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title: "Gilbert vs Kooga: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Gilbert or Kooga? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rugby gear 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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# Gilbert vs Kooga: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Gilbert or Kooga? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rugby gear 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**: Gilbert and Kooga
- **Competitive set**: Rugby gear brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Gilbert Share of Search**: 2.3%
- **Kooga Share of Search**: 0.05%

## Which is more popular in search, Gilbert or Kooga?

- In August 2026, Gilbert had more branded searches than Kooga among rugby gear brands in New Zealand. Gilbert was estimated to have 1.3K branded searches compared to Kooga’s 30, and held a 2.3% Share of Search versus Kooga’s 0.05%.
- Gilbert was ahead of Kooga in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Gilbert’s estimated Share of Search among rugby gear brands in New Zealand moved from 2% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 690 to 1.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kooga’s estimated Share of Search among rugby gear brands in New Zealand moved from 0.09% to 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 30.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand rugby gear brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Gilbert lost estimated Share of Search among rugby gear brands in New Zealand, from 6.4% to 2.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Gilbert estimated searches | Gilbert Share of Search | Gilbert rank | Kooga estimated searches | Kooga Share of Search | Kooga rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 690 | 2% | 3 | 30 | 0.09% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 800 | 6% | 3 | 20 | 0.15% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 550 | 5.2% | 3 | 30 | 0.28% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 450 | 5.1% | 2 | 20 | 0.23% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2K | 10.6% | 2 | 20 | 0.18% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 11.2% | 2 | 30 | 0.21% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 840 | 4.6% | 2 | 30 | 0.16% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.7K | 6.2% | 2 | 30 | 0.11% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 10% | 2 | 20 | 0.07% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 6.4% | 2 | 10 | 0.03% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 2.3% | 2 | 30 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gilbert’s and Kooga’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.

- **Gilbert**: Measured on the search terms “gilbert barbarian rugby ball”, “gilbert g tr4000 rugby training ball”, “gilbert rugby”, “gilbert rugby ball”, “gilbert rugby ball size 4”, “gilbert rugby ball size 5”, “gilbert rugby boots” and “gilbert rugby jersey”, summed into one figure.
- **Kooga**: Measured on the search terms “kooga rugby”, “kooga rugby ball” and “kooga rugby boots”, summed into one figure.

- [Gilbert profile](/demand/nz/brands/gilbert)
- [Kooga profile](/demand/nz/brands/kooga)
- [All rugby gear brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-rugby-gear-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, Gilbert or Kooga?

In August 2026, Gilbert had more branded searches than Kooga among rugby gear brands in New Zealand. Gilbert was estimated to have 1.3K branded searches compared to Kooga’s 30, and held a 2.3% Share of Search versus Kooga’s 0.05%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Gilbert vs Kooga: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/gilbert-vs-kooga

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