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title: "Janome vs Pfaff: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Janome or Pfaff? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sewing machine 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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# Janome vs Pfaff: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Janome or Pfaff? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sewing machine 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**: Janome and Pfaff
- **Competitive set**: Sewing machine brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Janome Share of Search**: 16.1%
- **Pfaff Share of Search**: 2.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Janome or Pfaff?

- In August 2026, Janome had more branded searches than Pfaff among sewing machine brands in New Zealand. Janome was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Pfaff’s 190, and held a 16.1% Share of Search versus Pfaff’s 2.2%.
- Janome was ahead of Pfaff in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Janome’s estimated Share of Search among sewing machine brands in New Zealand moved from 14.8% to 16.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pfaff’s estimated Share of Search among sewing machine brands in New Zealand moved from 2.8% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 190.

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

- In August 2026, Janome gained estimated Share of Search among sewing machine brands in New Zealand, from 12.8% to 16.1%.
- Pfaff’s estimated Share of Search among sewing machine brands in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.9% to 2.2% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Janome estimated searches | Janome Share of Search | Janome rank | Pfaff estimated searches | Pfaff Share of Search | Pfaff rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 14.8% | 4 | 190 | 2.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.1K | 15% | 4 | 220 | 3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.1K | 14.2% | 4 | 190 | 2.5% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2K | 14% | 4 | 250 | 3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.1K | 13.4% | 4 | 190 | 2.4% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 940 | 10.3% | 4 | 240 | 2.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.1K | 10.5% | 4 | 220 | 2.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 11.8% | 4 | 310 | 2.9% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 13.9% | 4 | 250 | 2.8% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 12.8% | 4 | 240 | 2.4% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.4K | 16.1% | 4 | 190 | 2.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Janome’s and Pfaff’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.

- **Janome**: Measured on the search terms “hd3000 janome”, “janome”, “janome 1000 cpx”, “janome bobbins”, “janome co nz”, “janome company”, “janome dc1000”, “janome dc2150”, “janome dc6050”, “janome embroidery machine”, “janome mc”, “janome near me”, “janome nz”, “janome overlocker” and “janome walking foot”, summed into one figure.
- **Pfaff**: Measured on the search terms “pfaff”, “pfaff com”, “pfaff embroidery machine”, “pfaff near me”, “pfaff nz”, “pfaff overlocker” and “pfaff sewing machine”, summed into one figure.

- [Janome profile](/demand/nz/brands/janome)
- [Pfaff profile](/demand/nz/brands/pfaff)
- [All sewing machine brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sewing-machine-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, Janome or Pfaff?

In August 2026, Janome had more branded searches than Pfaff among sewing machine brands in New Zealand. Janome was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Pfaff’s 190, and held a 16.1% Share of Search versus Pfaff’s 2.2%.

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