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title: "Hell Pizza vs Pizza Hut: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hell Pizza or Pizza Hut? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pizza chains 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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# Hell Pizza vs Pizza Hut: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Hell Pizza or Pizza Hut? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pizza chains 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**: Hell Pizza and Pizza Hut
- **Competitive set**: Pizza chains
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hell Pizza Share of Search**: 16.4%
- **Pizza Hut Share of Search**: 59.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Hell Pizza or Pizza Hut?

- In August 2026, Pizza Hut had more branded searches than Hell Pizza among pizza chains in New Zealand. Pizza Hut was estimated to have 413K branded searches compared to Hell Pizza’s 114K, and held a 59.6% Share of Search versus Hell Pizza’s 16.4%.
- Pizza Hut was ahead of Hell Pizza in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hell Pizza’s estimated Share of Search among pizza chains in New Zealand moved from 20.4% to 16.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 137K to 114K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pizza Hut’s estimated Share of Search among pizza chains in New Zealand moved from 55.1% to 59.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 371K to 413K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand pizza chains in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Hell Pizza gained estimated Share of Search among pizza chains in New Zealand, from 15.8% to 16.4%.
- In August 2026, Pizza Hut lost estimated Share of Search among pizza chains in New Zealand, from 61.1% to 59.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Hell Pizza estimated searches | Hell Pizza Share of Search | Hell Pizza rank | Pizza Hut estimated searches | Pizza Hut Share of Search | Pizza Hut rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 137K | 20.4% | 2 | 371K | 55.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 113K | 17.8% | 2 | 363K | 57.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 137K | 18.5% | 2 | 432K | 58.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 115K | 18% | 2 | 366K | 57.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 114K | 20.7% | 2 | 298K | 54.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 115K | 18.9% | 2 | 358K | 59% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 111K | 17.6% | 2 | 365K | 57.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 114K | 16.6% | 2 | 414K | 60.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 112K | 15.1% | 2 | 488K | 66% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 113K | 15.8% | 2 | 438K | 61.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 114K | 16.4% | 2 | 413K | 59.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hell Pizza’s and Pizza Hut’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.

- **Hell Pizza**: Measured on the search terms “hell pizza”, “hell pizza albany”, “hell pizza balmoral”, “hell pizza bond street”, “hell pizza cheapies”, “hell pizza cuba”, “hell pizza cuba st”, “hell pizza deals”, “hell pizza delivery”, “hell pizza discount”, “hell pizza henderson”, “hell pizza hereford st”, “hell pizza highland park”, “hell pizza hours”, “hell pizza menu”, “hell pizza near me”, “hell pizza opening hours”, “hell pizza price”, “hell pizza promo”, “hell pizza royal oak”, “hell pizza strathmore”, “hell pizza symonds st” and “hell pizza voucher”, summed into one figure.
- **Pizza Hut**: Measured on the search terms “pizza hut”, “pizza hut app”, “pizza hut barrington”, “pizza hut deals”, “pizza hut delivery”, “pizza hut delivery deals”, “pizza hut delivery near me”, “pizza hut hamilton”, “pizza hut henderson”, “pizza hut kelston”, “pizza hut lynfield”, “pizza hut meadowbank”, “pizza hut menu”, “pizza hut menu deals”, “pizza hut near me”, “pizza hut nz”, “pizza hut online”, “pizza hut pickup”, “pizza hut royal oak”, “pizza hut shirley”, “pizza hut website”, “pizza hut wellington”, “pizzahut”, “pizzahut deals”, “pizzahut delivery”, “pizzahut menu” and “pizzahut nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Hell Pizza profile](/demand/nz/brands/hell-pizza)
- [Pizza Hut profile](/demand/nz/brands/pizza-hut)
- [All pizza chains in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-pizza-chains): 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, Hell Pizza or Pizza Hut?

In August 2026, Pizza Hut had more branded searches than Hell Pizza among pizza chains in New Zealand. Pizza Hut was estimated to have 413K branded searches compared to Hell Pizza’s 114K, and held a 59.6% Share of Search versus Hell Pizza’s 16.4%.

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