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title: "Foxit vs iLovePDF: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Foxit or iLovePDF? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF tools 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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# Foxit vs iLovePDF: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Foxit or iLovePDF? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF tools 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**: Foxit and iLovePDF
- **Competitive set**: PDF tools
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Foxit Share of Search**: 3.3%
- **iLovePDF Share of Search**: 43.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Foxit or iLovePDF?

- In August 2026, iLovePDF had more branded searches than Foxit among PDF tools in New Zealand. iLovePDF was estimated to have 23.3K branded searches compared to Foxit’s 1.8K, and held a 43.7% Share of Search versus Foxit’s 3.3%.
- iLovePDF was ahead of Foxit in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Foxit’s estimated Share of Search among PDF tools in New Zealand moved from 4.3% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, iLovePDF’s estimated Share of Search among PDF tools in New Zealand moved from 44.7% to 43.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.7K to 23.3K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand PDF tools in August 2026?

- In August 2026, iLovePDF gained estimated Share of Search among PDF tools in New Zealand, from 41% to 43.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Foxit estimated searches | Foxit Share of Search | Foxit rank | iLovePDF estimated searches | iLovePDF Share of Search | iLovePDF rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.8K | 4.3% | 5 | 18.7K | 44.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8K | 4.4% | 5 | 18.7K | 46.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 4.2% | 5 | 15.3K | 49.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.5K | 3.7% | 5 | 18.8K | 48.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 3.5% | 5 | 19K | 41.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 3.1% | 5 | 26.1K | 44% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.5K | 2.6% | 5 | 28.4K | 50.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.7K | 2.9% | 5 | 27.5K | 46.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8K | 3% | 5 | 25.7K | 42.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 3.1% | 5 | 25K | 41% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8K | 3.3% | 5 | 23.3K | 43.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Foxit’s and iLovePDF’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.

- **Foxit**: Measured on the search terms “foxit”, “foxit com”, “foxit near me”, “foxit online”, “foxit pdf”, “foxit pdf editor”, “foxit pdf reader”, “foxit pdf to word”, “foxit reader” and “foxit reader download”, summed into one figure.
- **iLovePDF**: Measured on the search terms “ilovepdf”, “ilovepdf com”, “ilovepdf convert”, “ilovepdf crop pdf”, “ilovepdf excel to pdf”, “ilovepdf online”, “ilovepdf pdf”, “ilovepdf pdf editor”, “ilovepdf pdf to excel”, “ilovepdf pdf to excel converter”, “ilovepdf pdf to powerpoint”, “ilovepdf pdf to word”, “ilovepdf pdf to word converter”, “ilovepdf powerpoint to pdf”, “ilovepdf signature”, “ilovepdf splitter”, “ilovepdf word to pdf” and “ilovepdf word to pdf converter”, summed into one figure.

- [Foxit profile](/demand/nz/brands/foxit)
- [iLovePDF profile](/demand/nz/brands/ilovepdf)
- [All PDF tools in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-pdf-tools): 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, Foxit or iLovePDF?

In August 2026, iLovePDF had more branded searches than Foxit among PDF tools in New Zealand. iLovePDF was estimated to have 23.3K branded searches compared to Foxit’s 1.8K, and held a 43.7% Share of Search versus Foxit’s 3.3%.

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