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title: "Gatorade vs Liquid I.V.: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Gatorade or Liquid I.V.? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sports and hydration drink 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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# Gatorade vs Liquid I.V.: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Gatorade or Liquid I.V.? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sports and hydration drink 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**: Gatorade and Liquid I.V.
- **Competitive set**: Sports and hydration drink brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Gatorade Share of Search**: 17.2%
- **Liquid I.V. Share of Search**: 5.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Gatorade or Liquid I.V.?

- In August 2026, Gatorade had more branded searches than Liquid I.V. among sports and hydration drink brands in New Zealand. Gatorade was estimated to have 3.7K branded searches compared to Liquid I.V.’s 1.1K, and held a 17.2% Share of Search versus Liquid I.V.’s 5.3%.
- Gatorade was ahead of Liquid I.V. in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Gatorade’s estimated Share of Search among sports and hydration drink brands in New Zealand moved from 16.2% to 17.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 3.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Liquid I.V.’s estimated Share of Search among sports and hydration drink brands in New Zealand moved from 6.7% to 5.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 970 to 1.1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand sports and hydration drink brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Gatorade gained estimated Share of Search among sports and hydration drink brands in New Zealand, from 16.1% to 17.2%.
- In August 2026, Liquid I.V. lost estimated Share of Search among sports and hydration drink brands in New Zealand, from 8.9% to 5.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Gatorade estimated searches | Gatorade Share of Search | Gatorade rank | Liquid I.V. estimated searches | Liquid I.V. Share of Search | Liquid I.V. rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 16.2% | 3 | 970 | 6.7% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.5K | 15.7% | 3 | 1K | 6.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.5K | 16.6% | 3 | 920 | 6.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.5K | 15.6% | 3 | 1.1K | 7% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.8K | 17.6% | 3 | 1K | 6.4% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 3K | 16.8% | 4 | 1.4K | 8% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.6K | 18.2% | 3 | 970 | 6.9% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 18.1% | 3 | 1.1K | 6.7% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.6K | 15.4% | 3 | 2K | 11.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.5K | 16.1% | 3 | 1.4K | 8.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.7K | 17.2% | 3 | 1.1K | 5.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gatorade’s and Liquid I.V.’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.

- **Gatorade**: Measured on the search terms “blue gatorade”, “gatorade”, “gatorade com”, “gatorade drink”, “gatorade electrolytes”, “gatorade hydration”, “gatorade near me”, “gatorade nz”, “gatorade online”, “gatorade pods”, “gatorade sports drink”, “gatorade thirst quencher”, “gatorade towel”, “gatorade zero”, “green gatorade” and “red gatorade”, summed into one figure.
- **Liquid I.V.**: Measured on the search terms “liquid i v”, “liquid i v electrolytes”, “liquid i v hydration”, “liquid i v near me”, “liquid i v new zealand”, “liquid i v nz”, “liquid i v sports drink”, “liquid iv”, “liquid iv com”, “liquid iv electrolytes”, “liquidiv” and “liquidiv hydration”, summed into one figure.

- [Gatorade profile](/demand/nz/brands/gatorade)
- [Liquid I.V. profile](/demand/nz/brands/liquid-iv)
- [All sports and hydration drink brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sports-drink-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Gatorade or Liquid I.V.?

In August 2026, Gatorade had more branded searches than Liquid I.V. among sports and hydration drink brands in New Zealand. Gatorade was estimated to have 3.7K branded searches compared to Liquid I.V.’s 1.1K, and held a 17.2% Share of Search versus Liquid I.V.’s 5.3%.

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