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title: "Gamegear vs Sitka: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Gamegear or Sitka more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hunting clothing 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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# Gamegear vs Sitka: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Gamegear or Sitka more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hunting clothing 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**: Gamegear and Sitka
- **Competitive set**: Hunting clothing brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Gamegear Share of Search**: 9.8%
- **Sitka Share of Search**: 0.44%

## Is Gamegear or Sitka more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Gamegear had more branded searches than Sitka among hunting clothing brands in New Zealand. Gamegear had about 2,900 branded searches, while Sitka had 130. Gamegear made up 9.8% of all hunting clothing brand searches we track, and Sitka accounted for 0.44%.
- Gamegear was ahead of Sitka in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gamegear’s share of searches among hunting clothing brands in New Zealand moved from 7.9% to 9.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2K to 2.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sitka’s share of searches among hunting clothing brands in New Zealand moved from 0.51% to 0.44%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 130.

## Top hunting clothing brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Gamegear nor Sitka showed up in any of the five answers.

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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Swazi | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Stoney Creek | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Hunters Element | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Ridgeline | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Huntech | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Bushbuck | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Kuiu | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Gamegear | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| First Lite | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Sitka | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about hunting clothing brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which hunting clothing brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Stoney Creek, 2. Ridgeline, 3. Swazi, 4. Hunters Element, 5. Kuiu
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hunting clothing brands in New Zealand?": 1. Hunters Element, 2. Stoney Creek, 3. Swazi, 4. Huntech, 5. Kuiu
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hunting clothing brand in New Zealand for cold wet bush?": 1. Swazi, 2. Stoney Creek, 3. Ridgeline
- Searched Google, AI Overview "hunting clothing brands nz": 1. Swazi, 2. Hunters Element, 3. Huntech, 4. Stoney Creek, 5. Bushbuck, 6. Ridgeline
- Searched Google, AI Overview "hunting jacket nz": 1. Swazi, 2. Hunters Element, 3. Bushbuck, 4. Stoney Creek, 5. Huntech

Not named in any answer: Gamegear, First Lite and Sitka.

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 hunting clothing brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Gamegear gained share of searches among hunting clothing brands in New Zealand, from 7.8% to 9.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Gamegear estimated searches | Gamegear Share of Search | Gamegear rank | Sitka estimated searches | Sitka Share of Search | Sitka rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2K | 7.9% | 5 | 130 | 0.51% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.3K | 5.7% | 5 | 190 | 0.47% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.5K | 8.4% | 5 | 150 | 0.51% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 2K | 7.8% | 5 | 150 | 0.58% | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 7.6% | 5 | 220 | 0.88% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 7.4% | 5 | 260 | 0.67% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.7K | 8.2% | 5 | 330 | 0.73% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 4K | 8.2% | 5 | 320 | 0.66% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 4K | 7.7% | 5 | 220 | 0.42% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 4K | 9% | 5 | 210 | 0.47% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.2K | 7.8% | 5 | 200 | 0.48% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.9K | 9.8% | 5 | 130 | 0.44% | 10 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gamegear’s and Sitka’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.

- **Gamegear**: Measured on the search terms “gamegear” and “gamegear nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Sitka**: Measured on the search terms “sitka camo”, “sitka gear”, “sitka hunting”, “sitka hunting gear”, “sitka hunting jacket” and “sitka jacket”, summed into one figure.

- [Gamegear profile](/demand/nz/brands/gamegear)
- [Sitka profile](/demand/nz/brands/sitka)
- [All hunting clothing brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hunting-clothing-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Gamegear or Sitka more popular in search?

In September 2026, Gamegear had more branded searches than Sitka among hunting clothing brands in New Zealand. Gamegear had about 2,900 branded searches, while Sitka had 130. Gamegear made up 9.8% of all hunting clothing brand searches we track, and Sitka accounted for 0.44%.

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