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title: "Hobie vs Mission Kayaking: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hobie or Mission Kayaking? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kayak 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."
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# Hobie vs Mission Kayaking: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Hobie or Mission Kayaking? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kayak 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**: Hobie and Mission Kayaking
- **Competitive set**: Kayak brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hobie Share of Search**: 4.9%
- **Mission Kayaking Share of Search**: 13.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Hobie or Mission Kayaking?

- In August 2026, Mission Kayaking had more branded searches than Hobie among kayak brands in New Zealand. Mission Kayaking was estimated to have 170 branded searches compared to Hobie’s 60, and held a 13.9% Share of Search versus Hobie’s 4.9%.
- Mission Kayaking was ahead of Hobie in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hobie’s estimated Share of Search among kayak brands in New Zealand moved from 4.2% to 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 60.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mission Kayaking’s estimated Share of Search among kayak brands in New Zealand moved from 12.6% to 13.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 170.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand kayak brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mission Kayaking overtook Feelfree to rank 3rd among kayak brands in New Zealand, at 13.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hobie in New Zealand fell 14.3% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 60 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hobie estimated searches | Hobie Share of Search | Hobie rank | Mission Kayaking estimated searches | Mission Kayaking Share of Search | Mission Kayaking rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 70 | 4.2% | 5 | 210 | 12.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 110 | 4.2% | 5 | 260 | 10% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 90 | 3.6% | 5 | 260 | 10.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 110 | 4.2% | 5 | 260 | 10% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 70 | 4.1% | 5 | 210 | 12.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 70 | 4.5% | 5 | 210 | 13.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 60 | 4.9% | 5 | 110 | 8.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 60 | 4.6% | 5 | 110 | 8.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 50 | 4.8% | 5 | 110 | 10.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 50 | 4.5% | 5 | 110 | 9.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 60 | 4.9% | 5 | 170 | 13.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hobie’s and Mission Kayaking’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.

- **Hobie**: Measured on the search terms “hobie fishing kayak”, “hobie kayak” and “hobie mirage”, summed into one figure.
- **Mission Kayaking**: Measured on the search term “mission kayak”.

- [Hobie profile](/demand/nz/brands/hobie)
- [Mission Kayaking profile](/demand/nz/brands/mission-kayaking)
- [All kayak brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-kayak-brands): 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, Hobie or Mission Kayaking?

In August 2026, Mission Kayaking had more branded searches than Hobie among kayak brands in New Zealand. Mission Kayaking was estimated to have 170 branded searches compared to Hobie’s 60, and held a 13.9% Share of Search versus Hobie’s 4.9%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Hobie vs Mission Kayaking: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/hobie-vs-mission-kayaking

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