--- title: "Hermès vs Louis Vuitton: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Hermès or Louis Vuitton? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Luxury fashion houses 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/hermes-vs-louis-vuitton" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Hermès vs Louis Vuitton: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Hermès or Louis Vuitton? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Luxury fashion houses 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**: Hermès and Louis Vuitton - **Competitive set**: Luxury fashion houses - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Hermès Share of Search**: 8.2% - **Louis Vuitton Share of Search**: 27.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Hermès or Louis Vuitton? - In August 2026, Louis Vuitton had more branded searches than Hermès among luxury fashion houses in New Zealand. Louis Vuitton was estimated to have 45.9K branded searches compared to Hermès’ 13.8K, and held a 27.5% Share of Search versus Hermès’ 8.2%. - Louis Vuitton was ahead of Hermès in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hermès’ estimated Share of Search among luxury fashion houses in New Zealand moved from 7.8% to 8.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.3K to 13.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Louis Vuitton’s estimated Share of Search among luxury fashion houses in New Zealand moved from 30.9% to 27.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 48.7K to 45.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand luxury fashion houses in August 2026? - In August 2026, Louis Vuitton lost estimated Share of Search among luxury fashion houses in New Zealand, from 30.8% to 27.5%. - Hermès’ estimated Share of Search among luxury fashion houses in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 8.8% to 8.2% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Hermès estimated searches | Hermès Share of Search | Hermès rank | Louis Vuitton estimated searches | Louis Vuitton Share of Search | Louis Vuitton rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.3K | 7.8% | 6 | 48.7K | 30.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 12.5K | 7.2% | 6 | 49.7K | 28.5% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 14.1K | 7.2% | 6 | 57.5K | 29.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 13.8K | 8.4% | 6 | 51.4K | 31.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 11.6K | 8.3% | 6 | 42.5K | 30.4% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 13.1K | 8.7% | 6 | 47K | 31.4% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 13.2K | 8.5% | 6 | 48.4K | 31.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 15K | 8.8% | 6 | 49.6K | 29.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 14.3K | 8.5% | 6 | 49K | 29.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 13.2K | 8.3% | 6 | 49.1K | 30.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 13.8K | 8.2% | 6 | 45.9K | 27.5% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hermès’ and Louis Vuitton’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. - **Hermès**: Measured on the search terms “hermes”, “hermes au”, “hermes bag”, “hermes birkin”, “hermes birkin bag”, “hermes blanket”, “hermes com”, “hermes constance”, “hermes handbag”, “hermes kelly”, “hermes kelly bag”, “hermes near me”, “hermes nz”, “hermes perfume”, “hermes picotin”, “hermes scarf”, “hermes shoes”, “hermes wallet”, “hermes watch”, “terre d hermes” and “terre d hermes parfum”, summed into one figure. - **Louis Vuitton**: Measured on the search terms “imagination louis vuitton”, “louis vuitton”, “louis vuitton card holder”, “louis vuitton handbag”, “louis vuitton imagination”, “louis vuitton near me”, “louis vuitton neverfull”, “louis vuitton neverfull mm”, “louis vuitton new zealand”, “louis vuitton ombre nomade”, “louis vuitton online”, “louis vuitton wallet men”, “louisvuitton”, “louisvuitton bag”, “louisvuitton handbag”, “louisvuitton nz”, “louisvuitton tote”, “louisvuitton wallet”, “lv”, “lv bag men”, “lv belt”, “lv perfume”, “lv purse”, “lv scarf”, “lv shoes” and “lv sunglasses”, summed into one figure. - [Hermès profile](/demand/nz/brands/hermes) - [Louis Vuitton profile](/demand/nz/brands/louis-vuitton) - [All luxury fashion houses in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-luxury-fashion-houses): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Hermès or Louis Vuitton? In August 2026, Louis Vuitton had more branded searches than Hermès among luxury fashion houses in New Zealand. Louis Vuitton was estimated to have 45.9K branded searches compared to Hermès’ 13.8K, and held a 27.5% Share of Search versus Hermès’ 8.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Hermès vs Louis Vuitton: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/hermes-vs-louis-vuitton This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/hermes-vs-louis-vuitton. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.