--- title: "Giant vs Merida: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Giant or Merida? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bike 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/giant-vs-merida" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Giant vs Merida: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Giant or Merida? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bike 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**: Giant and Merida - **Competitive set**: Bike brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Giant Share of Search**: 14.3% - **Merida Share of Search**: 16.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Giant or Merida? - In August 2026, Merida had more branded searches than Giant among bike brands in New Zealand. Merida was estimated to have 3.4K branded searches compared to Giant’s 2.9K, and held a 16.5% Share of Search versus Giant’s 14.3%. - Merida was ahead of Giant in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Giant’s estimated Share of Search among bike brands in New Zealand moved from 14.1% to 14.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7K to 2.9K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Merida’s estimated Share of Search among bike brands in New Zealand moved from 20.6% to 16.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.9K to 3.4K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand bike brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Giant gained estimated Share of Search among bike brands in New Zealand, from 13.2% to 14.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Merida in New Zealand fell 14.2% over 11 measured months, from 3.9K to 3.4K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Giant estimated searches | Giant Share of Search | Giant rank | Merida estimated searches | Merida Share of Search | Merida rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.7K | 14.1% | 4 | 3.9K | 20.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 3.4K | 14.1% | 4 | 4.5K | 18.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 3.3K | 14.8% | 4 | 4K | 18.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 3.5K | 14.8% | 4 | 4.2K | 18.1% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 13.4% | 4 | 3.7K | 17.3% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 15.5% | 4 | 4.8K | 16.6% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 4K | 14.7% | 4 | 4.3K | 15.8% | 3 | | May 2026 | 3.4K | 13.9% | 4 | 3.8K | 15.4% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 2.7K | 12.8% | 4 | 3.2K | 15.2% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 2.6K | 13.2% | 4 | 3.3K | 16.5% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 14.3% | 4 | 3.4K | 16.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Giant’s and Merida’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. - **Giant**: Measured on the search terms “giant 24 inch bike”, “giant atx mountain bike”, “giant bike”, “giant boulder mountain bike”, “giant e bike”, “giant e mountain bike”, “giant full suspension bike”, “giant full suspension mountain bike”, “giant gravel bike”, “giant liv bike”, “giant mtb bikes”, “giant road bike”, “giant talon e bike”, “giant talon mountain bike” and “giant trance e bike”, summed into one figure. - **Merida**: Measured on the search terms “merida”, “merida bike”, “merida bikes com”, “merida e bike”, “merida mountain bike”, “merida near me”, “merida new zealand”, “merida nz” and “merida online”, summed into one figure. - [Giant profile](/demand/nz/brands/giant) - [Merida profile](/demand/nz/brands/merida) - [All bike brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-bike-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Giant or Merida? In August 2026, Merida had more branded searches than Giant among bike brands in New Zealand. Merida was estimated to have 3.4K branded searches compared to Giant’s 2.9K, and held a 16.5% Share of Search versus Giant’s 14.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Giant vs Merida: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/giant-vs-merida This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/giant-vs-merida. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.