--- title: "Heathcotes vs JB Hi-Fi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Heathcotes or JB Hi-Fi? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appliance and Electronics Retailers 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/heathcotes-vs-jb-hi-fi" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Heathcotes vs JB Hi-Fi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Heathcotes or JB Hi-Fi? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appliance and Electronics Retailers 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**: Heathcotes and JB Hi-Fi - **Competitive set**: Appliance and Electronics Retailers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Heathcotes Share of Search**: 0.96% - **JB Hi-Fi Share of Search**: 23.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Heathcotes or JB Hi-Fi? - In August 2026, JB Hi-Fi had more branded searches than Heathcotes among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand. JB Hi-Fi was estimated to have 261K branded searches compared to Heathcotes’ 10.7K, and held a 23.5% Share of Search versus Heathcotes’ 0.96%. - JB Hi-Fi was ahead of Heathcotes in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Heathcotes’ estimated Share of Search among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand moved from 0.78% to 0.96%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.4K to 10.7K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, JB Hi-Fi’s estimated Share of Search among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand moved from 22.4% to 23.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 298K to 261K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand appliance and electronics retailers in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for JB Hi-Fi in New Zealand fell 12.6% over 11 measured months, from 298K to 261K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Heathcotes estimated searches | Heathcotes Share of Search | Heathcotes rank | JB Hi-Fi estimated searches | JB Hi-Fi Share of Search | JB Hi-Fi rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 10.4K | 0.78% | 6 | 298K | 22.4% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 15K | 0.77% | 6 | 440K | 22.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 15.7K | 0.84% | 5 | 458K | 24.5% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 13.4K | 1% | 6 | 311K | 23.1% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 11K | 0.98% | 6 | 255K | 22.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 10.6K | 0.85% | 6 | 264K | 21.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 10.4K | 0.84% | 6 | 315K | 25.3% | 3 | | May 2026 | 10.7K | 0.89% | 6 | 266K | 22.2% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 12.4K | 1.1% | 6 | 265K | 23.9% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 10.7K | 0.96% | 6 | 265K | 23.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 10.7K | 0.96% | 6 | 261K | 23.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Heathcotes’ and JB Hi-Fi’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. - **Heathcotes**: Measured on the search terms “heathcotes”, “heathcotes appliances”, “heathcotes cambridge”, “heathcotes co nz”, “heathcotes near me”, “heathcotes nz”, “heathcotes online”, “heathcotes store” and “heathcotes tv”, summed into one figure. - **JB Hi-Fi**: Measured on the search terms “ipad jb hi fi”, “JB Hi Fi”, “jb hi fi appliances”, “jb hi fi bayfair”, “jb hi fi botany”, “jb hi fi chromebook”, “jb hi fi computers”, “jb hi fi dvds”, “jb hi fi electronics”, “jb hi fi games”, “jb hi fi head phones”, “jb hi fi laptops”, “jb hi fi lower hutt”, “jb hi fi near me”, “jb hi fi online”, “jb hi fi phones”, “jb hi fi pokemon”, “jb hi fi ps5”, “jb hi fi queen street”, “jb hi fi sale”, “jb hi fi sylvia park”, “jb hi fi tvs”, “jbhifi botany”, “jbhifi co nz”, “jbhifi games”, “jbhifi nz”, “jbhifi ps5”, “jbhifi queen street”, “kindle jb hi fi” and “ps5 jb hi fi”, summed into one figure. - [Heathcotes profile](/demand/nz/brands/heathcotes) - [JB Hi-Fi profile](/demand/nz/brands/jb-hi-fi) - [All appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-appliance-and-electronics-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Heathcotes or JB Hi-Fi? In August 2026, JB Hi-Fi had more branded searches than Heathcotes among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand. JB Hi-Fi was estimated to have 261K branded searches compared to Heathcotes’ 10.7K, and held a 23.5% Share of Search versus Heathcotes’ 0.96%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Heathcotes vs JB Hi-Fi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/heathcotes-vs-jb-hi-fi This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/heathcotes-vs-jb-hi-fi. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.