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title: "Hummer vs Smart: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hummer or Smart? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Hummer vs Smart: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Hummer or Smart? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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**: Hummer and Smart
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hummer Share of Search**: 0.15%
- **Smart Share of Search**: 0.16%

## Which is more popular in search, Hummer or Smart?

- In August 2026, Hummer and Smart were level on Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 1.8K versus 1.9K branded searches, at 0.15% and 0.16% estimated Share of Search.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Hummer took it in November 2025, Smart took it in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hummer’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.14% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.7K to 1.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smart’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand held steady at 0.16%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9K.

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

Neither Hummer nor Smart moved beyond provider rounding among car brands in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hummer estimated searches | Hummer Share of Search | Hummer rank | Smart estimated searches | Smart Share of Search | Smart rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.7K | 0.14% | 69 | 1.9K | 0.16% | 67 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.7K | 0.14% | 68 | 1.5K | 0.12% | 70 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.7K | 0.15% | 69 | 1.5K | 0.13% | 70 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 0.12% | 70 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 69 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 0.13% | 70 | 1.8K | 0.15% | 68 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.7K | 0.12% | 70 | 2.7K | 0.18% | 65 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8K | 0.13% | 70 | 2.4K | 0.19% | 65 |
| May 2026 | 1.8K | 0.14% | 68 | 2.5K | 0.19% | 65 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 0.13% | 69 | 2K | 0.17% | 67 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 0.14% | 68 | 1.9K | 0.16% | 67 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8K | 0.15% | 68 | 1.9K | 0.16% | 67 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hummer’s and Smart’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.

- **Hummer**: Measured on the search terms “hummer”, “hummer car”, “hummer cars”, “hummer ev”, “hummer h2”, “hummer h3”, “hummer new zealand” and “hummer nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Smart**: Measured on the search terms “smart car”, “smart cars”, “smart forfour”, “smart fortwo”, “smart new zealand” and “smart nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Hummer profile](/demand/nz/brands/hummer)
- [Smart profile](/demand/nz/brands/smart)
- [All car brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 87 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, Hummer or Smart?

In August 2026, Hummer and Smart were level on Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 1.8K versus 1.9K branded searches, at 0.15% and 0.16% estimated Share of Search.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Hummer vs Smart: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/hummer-vs-smart

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