--- title: "GoDaddy vs WordPress.com: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, GoDaddy or WordPress.com? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Website builders 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/godaddy-vs-wordpress-com" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # GoDaddy vs WordPress.com: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, GoDaddy or WordPress.com? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Website builders 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**: GoDaddy and WordPress.com - **Competitive set**: Website builders - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **GoDaddy Share of Search**: 19.5% - **WordPress.com Share of Search**: 9% ## Which is more popular in search, GoDaddy or WordPress.com? - In August 2026, GoDaddy had more branded searches than WordPress.com among website builders in New Zealand. GoDaddy was estimated to have 12K branded searches compared to WordPress.com’s 5.5K, and held a 19.5% Share of Search versus WordPress.com’s 9%. - GoDaddy was ahead of WordPress.com in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GoDaddy’s estimated Share of Search among website builders in New Zealand moved from 17.9% to 19.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.6K to 12K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WordPress.com’s estimated Share of Search among website builders in New Zealand held steady at 9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.8K to 5.5K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand website builders in August 2026? - In August 2026, GoDaddy lost estimated Share of Search among website builders in New Zealand, from 20.2% to 19.5%. ## Month by month | Month | GoDaddy estimated searches | GoDaddy Share of Search | GoDaddy rank | WordPress.com estimated searches | WordPress.com Share of Search | WordPress.com rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 11.6K | 17.9% | 3 | 5.8K | 9% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 9.7K | 17.6% | 3 | 4.9K | 8.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 9.3K | 20.4% | 3 | 4.2K | 9.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 11.6K | 19.8% | 3 | 6.1K | 10.4% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 11.9K | 20.3% | 3 | 5.4K | 9.2% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 12.2K | 17.3% | 3 | 7.6K | 10.8% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 11.9K | 18.7% | 3 | 5.9K | 9.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 12.8K | 19% | 3 | 6.3K | 9.3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 13K | 19.6% | 3 | 6.5K | 9.8% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 12.8K | 20.2% | 3 | 5.5K | 8.7% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 12K | 19.5% | 3 | 5.5K | 9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GoDaddy’s and WordPress.com’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. - **GoDaddy**: Measured on the search terms “godaddy”, “godaddy domain”, “godaddy domain and email”, “godaddy domain checker”, “godaddy domain names”, “godaddy domain registrar”, “godaddy domain registration”, “godaddy email”, “godaddy find domain”, “godaddy hosting”, “godaddy india”, “godaddy near me”, “godaddy nz”, “godaddy online”, “godaddy page builder”, “godaddy templates”, “godaddy web hosting”, “godaddy website” and “transfer domain name to godaddy”, summed into one figure. - **WordPress.com**: Measured on the search terms “hosting wordpress”, “wordpress”, “wordpress blog”, “wordpress cms”, “wordpress com”, “wordpress com templates”, “wordpress com website builder”, “wordpress developer”, “wordpress page builder”, “wordpress plugins”, “wordpress pricing”, “wordpress seo plugins”, “wordpress templates”, “wordpress themes”, “wordpress web”, “wordpress website builder” and “wordpresscom”, summed into one figure. - [GoDaddy profile](/demand/nz/brands/godaddy) - [WordPress.com profile](/demand/nz/brands/wordpress-com) - [All website builders in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-website-builders): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, GoDaddy or WordPress.com? In August 2026, GoDaddy had more branded searches than WordPress.com among website builders in New Zealand. GoDaddy was estimated to have 12K branded searches compared to WordPress.com’s 5.5K, and held a 19.5% Share of Search versus WordPress.com’s 9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "GoDaddy vs WordPress.com: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/godaddy-vs-wordpress-com This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/godaddy-vs-wordpress-com. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.