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title: "Fox Racing vs POC: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Fox Racing or POC more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the MTB helmet 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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# Fox Racing vs POC: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Fox Racing or POC more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the MTB helmet 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**: Fox Racing and POC
- **Competitive set**: MTB helmet brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Fox Racing Share of Search**: 30.4%
- **POC Share of Search**: 16.8%

## Is Fox Racing or POC more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Fox Racing had more branded searches than POC among MTB helmet brands in New Zealand. Fox Racing had about 1,140 branded searches, while POC had 630. Fox Racing made up 30.4% of all MTB helmet brand searches we track, and POC accounted for 16.8%.
- Fox Racing was ahead of POC in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fox Racing’s share of searches among MTB helmet brands in New Zealand moved from 30.1% to 30.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 980 to 1.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, POC’s share of searches among MTB helmet brands in New Zealand moved from 15.6% to 16.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 510 to 630.

## Top MTB helmet brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, both Fox Racing and POC showed up in all three answers. Fox Racing was listed before POC in two of them.

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 | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fox Racing | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| POC | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Giro | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Bell | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Smith | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 |

## Every AI answer about MTB helmet brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which MTB helmet brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Giro, 2. Fox Racing, 3. Bell, 4. POC
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best MTB helmet brands in New Zealand?": 1. Fox Racing, 2. POC, 3. Giro, 4. Bell, 5. Smith
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best MTB helmet brand in New Zealand for trail safety?": 1. POC, 2. Fox Racing, 3. Bell, 4. Giro

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 MTB helmet brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Fox Racing rose from 2nd to 1st among MTB helmet brands in New Zealand.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for POC in New Zealand rose 23.5% over 12 measured months, from 510 to 630 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fox Racing estimated searches | Fox Racing Share of Search | Fox Racing rank | POC estimated searches | POC Share of Search | POC rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 980 | 30.1% | 1 | 510 | 15.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 31.6% | 1 | 770 | 18.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.4K | 35.1% | 1 | 630 | 15.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1K | 29.4% | 1 | 630 | 17.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2K | 33% | 1 | 510 | 14% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2K | 31.4% | 1 | 530 | 13.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.1K | 32.2% | 1 | 520 | 14.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 34.8% | 1 | 640 | 16.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 35.8% | 1 | 520 | 15.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.1K | 31.3% | 1 | 620 | 17% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 30.1% | 2 | 630 | 16.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.1K | 30.4% | 1 | 630 | 16.8% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fox Racing’s and POC’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.

- **Fox Racing**: Measured on the search terms “fox helmet” and “fox mtb helmet”, summed into one figure.
- **POC**: Measured on the search terms “poc cycling helmet” and “poc helmet”, summed into one figure.

- [Fox Racing profile](/demand/nz/brands/fox-racing)
- [POC profile](/demand/nz/brands/poc-sports)
- [All MTB helmet brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-mtb-helmet-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Fox Racing or POC more popular in search?

In September 2026, Fox Racing had more branded searches than POC among MTB helmet brands in New Zealand. Fox Racing had about 1,140 branded searches, while POC had 630. Fox Racing made up 30.4% of all MTB helmet brand searches we track, and POC accounted for 16.8%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Fox Racing vs POC: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/fox-racing-vs-poc-sports

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