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title: "Kawiti Glow Worm Caves vs Spellbound: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Kawiti Glow Worm Caves or Spellbound? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Glowworm cave tours 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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# Kawiti Glow Worm Caves vs Spellbound: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Kawiti Glow Worm Caves or Spellbound? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Glowworm cave tours 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**: Kawiti Glow Worm Caves and Spellbound
- **Competitive set**: Glowworm cave tours
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kawiti Glow Worm Caves Share of Search**: 17.5%
- **Spellbound Share of Search**: 30.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Kawiti Glow Worm Caves or Spellbound?

- In August 2026, Spellbound had more branded searches than Kawiti Glow Worm Caves among glowworm cave tours in New Zealand. Spellbound was estimated to have 2.8K branded searches compared to Kawiti Glow Worm Caves’ 1.6K, and held a 30.1% Share of Search versus Kawiti Glow Worm Caves’ 17.5%.
- The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Spellbound took it in May 2026, Kawiti Glow Worm Caves took it in June 2026, Spellbound took it in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kawiti Glow Worm Caves’ estimated Share of Search among glowworm cave tours in New Zealand moved from 29.6% to 17.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 1.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Spellbound’s estimated Share of Search among glowworm cave tours in New Zealand moved from 18.6% to 30.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.8K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand glowworm cave tours in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Spellbound overtook Kawiti Glow Worm Caves to rank 2nd among glowworm cave tours in New Zealand, at 30.1%.
- In August 2026, Kawiti Glow Worm Caves lost estimated Share of Search among glowworm cave tours in New Zealand, from 26.4% to 17.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Kawiti Glow Worm Caves estimated searches | Kawiti Glow Worm Caves Share of Search | Kawiti Glow Worm Caves rank | Spellbound estimated searches | Spellbound Share of Search | Spellbound rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 29.6% | 2 | 2.8K | 18.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 27.9% | 2 | 4K | 20.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 31.8% | 1 | 4.1K | 15.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 33.6% | 1 | 4.8K | 16.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 30.9% | 1 | 4K | 18.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 27.6% | 2 | 4K | 20.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 23.7% | 2 | 3.3K | 21.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 23% | 3 | 2.7K | 25.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 24.1% | 2 | 1.6K | 19.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 26.4% | 2 | 2.3K | 24.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 17.5% | 4 | 2.8K | 30.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kawiti Glow Worm Caves’ and Spellbound’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.

- **Kawiti Glow Worm Caves**: Measured on the search terms “kawiti caves”, “kawiti glow worm caves new zealand” and “kawiti glow worm caves nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Spellbound**: Measured on the search terms “spellbound cave tour”, “spellbound glowworm”, “spellbound glowworm and cave tour” and “spellbound glowworm caves”, summed into one figure.

- [Kawiti Glow Worm Caves profile](/demand/nz/brands/kawiti-glow-worm-caves)
- [Spellbound profile](/demand/nz/brands/spellbound)
- [All glowworm cave tours in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-glowworm-cave-tours): 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, Kawiti Glow Worm Caves or Spellbound?

In August 2026, Spellbound had more branded searches than Kawiti Glow Worm Caves among glowworm cave tours in New Zealand. Spellbound was estimated to have 2.8K branded searches compared to Kawiti Glow Worm Caves’ 1.6K, and held a 30.1% Share of Search versus Kawiti Glow Worm Caves’ 17.5%.

## Cite this page

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