--- title: "Epic Games vs Xbox Game Pass: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Epic Games or Xbox Game Pass? 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-xbox-game-pass" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Epic Games vs Xbox Game Pass: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Epic Games or Xbox Game Pass? 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 Xbox Game Pass - **Competitive set**: Online game platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Epic Games Share of Search**: 9.9% - **Xbox Game Pass Share of Search**: 2.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Epic Games or Xbox Game Pass? - In August 2026, Epic Games had more branded searches than Xbox Game Pass among online game platforms in New Zealand. Epic Games was estimated to have 42.7K branded searches compared to Xbox Game Pass’ 9.3K, and held a 9.9% Share of Search versus Xbox Game Pass’ 2.1%. - Epic Games was ahead of Xbox Game Pass 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, Xbox Game Pass’ estimated Share of Search among online game platforms in New Zealand moved from 4.7% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 24.6K to 9.3K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand online game platforms in August 2026? - In August 2026, Epic Games lost estimated Share of Search among online game platforms in New Zealand, from 11.7% to 9.9%. - In August 2026, Xbox Game Pass rose from 5th to 4th among online game platforms in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Epic Games estimated searches | Epic Games Share of Search | Epic Games rank | Xbox Game Pass estimated searches | Xbox Game Pass Share of Search | Xbox Game Pass rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 38K | 7.3% | 3 | 24.6K | 4.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 45.4K | 9.8% | 3 | 11.9K | 2.6% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 93.3K | 18.5% | 3 | 12.3K | 2.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 47.5K | 11.3% | 3 | 10.2K | 2.4% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 37.8K | 8.7% | 3 | 8.3K | 1.9% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 45.2K | 9.2% | 3 | 9.7K | 2% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 34.8K | 7.9% | 3 | 13.6K | 3.1% | 4 | | May 2026 | 47.5K | 10.7% | 3 | 22.7K | 5.1% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 52.5K | 11.1% | 3 | 11.2K | 2.4% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 50.5K | 11.7% | 3 | 10.9K | 2.5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 42.7K | 9.9% | 3 | 9.3K | 2.1% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epic Games’ and Xbox Game Pass’ 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. - **Xbox Game Pass**: Measured on the search terms “game pass”, “game pass game”, “game pass games”, “game pass ultimate”, “game pass xbox pc”, “microsoft game pass”, “pc game pass”, “xbox game pass”, “xbox game pass cost”, “xbox game pass download”, “xbox game pass near me”, “xbox game pass new zealand”, “xbox game pass nz”, “xbox game pass online”, “xbox game pass ultimate” and “xboxgamepass”, summed into one figure. - [Epic Games profile](/demand/nz/brands/epic-games) - [Xbox Game Pass profile](/demand/nz/brands/xbox-game-pass) - [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 Xbox Game Pass? In August 2026, Epic Games had more branded searches than Xbox Game Pass among online game platforms in New Zealand. Epic Games was estimated to have 42.7K branded searches compared to Xbox Game Pass’ 9.3K, and held a 9.9% Share of Search versus Xbox Game Pass’ 2.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Epic Games vs Xbox Game Pass: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/epic-games-vs-xbox-game-pass This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/epic-games-vs-xbox-game-pass. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.