--- title: "Guess vs Lacoste: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Guess or Lacoste? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Premium fashion 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/guess-vs-lacoste" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Guess vs Lacoste: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Guess or Lacoste? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Premium fashion 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**: Guess and Lacoste - **Competitive set**: Premium fashion brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Guess Share of Search**: 8.8% - **Lacoste Share of Search**: 5.9% ## Which is more popular in search, Guess or Lacoste? - In August 2026, Guess had more branded searches than Lacoste among premium fashion brands in New Zealand. Guess was estimated to have 9K branded searches compared to Lacoste’s 6K, and held an 8.8% Share of Search versus Lacoste’s 5.9%. - The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Guess took it in November 2025, Lacoste took it in February 2026, Guess took it in April 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Guess’ estimated Share of Search among premium fashion brands in New Zealand moved from 6% to 8.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.7K to 9K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lacoste’s estimated Share of Search among premium fashion brands in New Zealand moved from 7.4% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.1K to 6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand premium fashion brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Guess gained estimated Share of Search among premium fashion brands in New Zealand, from 6.5% to 8.8%. - In August 2026, Lacoste gained estimated Share of Search among premium fashion brands in New Zealand, from 4.8% to 5.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Guess estimated searches | Guess Share of Search | Guess rank | Lacoste estimated searches | Lacoste Share of Search | Lacoste rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.7K | 6% | 6 | 7.1K | 7.4% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 10.6K | 7% | 4 | 9K | 5.9% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 11.5K | 7.6% | 4 | 9.1K | 6.1% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 7.4K | 7% | 4 | 6.7K | 6.4% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 4.8K | 5.9% | 6 | 5.4K | 6.6% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 5K | 5% | 6 | 5.5K | 5.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 6.2K | 5.9% | 4 | 5.5K | 5.3% | 6 | | May 2026 | 7.2K | 6.5% | 4 | 5.5K | 4.9% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 7.5K | 6.8% | 4 | 5.4K | 4.9% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 7.1K | 6.5% | 4 | 5.3K | 4.8% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 9K | 8.8% | 4 | 6K | 5.9% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Guess’ and Lacoste’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. - **Guess**: Measured on the search terms “guess bags”, “guess clothing”, “guess clothing outlet”, “guess clothing store”, “guess fashion”, “guess jeans”, “guess nz”, “guess polo” and “marciano guess clothing”, summed into one figure. - **Lacoste**: Measured on the search terms “lacoste”, “lacoste blanc”, “lacoste brand”, “lacoste caps”, “lacoste com”, “lacoste crew neck”, “lacoste fashion”, “lacoste jeans”, “lacoste lerond”, “lacoste men polo”, “lacoste near me”, “lacoste nz”, “lacoste online”, “lacoste outfit”, “lacoste outlet”, “lacoste perfumes”, “lacoste polo”, “lacoste sale”, “lacoste shop near me”, “lacoste slides”, “lacoste totebag”, “lacoste white”, “lacoste womens” and “lacoste womens polo”, summed into one figure. - [Guess profile](/demand/nz/brands/guess) - [Lacoste profile](/demand/nz/brands/lacoste) - [All premium fashion brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-premium-fashion-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Guess or Lacoste? In August 2026, Guess had more branded searches than Lacoste among premium fashion brands in New Zealand. Guess was estimated to have 9K branded searches compared to Lacoste’s 6K, and held an 8.8% Share of Search versus Lacoste’s 5.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Guess vs Lacoste: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/guess-vs-lacoste This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/guess-vs-lacoste. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.