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title: "Etekcity vs Salter: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Etekcity or Salter more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kitchen scale 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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# Etekcity vs Salter: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Etekcity or Salter more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kitchen scale 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**: Etekcity and Salter
- **Competitive set**: Kitchen scale brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Etekcity Share of Search**: 0.1%
- **Salter Share of Search**: 2.4%

## Is Etekcity or Salter more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Salter had more branded searches than Etekcity among kitchen scale brands in New Zealand. Salter had about 470 branded searches, while Etekcity had 20. Salter made up 2.4% of all kitchen scale brand searches we track, and Etekcity accounted for 0.1%.
- Salter was ahead of Etekcity in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Etekcity’s share of searches among kitchen scale brands in New Zealand moved from 0.11% to 0.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Salter’s share of searches among kitchen scale brands in New Zealand moved from 2.6% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 470.

## Top kitchen scale brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Salter appeared in all five answers. Etekcity 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Salter | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Soehnle | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| OXO | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Breville | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| KitchenAid | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Etekcity | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about kitchen scale brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which kitchen scale brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Salter, 2. Soehnle
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best kitchen scale brands in New Zealand?": 1. Soehnle, 2. OXO, 3. Salter
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best kitchen scale brand in New Zealand for accurate measuring?": 1. OXO, 2. Salter, 3. Soehnle
- Searched Google, AI Overview "digital scale nz": 1. Salter, 2. Soehnle
- Searched Google, AI Overview "kitchen scales nz": 1. Salter

Not named in any answer: Breville, KitchenAid and Etekcity.

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 kitchen scale brands in September 2026?

Neither Etekcity nor Salter moved beyond provider rounding among kitchen scale brands in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Etekcity estimated searches | Etekcity Share of Search | Etekcity rank | Salter estimated searches | Salter Share of Search | Salter rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 20 | 0.11% | 5 | 470 | 2.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.04% | 5 | 420 | 1.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 30 | 0.12% | 5 | 470 | 1.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 30 | 0.15% | 5 | 530 | 2.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 | 0.13% | 5 | 420 | 2.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 30 | 0.18% | 5 | 430 | 2.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 | 0.1% | 5 | 520 | 2.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 20 | 0.1% | 5 | 470 | 2.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 | 0.11% | 5 | 520 | 2.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.05% | 5 | 530 | 2.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 0.05% | 5 | 520 | 2.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 20 | 0.1% | 5 | 470 | 2.4% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Etekcity’s and Salter’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.

- **Etekcity**: Measured on the search terms “etekcity” and “etekcity kitchen scale”, summed into one figure.
- **Salter**: Measured on the search terms “salter” and “salter scales”, summed into one figure.

- [Etekcity profile](/demand/nz/brands/etekcity)
- [Salter profile](/demand/nz/brands/salter)
- [All kitchen scale brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-kitchen-scale-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Etekcity or Salter more popular in search?

In September 2026, Salter had more branded searches than Etekcity among kitchen scale brands in New Zealand. Salter had about 470 branded searches, while Etekcity had 20. Salter made up 2.4% of all kitchen scale brand searches we track, and Etekcity accounted for 0.1%.

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