--- title: "Extreme PC vs PB Tech: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Extreme PC or PB Tech? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Computer 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/extreme-pc-vs-pb-tech" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Extreme PC vs PB Tech: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Extreme PC or PB Tech? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Computer 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**: Extreme PC and PB Tech - **Competitive set**: Computer retailers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Extreme PC Share of Search**: 1.1% - **PB Tech Share of Search**: 94.3% ## Which is more popular in search, Extreme PC or PB Tech? - In August 2026, PB Tech had more branded searches than Extreme PC among computer retailers in New Zealand. PB Tech was estimated to have 344K branded searches compared to Extreme PC’s 4K, and held a 94.3% Share of Search versus Extreme PC’s 1.1%. - PB Tech was ahead of Extreme PC in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Extreme PC’s estimated Share of Search among computer retailers in New Zealand moved from 0.88% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.7K to 4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PB Tech’s estimated Share of Search among computer retailers in New Zealand moved from 95% to 94.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 398K to 344K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand computer retailers in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for PB Tech in New Zealand fell 13.6% over 11 measured months, from 398K to 344K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Extreme PC estimated searches | Extreme PC Share of Search | Extreme PC rank | PB Tech estimated searches | PB Tech Share of Search | PB Tech rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.7K | 0.88% | 3 | 398K | 95% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 5.6K | 0.89% | 3 | 602K | 95.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 4.8K | 0.95% | 3 | 485K | 95.7% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 0.87% | 3 | 399K | 95.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 2.8K | 0.78% | 3 | 341K | 95.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 3.1K | 0.74% | 3 | 408K | 96% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 3.5K | 0.95% | 3 | 345K | 95.1% | 1 | | May 2026 | 4K | 1.1% | 3 | 352K | 94.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 4K | 1.1% | 3 | 342K | 95% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 4K | 1.1% | 3 | 344K | 94.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 4K | 1.1% | 3 | 344K | 94.3% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Extreme PC’s and PB Tech’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. - **Extreme PC**: Measured on the search terms “extreme pc”, “extreme pc near me”, “extreme pc nz”, “extremepc”, “extremepc co nz” and “extremepc nz”, summed into one figure. - **PB Tech**: Measured on the search terms “Pb Tech”, “pb tech computers”, “pb tech gaming pc”, “pb tech ipad”, “pb tech laptops”, “pb tech lower hutt”, “pb tech near me”, “pb tech nelson”, “pb tech new market”, “pb tech online”, “pb tech phones”, “pb tech power bank”, “pb tech queen street”, “pb tech sale”, “pb tech samsung phones”, “pb tech st luke”, “pb tech sylvia park”, “pb tech trade in”, “pb tech tvs”, “pbtech blackfriday”, “pbtech co nz”, “pbtech gaming pc”, “pbtech glenfield”, “pbtech nz” and “pbtech tablets”, summed into one figure. - [Extreme PC profile](/demand/nz/brands/extreme-pc) - [PB Tech profile](/demand/nz/brands/pb-tech) - [All computer retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-computer-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Extreme PC or PB Tech? In August 2026, PB Tech had more branded searches than Extreme PC among computer retailers in New Zealand. PB Tech was estimated to have 344K branded searches compared to Extreme PC’s 4K, and held a 94.3% Share of Search versus Extreme PC’s 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Extreme PC vs PB Tech: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/extreme-pc-vs-pb-tech This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/extreme-pc-vs-pb-tech. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.