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title: "Hangdog vs Uprising Bouldering: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hangdog or Uprising Bouldering? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Climbing and bouldering gyms 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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# Hangdog vs Uprising Bouldering: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Hangdog or Uprising Bouldering? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Climbing and bouldering gyms 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**: Hangdog and Uprising Bouldering
- **Competitive set**: Climbing and bouldering gyms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hangdog Share of Search**: 0.79%
- **Uprising Bouldering Share of Search**: 5.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Hangdog or Uprising Bouldering?

- In August 2026, Uprising Bouldering had more branded searches than Hangdog among climbing and bouldering gyms in New Zealand. Uprising Bouldering was estimated to have 1.2K branded searches compared to Hangdog’s 180, and held a 5.2% Share of Search versus Hangdog’s 0.79%.
- Uprising Bouldering was ahead of Hangdog in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hangdog’s estimated Share of Search among climbing and bouldering gyms in New Zealand moved from 0.63% to 0.79%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 130 to 180.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Uprising Bouldering’s estimated Share of Search among climbing and bouldering gyms in New Zealand moved from 5.3% to 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 1.2K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand climbing and bouldering gyms in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hangdog in New Zealand rose 38.5% over 11 measured months, from 130 to 180 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hangdog estimated searches | Hangdog Share of Search | Hangdog rank | Uprising Bouldering estimated searches | Uprising Bouldering Share of Search | Uprising Bouldering rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 130 | 0.63% | 5 | 1.1K | 5.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 90 | 0.5% | 5 | 790 | 4.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 140 | 0.71% | 5 | 1.1K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 160 | 0.53% | 5 | 1.4K | 4.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 140 | 0.75% | 5 | 970 | 5.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 120 | 0.59% | 5 | 790 | 3.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 160 | 0.56% | 5 | 970 | 3.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 180 | 0.67% | 5 | 990 | 3.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 180 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.4K | 6.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 210 | 0.74% | 5 | 1.4K | 5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 180 | 0.79% | 5 | 1.2K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hangdog’s and Uprising Bouldering’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.

- **Hangdog**: Measured on the search terms “hangdog climbing” and “hangdog climbing gym”, summed into one figure.
- **Uprising Bouldering**: Measured on the search terms “uprising bouldering” and “uprising christchurch”, summed into one figure.

- [Hangdog profile](/demand/nz/brands/hangdog)
- [Uprising Bouldering profile](/demand/nz/brands/uprising-bouldering)
- [All climbing and bouldering gyms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-climbing-gyms): 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, Hangdog or Uprising Bouldering?

In August 2026, Uprising Bouldering had more branded searches than Hangdog among climbing and bouldering gyms in New Zealand. Uprising Bouldering was estimated to have 1.2K branded searches compared to Hangdog’s 180, and held a 5.2% Share of Search versus Hangdog’s 0.79%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Hangdog vs Uprising Bouldering: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/hangdog-vs-uprising-bouldering

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