--- title: "Kawasaki vs Yamaha Motor: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Kawasaki or Yamaha Motor? 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-yamaha-motor" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Kawasaki vs Yamaha Motor: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Kawasaki or Yamaha Motor? 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 Yamaha Motor - **Competitive set**: Motorcycle brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Kawasaki Share of Search**: 14.6% - **Yamaha Motor Share of Search**: 0.65% ## Which is more popular in search, Kawasaki or Yamaha Motor? - In August 2026, Kawasaki had more branded searches than Yamaha Motor among motorcycle brands in New Zealand. Kawasaki was estimated to have 7.6K branded searches compared to Yamaha Motor’s 340, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus Yamaha Motor’s 0.65%. - Kawasaki was ahead of Yamaha Motor 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, Yamaha Motor’s estimated Share of Search among motorcycle brands in New Zealand moved from 0.89% to 0.65%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 490 to 340. ## 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%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Yamaha Motor in New Zealand fell 30.6% over 11 measured months, from 490 to 340 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Kawasaki estimated searches | Kawasaki Share of Search | Kawasaki rank | Yamaha Motor estimated searches | Yamaha Motor Share of Search | Yamaha Motor rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.5K | 15.5% | 2 | 490 | 0.89% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 8.2K | 15.4% | 2 | 450 | 0.85% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 6.9K | 13.1% | 3 | 400 | 0.76% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 6.9K | 13.6% | 2 | 330 | 0.65% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 7.3K | 13.7% | 3 | 450 | 0.85% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 8.3K | 14.3% | 2 | 370 | 0.64% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | 7.8K | 14.5% | 2 | 300 | 0.56% | 10 | | May 2026 | 8.4K | 14.9% | 2 | 430 | 0.76% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 8.2K | 15.8% | 2 | 480 | 0.93% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 6.8K | 13.7% | 3 | 310 | 0.63% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 7.6K | 14.6% | 2 | 340 | 0.65% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kawasaki’s and Yamaha Motor’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. - **Yamaha Motor**: Measured on the search terms “yamaha motor bike”, “yamaha motor motorcycle”, “yamaha motor scooter”, “yamaha motorbike” and “yamaha motorcycles for sale”, summed into one figure. - [Kawasaki profile](/demand/nz/brands/kawasaki) - [Yamaha Motor profile](/demand/nz/brands/yamaha-motor) - [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 Yamaha Motor? In August 2026, Kawasaki had more branded searches than Yamaha Motor among motorcycle brands in New Zealand. Kawasaki was estimated to have 7.6K branded searches compared to Yamaha Motor’s 340, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus Yamaha Motor’s 0.65%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Kawasaki vs Yamaha Motor: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kawasaki-vs-yamaha-motor This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kawasaki-vs-yamaha-motor. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.