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title: "Fliway vs Mainfreight: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fliway or Mainfreight? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Freight and logistics companies 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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# Fliway vs Mainfreight: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Fliway or Mainfreight? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Freight and logistics companies 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**: Fliway and Mainfreight
- **Competitive set**: Freight and logistics companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Fliway Share of Search**: 5.4%
- **Mainfreight Share of Search**: 24%

## Which is more popular in search, Fliway or Mainfreight?

- In August 2026, Mainfreight had more branded searches than Fliway among freight and logistics companies in New Zealand. Mainfreight was estimated to have 27.1K branded searches compared to Fliway’s 6.1K, and held a 24% Share of Search versus Fliway’s 5.4%.
- Mainfreight was ahead of Fliway in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fliway’s estimated Share of Search among freight and logistics companies in New Zealand moved from 5.3% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.4K to 6.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mainfreight’s estimated Share of Search among freight and logistics companies in New Zealand moved from 27% to 24%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 32.5K to 27.1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand freight and logistics companies in August 2026?

- Mainfreight’s estimated Share of Search among freight and logistics companies in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 25.5% to 24% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fliway estimated searches | Fliway Share of Search | Fliway rank | Mainfreight estimated searches | Mainfreight Share of Search | Mainfreight rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.4K | 5.3% | 5 | 32.5K | 27% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 7.6K | 6.3% | 4 | 36.3K | 29.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.3K | 6.6% | 4 | 32K | 25.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.2K | 5.6% | 5 | 30.2K | 27.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.9K | 6.2% | 4 | 31.7K | 28.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.3K | 6% | 4 | 32.1K | 26.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.9K | 5.3% | 4 | 28.8K | 25.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 6.1K | 5.7% | 4 | 27.2K | 25.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.7K | 5.9% | 4 | 28.6K | 25.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.3K | 5.8% | 4 | 27K | 24.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.1K | 5.4% | 4 | 27.1K | 24% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fliway’s and Mainfreight’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.

- **Fliway**: Measured on the search terms “fliway”, “fliway com”, “fliway contact”, “fliway courier”, “fliway delivery”, “fliway delivery times”, “fliway logistics”, “fliway napier”, “fliway near me”, “fliway nz”, “fliway tracking” and “fliway transport”, summed into one figure.
- **Mainfreight**: Measured on the search terms “don braid mainfreight”, “mainchain mainfreight”, “Mainfreight”, “Mainfreight 2 Home”, “Mainfreight 2Home”, “Mainfreight Air & Ocean”, “Mainfreight Air and Ocean”, “mainfreight au”, “mainfreight com”, “Mainfreight Hamilton”, “Mainfreight logistics”, “mainfreight mainchain”, “Mainfreight near me”, “Mainfreight New Plymouth”, “Mainfreight NZ”, “Mainfreight price”, “Mainfreight shipping”, “Mainfreight Thames”, “mainfreight tracking” and “Mainfreight transport New Plymouth”, summed into one figure.

- [Fliway profile](/demand/nz/brands/fliway)
- [Mainfreight profile](/demand/nz/brands/mainfreight)
- [All freight and logistics companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-freight-and-logistics-companies): 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, Fliway or Mainfreight?

In August 2026, Mainfreight had more branded searches than Fliway among freight and logistics companies in New Zealand. Mainfreight was estimated to have 27.1K branded searches compared to Fliway’s 6.1K, and held a 24% Share of Search versus Fliway’s 5.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Fliway vs Mainfreight: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/fliway-vs-mainfreight

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