7K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Minecraft’s estimated Share of Search among online game platforms in New Zealand moved from 22.1% to 32%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 115K to 138K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand online game platforms in August 2026? - In August 2026, Minecraft gained estimated Share of Search among online game platforms in New Zealand, from 26.3% to 32%. - In August 2026, Epic Games lost estimated Share of Search among online game platforms in New Zealand, from 11.7% to 9.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Epic Games estimated searches | Epic Games Share of Search | Epic Games rank | Minecraft estimated searches | Minecraft Share of Search | Minecraft rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 38K | 7.3% | 3 | 115K | 22.1% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 45.4K | 9.8% | 3 | 123K | 26.6% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 93.3K | 18.5% | 3 | 113K | 22.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 47.5K | 11.3% | 3 | 79.8K | 19% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 37.8K | 8.7% | 3 | 110K | 25.2% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 45.2K | 9.2% | 3 | 155K | 31.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 34.8K | 7.9% | 3 | 109K | 24.7% | 2 | | May 2026 | 47.5K | 10.7% | 3 | 136K | 30.4% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 52.5K | 11.1% | 3 | 159K | 33.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 50.5K | 11.7% | 3 | 114K | 26.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 42.7K | 9.9% | 3 | 138K | 32% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epic Games’ and Minecraft’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. - **Epic Games**: Measured on the search terms “epic games”, “epic games 2fa”, “epic games download”, “epic games fortnite”, “epic games free game”, “epic games free games”, “epic games free games list”, “epic games games”, “epic games item shop”, “epic games near me”, “epic games nz”, “epic games online”, “epic games shop”, “epic games store fortnite”, “epic games store free games”, “epic games store games”, “epic games store rocket league”, “epic games store v bucks”, “epic games website”, “epicgames”, “epicgames com”, “epicgames download”, “epicgames games”, “free epic games”, “free games epic games”, “store epicgames com”, “the epic games store” and “www epicgames com”, summed into one figure. - **Minecraft**: Measured on the search terms “minecraft”, “minecraft bedrock”, “minecraft building”, “minecraft character”, “minecraft classic”, “minecraft download”, “minecraft dungeons”, “minecraft education”, “minecraft free”, “minecraft games”, “minecraft hosting”, “minecraft java”, “minecraft java edition”, “minecraft movie”, “minecraft near me”, “minecraft net”, “minecraft nz”, “minecraft online”, “minecraft pocket edition”, “minecraft server”, “minecraft story mode”, “planet minecraft”, “seedfinder minecraft” and “steve minecraft”, summed into one figure. - [Epic Games profile](/demand/nz/brands/epic-games) - [Minecraft profile](/demand/nz/brands/minecraft) - [All online game platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-online-game-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Epic Games or Minecraft? In August 2026, Minecraft had more branded searches than Epic Games among online game platforms in New Zealand. Minecraft was estimated to have 138K branded searches compared to Epic Games’ 42.7K, and held a 32% Share of Search versus Epic Games’ 9.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Epic Games vs Minecraft: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/epic-games-vs-minecraft This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/epic-games-vs-minecraft. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.