--- title: "HTC Vive vs PlayStation VR2: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, HTC Vive or PlayStation VR2? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the VR headset 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/htc-vive-vs-playstation-vr2" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # HTC Vive vs PlayStation VR2: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, HTC Vive or PlayStation VR2? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the VR headset 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**: HTC Vive and PlayStation VR2 - **Competitive set**: VR headset brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **HTC Vive Share of Search**: 2.8% - **PlayStation VR2 Share of Search**: 13.2% ## Which is more popular in search, HTC Vive or PlayStation VR2? - In August 2026, PlayStation VR2 had more branded searches than HTC Vive among VR headset brands in New Zealand. PlayStation VR2 was estimated to have 1.9K branded searches compared to HTC Vive’s 400, and held a 13.2% Share of Search versus HTC Vive’s 2.8%. - PlayStation VR2 was ahead of HTC Vive in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, HTC Vive’s estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands in New Zealand moved from 3% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 570 to 400. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PlayStation VR2’s estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands in New Zealand moved from 9.9% to 13.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand VR headset brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, PlayStation VR2 lost estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands in New Zealand, from 13.8% to 13.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for HTC Vive in New Zealand fell 29.8% over 11 measured months, from 570 to 400 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | HTC Vive estimated searches | HTC Vive Share of Search | HTC Vive rank | PlayStation VR2 estimated searches | PlayStation VR2 Share of Search | PlayStation VR2 rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 570 | 3% | 4 | 1.9K | 9.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 610 | 2.5% | 4 | 3.1K | 12.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 520 | 2% | 4 | 3.4K | 12.9% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 500 | 2.4% | 4 | 2.3K | 11.2% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 400 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.8K | 12.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 370 | 2.6% | 4 | 1.6K | 11.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 420 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.7K | 11.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 440 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.9K | 12.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 420 | 2.7% | 4 | 2.5K | 16.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 420 | 2.6% | 4 | 2.2K | 13.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 400 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.9K | 13.2% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using HTC Vive’s and PlayStation VR2’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. - **HTC Vive**: Measured on the search terms “htc vive”, “htc vive cosmos”, “htc vive near me”, “htc vive nz”, “htc vive pro”, “htc vive pro 2”, “htc vive virtual reality”, “htc vive vr headset”, “htcvive”, “htcvive virtual reality”, “vive com” and “vive vr”, summed into one figure. - **PlayStation VR2**: Measured on the search terms “playstation vr2”, “playstation vr2 headset”, “playstation vr2 near me”, “playstation vr2 nz”, “playstation vr2 vr headset”, “playstationvr2”, “ps vr2”, “psvr2” and “sony playstation vr2”, summed into one figure. - [HTC Vive profile](/demand/nz/brands/htc-vive) - [PlayStation VR2 profile](/demand/nz/brands/playstation-vr2) - [All VR headset brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vr-headset-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, HTC Vive or PlayStation VR2? In August 2026, PlayStation VR2 had more branded searches than HTC Vive among VR headset brands in New Zealand. PlayStation VR2 was estimated to have 1.9K branded searches compared to HTC Vive’s 400, and held a 13.2% Share of Search versus HTC Vive’s 2.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "HTC Vive vs PlayStation VR2: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/htc-vive-vs-playstation-vr2 This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/htc-vive-vs-playstation-vr2. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.