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title: "Final Cut Pro vs iMovie: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Final Cut Pro or iMovie? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video editing software 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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# Final Cut Pro vs iMovie: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Final Cut Pro or iMovie? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video editing software 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**: Final Cut Pro and iMovie
- **Competitive set**: Video editing software
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Final Cut Pro Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **iMovie Share of Search**: 3.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Final Cut Pro or iMovie?

- In August 2026, iMovie had more branded searches than Final Cut Pro among video editing software in New Zealand. iMovie was estimated to have 1.8K branded searches compared to Final Cut Pro’s 700, and held a 3.5% Share of Search versus Final Cut Pro’s 1.4%.
- iMovie was ahead of Final Cut Pro in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Final Cut Pro’s estimated Share of Search among video editing software in New Zealand moved from 2% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 920 to 700.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, iMovie’s estimated Share of Search among video editing software in New Zealand moved from 3.6% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.7K to 1.8K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand video editing software in August 2026?

- In August 2026, iMovie overtook Descript to rank 4th among video editing software in New Zealand, at 3.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Final Cut Pro in New Zealand fell 23.9% over 11 measured months, from 920 to 700 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Final Cut Pro estimated searches | Final Cut Pro Share of Search | Final Cut Pro rank | iMovie estimated searches | iMovie Share of Search | iMovie rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 920 | 2% | 6 | 1.7K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 740 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.7K | 3.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 730 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.4K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 940 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.2K | 2.8% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 800 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.4K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 830 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.9K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 660 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.5K | 3.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 630 | 1.2% | 6 | 2K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 740 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.9K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 620 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.3K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 700 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.8K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Final Cut Pro’s and iMovie’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.

- **Final Cut Pro**: Measured on the search terms “final cut pro”, “final cut pro cost”, “final cut pro editing”, “final cut pro ipad”, “final cut pro nz”, “final cut pro online”, “final cut pro video editor”, “final cut pro x” and “finalcutpro”, summed into one figure.
- **iMovie**: Measured on the search terms “imovie”, “imovie app”, “imovie download”, “imovie editing”, “imovie for mac”, “imovie for windows”, “imovie near me”, “imovie online”, “imovie program” and “imovie video editor”, summed into one figure.

- [Final Cut Pro profile](/demand/nz/brands/final-cut-pro)
- [iMovie profile](/demand/nz/brands/imovie)
- [All video editing software in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-video-editing-software): 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, Final Cut Pro or iMovie?

In August 2026, iMovie had more branded searches than Final Cut Pro among video editing software in New Zealand. iMovie was estimated to have 1.8K branded searches compared to Final Cut Pro’s 700, and held a 3.5% Share of Search versus Final Cut Pro’s 1.4%.

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