--- title: "Instant Windscreens vs Novus: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Instant Windscreens or Novus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Windscreen repair companies 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/instant-windscreens-vs-novus" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Instant Windscreens vs Novus: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Instant Windscreens or Novus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Windscreen repair companies 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**: Instant Windscreens and Novus - **Competitive set**: Windscreen repair companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Instant Windscreens Share of Search**: 2.4% - **Novus Share of Search**: 22.9% ## Which is more popular in search, Instant Windscreens or Novus? - In August 2026, Novus had more branded searches than Instant Windscreens among windscreen repair companies in New Zealand. Novus was estimated to have 3.8K branded searches compared to Instant Windscreens’ 410, and held a 22.9% Share of Search versus Instant Windscreens’ 2.4%. - Novus was ahead of Instant Windscreens in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Instant Windscreens’ estimated Share of Search among windscreen repair companies in New Zealand moved from 3.5% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 630 to 410. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Novus’ estimated Share of Search among windscreen repair companies in New Zealand moved from 21.9% to 22.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.9K to 3.8K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand windscreen repair companies in August 2026? - Instant Windscreens’ estimated Share of Search among windscreen repair companies in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.1% to 2.4% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Instant Windscreens estimated searches | Instant Windscreens Share of Search | Instant Windscreens rank | Novus estimated searches | Novus Share of Search | Novus rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 630 | 3.5% | 3 | 3.9K | 21.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 770 | 3.1% | 3 | 4.9K | 19.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 900 | 3.4% | 3 | 5.9K | 22.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 850 | 3.2% | 3 | 5.9K | 22% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 990 | 3.7% | 3 | 5.9K | 21.9% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 1.1K | 3.7% | 3 | 5.9K | 20.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 610 | 3% | 3 | 4.7K | 22.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 550 | 3.1% | 3 | 3.8K | 21.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 500 | 3% | 3 | 3.8K | 22.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 420 | 2.5% | 3 | 3.8K | 22.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 410 | 2.4% | 3 | 3.8K | 22.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Instant Windscreens’ and Novus’ 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. - **Instant Windscreens**: Measured on the search terms “instant windscreen”, “instant windscreens & tinting”, “instant windscreens hamilton repairs & tinting”, “instant windscreens near me” and “instant windscreens nz”, summed into one figure. - **Novus**: Measured on the search terms “novus glass”, “novus windscreen”, “novus windscreen repair” and “novus windscreen replacement”, summed into one figure. - [Instant Windscreens profile](/demand/nz/brands/instant-windscreens) - [Novus profile](/demand/nz/brands/novus) - [All windscreen repair companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-windscreen-repair): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Instant Windscreens or Novus? In August 2026, Novus had more branded searches than Instant Windscreens among windscreen repair companies in New Zealand. Novus was estimated to have 3.8K branded searches compared to Instant Windscreens’ 410, and held a 22.9% Share of Search versus Instant Windscreens’ 2.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Instant Windscreens vs Novus: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/instant-windscreens-vs-novus This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/instant-windscreens-vs-novus. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.