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title: "Flightradar24 vs Plane Finder: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Flightradar24 or Plane Finder? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Flight tracking apps 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/flightradar24-vs-plane-finder"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Flightradar24 vs Plane Finder: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Flightradar24 or Plane Finder? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Flight tracking apps 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**: Flightradar24 and Plane Finder
- **Competitive set**: Flight tracking apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Flightradar24 Share of Search**: 81.3%
- **Plane Finder Share of Search**: 1.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Flightradar24 or Plane Finder?

- In August 2026, Flightradar24 had more branded searches than Plane Finder among flight tracking apps in New Zealand. Flightradar24 was estimated to have 32.4K branded searches compared to Plane Finder’s 730, and held an 81.3% Share of Search versus Plane Finder’s 1.8%.
- Flightradar24 was ahead of Plane Finder in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Flightradar24’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand moved from 79.4% to 81.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 35.4K to 32.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plane Finder’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand moved from 2.2% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 970 to 730.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand flight tracking apps in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Flightradar24 gained estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand, from 79.3% to 81.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Plane Finder in New Zealand fell 24.7% over 11 measured months, from 970 to 730 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flightradar24 estimated searches | Flightradar24 Share of Search | Flightradar24 rank | Plane Finder estimated searches | Plane Finder Share of Search | Plane Finder rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 35.4K | 79.4% | 1 | 970 | 2.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 28.8K | 73.6% | 1 | 1.1K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 34.8K | 75.8% | 1 | 1.1K | 2.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 34.7K | 76.5% | 1 | 1K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 34.4K | 79.7% | 1 | 980 | 2.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 51.4K | 83% | 1 | 1K | 1.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 34.4K | 80.2% | 1 | 820 | 1.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 34.7K | 82.7% | 1 | 650 | 1.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 31.9K | 81.2% | 1 | 790 | 2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 34.2K | 79.3% | 1 | 800 | 1.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 32.4K | 81.3% | 1 | 730 | 1.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Flightradar24’s and Plane Finder’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.

- **Flightradar24**: Measured on the search terms “ads b flightradar24”, “flight tracker flightradar24”, “flightradar24”, “flightradar24 app”, “flightradar24 com”, “flightradar24 com live”, “flightradar24 flight status”, “flightradar24 flight tracker”, “flightradar24 live”, “flightradar24 live tracker”, “flightradar24 near me”, “flightradar24 new zealand”, “flightradar24 nz”, “flightradar24 online” and “flightradar24 plane tracker”, summed into one figure.
- **Plane Finder**: Measured on the search terms “plane finder”, “plane finder flight tracker”, “plane finder near me”, “plane finder nz”, “plane finder plane tracker”, “planefinder”, “planefinder flight tracker” and “planefinder net”, summed into one figure.

- [Flightradar24 profile](/demand/nz/brands/flightradar24)
- [Plane Finder profile](/demand/nz/brands/plane-finder)
- [All flight tracking apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-flight-tracking-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Flightradar24 or Plane Finder?

In August 2026, Flightradar24 had more branded searches than Plane Finder among flight tracking apps in New Zealand. Flightradar24 was estimated to have 32.4K branded searches compared to Plane Finder’s 730, and held an 81.3% Share of Search versus Plane Finder’s 1.8%.

## Cite this page

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