--- title: "Kawasaki vs Royal Enfield: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Kawasaki or Royal Enfield? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Motorcycle 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kawasaki-vs-royal-enfield" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Kawasaki vs Royal Enfield: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Kawasaki or Royal Enfield? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Motorcycle 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**: Kawasaki and Royal Enfield - **Competitive set**: Motorcycle brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Kawasaki Share of Search**: 14.6% - **Royal Enfield Share of Search**: 10.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Kawasaki or Royal Enfield? - In August 2026, Kawasaki had more branded searches than Royal Enfield among motorcycle brands in New Zealand. Kawasaki was estimated to have 7.6K branded searches compared to Royal Enfield’s 5.5K, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus Royal Enfield’s 10.6%. - Kawasaki was ahead of Royal Enfield in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kawasaki’s estimated Share of Search among motorcycle brands in New Zealand moved from 15.5% to 14.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.5K to 7.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Royal Enfield’s estimated Share of Search among motorcycle brands in New Zealand moved from 11.8% to 10.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.5K to 5.5K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand motorcycle brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Kawasaki overtook CFMOTO to rank 2nd among motorcycle brands in New Zealand, at 14.6%. - In August 2026, Royal Enfield fell from 5th to 6th among motorcycle brands in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Kawasaki estimated searches | Kawasaki Share of Search | Kawasaki rank | Royal Enfield estimated searches | Royal Enfield Share of Search | Royal Enfield rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.5K | 15.5% | 2 | 6.5K | 11.8% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 8.2K | 15.4% | 2 | 5.9K | 11.1% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 6.9K | 13.1% | 3 | 5.9K | 11.3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 6.9K | 13.6% | 2 | 6.2K | 12.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 7.3K | 13.7% | 3 | 6.2K | 11.8% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 8.3K | 14.3% | 2 | 6.6K | 11.4% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 7.8K | 14.5% | 2 | 7.1K | 13.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 8.4K | 14.9% | 2 | 6.9K | 12.1% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 8.2K | 15.8% | 2 | 4.9K | 9.4% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 6.8K | 13.7% | 3 | 5.3K | 10.8% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 7.6K | 14.6% | 2 | 5.5K | 10.6% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kawasaki’s and Royal Enfield’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. - **Kawasaki**: Measured on the search terms “kawasaki”, “kawasaki 650r”, “kawasaki bike”, “kawasaki ex500”, “kawasaki h2”, “kawasaki hr”, “kawasaki mc”, “kawasaki mule”, “kawasaki near me”, “kawasaki nz”, “kawasaki online”, “kawasaki scooter” and “kawasaki vn”, summed into one figure. - **Royal Enfield**: Measured on the search terms “interceptor 650 royal enfield”, “royal enfield”, “royal enfield 650”, “royal enfield bike”, “royal enfield bullet”, “royal enfield bullet 350”, “royal enfield classic 350”, “royal enfield classic 500”, “royal enfield classic 650”, “royal enfield continental 650”, “royal enfield hunter350”, “royal enfield in india”, “royal enfield interceptor”, “royal enfield meteor 350”, “royal enfield moto”, “royal enfield near me”, “royal enfield new zealand”, “royal enfield nz”, “royal enfield scooter”, “royalenfield”, “royalenfield bike”, “royalenfield com” and “royalenfield nz”, summed into one figure. - [Kawasaki profile](/demand/nz/brands/kawasaki) - [Royal Enfield profile](/demand/nz/brands/royal-enfield) - [All motorcycle brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-motorcycle-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Kawasaki or Royal Enfield? In August 2026, Kawasaki had more branded searches than Royal Enfield among motorcycle brands in New Zealand. Kawasaki was estimated to have 7.6K branded searches compared to Royal Enfield’s 5.5K, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus Royal Enfield’s 10.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Kawasaki vs Royal Enfield: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kawasaki-vs-royal-enfield This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kawasaki-vs-royal-enfield. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.