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

Which is more popular in search, Jucy or Thrifty? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rental car 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**: Jucy and Thrifty
- **Competitive set**: Rental car companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Jucy Share of Search**: 5.1%
- **Thrifty Share of Search**: 2.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Jucy or Thrifty?

- In August 2026, Jucy had more branded searches than Thrifty among rental car companies in New Zealand. Jucy was estimated to have 6K branded searches compared to Thrifty’s 2.9K, and held a 5.1% Share of Search versus Thrifty’s 2.5%.
- Jucy was ahead of Thrifty in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Jucy’s estimated Share of Search among rental car companies in New Zealand moved from 6.1% to 5.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Thrifty’s estimated Share of Search among rental car companies in New Zealand moved from 2.7% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 2.9K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Jucy in New Zealand fell 26% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Thrifty in New Zealand fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 3.6K to 2.9K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Jucy estimated searches | Jucy Share of Search | Jucy rank | Thrifty estimated searches | Thrifty Share of Search | Thrifty rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 6.1% | 9 | 3.6K | 2.7% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 5.7% | 9 | 2.9K | 2% | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 5.8% | 9 | 2.9K | 2.1% | 10 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.6K | 5.7% | 9 | 3.6K | 2.2% | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.3K | 5.6% | 9 | 2.9K | 1.9% | 11 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.1K | 5.8% | 9 | 3K | 1.9% | 10 |
| Apr 2026 | 7.6K | 6.1% | 9 | 3K | 2.4% | 10 |
| May 2026 | 6.2K | 5.4% | 9 | 3K | 2.6% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.5K | 5.2% | 9 | 2.9K | 2.7% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 6K | 5.4% | 9 | 2.9K | 2.6% | 11 |
| Aug 2026 | 6K | 5.1% | 9 | 2.9K | 2.5% | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Jucy’s and Thrifty’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.

- **Jucy**: Measured on the search terms “jucy”, “jucy auckland airport”, “jucy campervan”, “jucy campervan hire”, “jucy campervan rental”, “jucy car”, “jucy car hire”, “jucy com”, “jucy group limited”, “jucy near me”, “jucy new zealand”, “jucy nz”, “jucy online”, “jucy promocode”, “jucy relo”, “jucy rental” and “jucy snooze”, summed into one figure.
- **Thrifty**: Measured on the search terms “thrifty auckland airport”, “thrifty car rental”, “thrifty car rental near me” and “thrifty nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Jucy profile](/demand/nz/brands/jucy)
- [Thrifty profile](/demand/nz/brands/thrifty)
- [All rental car companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-rental-car-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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, Jucy or Thrifty?

In August 2026, Jucy had more branded searches than Thrifty among rental car companies in New Zealand. Jucy was estimated to have 6K branded searches compared to Thrifty’s 2.9K, and held a 5.1% Share of Search versus Thrifty’s 2.5%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Jucy vs Thrifty: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/jucy-vs-thrifty

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