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title: "Greenworks vs Rover: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Greenworks or Rover more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Lawn mower 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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# Greenworks vs Rover: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Greenworks or Rover more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Lawn mower 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**: Greenworks and Rover
- **Competitive set**: Lawn mower brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Greenworks Share of Search**: 0.73%
- **Rover Share of Search**: 0.5%

## Is Greenworks or Rover more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Greenworks had more branded searches than Rover among lawn mower brands in New Zealand. Greenworks had about 320 branded searches, while Rover had 220. Greenworks made up 0.73% of all lawn mower brand searches we track, and Rover accounted for 0.5%.
- The lead changed hands 4 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Rover took it in December 2025, Greenworks took it in February 2026, Rover took it in May 2026, Greenworks took it in June 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Greenworks’ share of searches among lawn mower brands in New Zealand moved from 0.65% to 0.73%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 320.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rover’s share of searches among lawn mower brands in New Zealand moved from 0.61% to 0.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 300 to 220.

## Top lawn mower brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Rover was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Greenworks did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Honda Power Equipment | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Stihl | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Masport | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Victa | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Makita | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Ryobi | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Rover | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Husqvarna | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Cub Cadet | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Greenworks | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about lawn mower brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which lawn mower brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Honda Power Equipment, 2. Masport, 3. Victa, 4. Makita
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best lawn mower brands in New Zealand?": 1. Honda Power Equipment, 2. Masport, 3. Stihl, 4. Makita, 5. Victa, 6. Husqvarna
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best lawn mower brand in New Zealand for a medium backyard?": 1. Honda Power Equipment, 2. Masport, 3. Makita
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ride on mower nz": 1. Stihl, 2. Victa, 3. Rover, 4. Husqvarna, 5. Cub Cadet
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cordless lawn mower": 1. Stihl, 2. Ryobi, 3. Makita

Not named in any answer: Greenworks.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand lawn mower brands in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Rover in New Zealand fell 26.7% over 12 measured months, from 300 to 220 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Greenworks estimated searches | Greenworks Share of Search | Greenworks rank | Rover estimated searches | Rover Share of Search | Rover rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 320 | 0.65% | 9 | 300 | 0.61% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 390 | 0.69% | 9 | 310 | 0.55% | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | 260 | 0.53% | 10 | 310 | 0.63% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 260 | 0.56% | 10 | 300 | 0.65% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 390 | 0.88% | 9 | 300 | 0.68% | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 260 | 0.61% | 9 | 230 | 0.54% | 10 |
| Apr 2026 | 260 | 0.62% | 9 | 250 | 0.6% | 10 |
| May 2026 | 170 | 0.43% | 10 | 200 | 0.51% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 170 | 0.49% | 9 | 140 | 0.4% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 140 | 0.41% | 9 | 120 | 0.36% | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 210 | 0.56% | 9 | 160 | 0.43% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | 320 | 0.73% | 9 | 220 | 0.5% | 10 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Greenworks’ and Rover’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.

- **Greenworks**: Measured on the search term “greenworks lawn mower”.
- **Rover**: Measured on the search terms “rover chainsaw”, “rover lawn mower”, “rover mower” and “rover ride mower”, summed into one figure.

- [Greenworks profile](/demand/nz/brands/greenworks)
- [Rover profile](/demand/nz/brands/rover-mowers)
- [All lawn mower brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-lawn-mower-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Greenworks or Rover more popular in search?

In September 2026, Greenworks had more branded searches than Rover among lawn mower brands in New Zealand. Greenworks had about 320 branded searches, while Rover had 220. Greenworks made up 0.73% of all lawn mower brand searches we track, and Rover accounted for 0.5%.

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