--- title: "GIB vs James Hardie: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, GIB or James Hardie? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Building product 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/gib-vs-james-hardie" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # GIB vs James Hardie: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, GIB or James Hardie? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Building product 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**: GIB and James Hardie - **Competitive set**: Building product brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **GIB Share of Search**: 20.7% - **James Hardie Share of Search**: 41.4% ## Which is more popular in search, GIB or James Hardie? - In August 2026, James Hardie had more branded searches than GIB among building product brands in New Zealand. James Hardie was estimated to have 7.9K branded searches compared to GIB’s 3.9K, and held a 41.4% Share of Search versus GIB’s 20.7%. - James Hardie was ahead of GIB in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GIB’s estimated Share of Search among building product brands in New Zealand moved from 20.3% to 20.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.8K to 3.9K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, James Hardie’s estimated Share of Search among building product brands in New Zealand moved from 40.9% to 41.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.7K to 7.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand building product brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, James Hardie gained estimated Share of Search among building product brands in New Zealand, from 37.8% to 41.4%. - In August 2026, GIB lost estimated Share of Search among building product brands in New Zealand, from 22.5% to 20.7%. ## Month by month | Month | GIB estimated searches | GIB Share of Search | GIB rank | James Hardie estimated searches | James Hardie Share of Search | James Hardie rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.8K | 20.3% | 3 | 7.7K | 40.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 3.5K | 20.7% | 3 | 6.8K | 40.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 3.2K | 25.3% | 2 | 4.7K | 37.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 3.9K | 25.6% | 2 | 5.8K | 37.9% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 3.7K | 22.3% | 3 | 6.7K | 39.9% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 4K | 20.4% | 3 | 8K | 40.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 4K | 23.4% | 3 | 6.7K | 39.1% | 1 | | May 2026 | 4.6K | 23.6% | 3 | 7.3K | 37.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 4.8K | 24.5% | 2 | 7.5K | 38.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 4K | 22.5% | 3 | 6.8K | 37.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 3.9K | 20.7% | 3 | 7.9K | 41.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GIB’s and James Hardie’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. - **GIB**: Measured on the search terms “10mm gib board”, “aqualine gib board”, “bathroom gib board”, “ceiling gib board”, “gib board”, “gib board plaster”, “gib board price”, “gib fixing”, “gib nz”, “gib patch board”, “gib plasterboard” and “gib standard plasterboard”, summed into one figure. - **James Hardie**: Measured on the search terms “axon cladding james hardie”, “james hardie”, “james hardie axon”, “james hardie axon panel”, “james hardie batten board”, “james hardie board”, “james hardie easylap”, “james hardie fiber cement siding”, “james hardie flex”, “james hardie hardiepanel”, “james hardie linea”, “james hardie linea weatherboard”, “james hardie near me”, “james hardie nz”, “james hardie plasterboard”, “james hardie soffit”, “james hardie stria”, “james hardie stria cladding”, “james hardie villaboard”, “james hardie weatherboard”, “jameshardie”, “jameshardie board”, “jameshardie cladding”, “jameshardie co nz” and “jameshardie nz”, summed into one figure. - [GIB profile](/demand/nz/brands/gib) - [James Hardie profile](/demand/nz/brands/james-hardie) - [All building product brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-building-product-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, GIB or James Hardie? In August 2026, James Hardie had more branded searches than GIB among building product brands in New Zealand. James Hardie was estimated to have 7.9K branded searches compared to GIB’s 3.9K, and held a 41.4% Share of Search versus GIB’s 20.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "GIB vs James Hardie: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/gib-vs-james-hardie This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/gib-vs-james-hardie. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.