--- title: "iHeartRadio vs RNZ: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is iHeartRadio or RNZ more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Podcast and radio apps 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/iheartradio-vs-rnz" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # iHeartRadio vs RNZ: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is iHeartRadio or RNZ more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Podcast and radio apps 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**: iHeartRadio and RNZ - **Competitive set**: Podcast and radio apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **iHeartRadio Share of Search**: 2.3% - **RNZ Share of Search**: 52.3% ## Is iHeartRadio or RNZ more popular in search? - In September 2026, RNZ had more branded searches than iHeartRadio among podcast and radio apps in New Zealand. RNZ had about 368,000 branded searches, while iHeartRadio had 16,500. RNZ made up 52.3% of all podcast and radio app searches we track, and iHeartRadio accounted for 2.3%. - RNZ was ahead of iHeartRadio in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, iHeartRadio’s share of searches among podcast and radio apps in New Zealand moved from 2.8% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 19.6K to 16.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, RNZ’s share of searches among podcast and radio apps in New Zealand moved from 52.1% to 52.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 368K. ## Top podcast and radio apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, RNZ was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. iHeartRadio was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. RNZ was listed before iHeartRadio in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | RNZ | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Spotify | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | rova | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pocket Casts | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | iHeartRadio | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Apple Podcasts | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Overcast | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about podcast and radio apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which podcast or radio app should I use in New Zealand?": 1. RNZ, 2. Spotify, 3. Pocket Casts, 4. iHeartRadio - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best podcast and radio apps in New Zealand?": 1. RNZ, 2. iHeartRadio, 3. Spotify, 4. Apple Podcasts, 5. Pocket Casts, 6. rova - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best podcast or radio app in New Zealand for listening on the go?": 1. RNZ, 2. rova, 3. Spotify, 4. Apple Podcasts - Searched Google, AI Overview "best podcast app": 1. Pocket Casts, 2. Overcast, 3. Apple Podcasts, 4. Spotify - Searched Google, AI Overview "radio apps nz": 1. rova, 2. RNZ, 3. iHeartRadio Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand podcast and radio apps in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for iHeartRadio in New Zealand fell 16.1% over 12 measured months, from 19.6K to 16.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | iHeartRadio estimated searches | iHeartRadio Share of Search | iHeartRadio rank | RNZ estimated searches | RNZ Share of Search | RNZ rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 19.6K | 2.8% | 3 | 368K | 52.1% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 19.5K | 3% | 3 | 301K | 47.1% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 19.5K | 3.3% | 3 | 301K | 51.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 19.8K | 3.3% | 3 | 368K | 60.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 19.7K | 3.1% | 3 | 301K | 47.2% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 21.3K | 2.7% | 3 | 368K | 47.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 20K | 3.1% | 3 | 368K | 56.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | 20.2K | 2.6% | 3 | 368K | 47.3% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 19.5K | 2.7% | 3 | 301K | 42.3% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 19.8K | 3% | 3 | 368K | 56.1% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 20.1K | 2.8% | 3 | 368K | 52% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 16.4K | 2.3% | 3 | 368K | 52.3% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using iHeartRadio’s and RNZ’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. - **iHeartRadio**: Measured on the search terms “iheart radio”, “iheart radio awards”, “iheartradio”, “iheartradio 1zb”, “iheartradio app”, “iheartradio country”, “iheartradio festival”, “iheartradio listen”, “iheartradio podcasts”, “iheartradio radio app” and “iheartradio station”, summed into one figure. - **RNZ**: Measured on the search term “RNZ”. - [iHeartRadio profile](/demand/nz/brands/iheartradio) - [RNZ profile](/demand/nz/brands/rnz) - [All podcast and radio apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-podcast-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is iHeartRadio or RNZ more popular in search? In September 2026, RNZ had more branded searches than iHeartRadio among podcast and radio apps in New Zealand. RNZ had about 368,000 branded searches, while iHeartRadio had 16,500. RNZ made up 52.3% of all podcast and radio app searches we track, and iHeartRadio accounted for 2.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "iHeartRadio vs RNZ: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/iheartradio-vs-rnz This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/iheartradio-vs-rnz. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.