--- title: "Kikkoman vs Wattie's: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Kikkoman or Wattie's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sauce and condiment 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/kikkoman-vs-watties" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Kikkoman vs Wattie's: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Kikkoman or Wattie's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sauce and condiment 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**: Kikkoman and Wattie's - **Competitive set**: Sauce and condiment brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Kikkoman Share of Search**: 11.9% - **Wattie's Share of Search**: 29.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Kikkoman or Wattie's? - In August 2026, Wattie's had more branded searches than Kikkoman among sauce and condiment brands in New Zealand. Wattie's was estimated to have 5.6K branded searches compared to Kikkoman’s 2.3K, and held a 29.7% Share of Search versus Kikkoman’s 11.9%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Kikkoman took it in June 2026, Wattie's took it in July 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kikkoman’s estimated Share of Search among sauce and condiment brands in New Zealand moved from 6.7% to 11.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 980 to 2.3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Wattie's’ estimated Share of Search among sauce and condiment brands in New Zealand moved from 21.3% to 29.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.1K to 5.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand sauce and condiment brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Wattie's overtook Kewpie to take the highest estimated Share of Search among sauce and condiment brands in New Zealand, at 29.7%. - In August 2026, Kikkoman lost estimated Share of Search among sauce and condiment brands in New Zealand, from 14.6% to 11.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Kikkoman estimated searches | Kikkoman Share of Search | Kikkoman rank | Wattie's estimated searches | Wattie's Share of Search | Wattie's rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 980 | 6.7% | 5 | 3.1K | 21.3% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 880 | 6% | 5 | 2.8K | 19.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 790 | 5.4% | 5 | 2.5K | 16.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2K | 8.2% | 5 | 2.9K | 20% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 9.7% | 5 | 2.7K | 19.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 1.4K | 4.6% | 5 | 18.1K | 58.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 11.9% | 5 | 3.9K | 23.9% | 2 | | May 2026 | 3.5K | 16.7% | 3 | 6.6K | 31.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 3.9K | 22.3% | 2 | 2.9K | 16.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 2.3K | 14.6% | 5 | 3.3K | 20.5% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 2.3K | 11.9% | 5 | 5.6K | 29.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kikkoman’s and Wattie'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. - **Kikkoman**: Measured on the search terms “kikkoman”, “kikkoman com”, “kikkoman cooking sake”, “kikkoman gyoza dipping sauce”, “kikkoman katsu sauce”, “kikkoman less salt soy sauce”, “kikkoman low salt soy sauce”, “kikkoman mayo”, “kikkoman near me”, “kikkoman nz”, “kikkoman sauce”, “kikkoman sauce soy”, “kikkoman sauce teriyaki”, “kikkoman stirfry sauce”, “kikkoman sushi & sashimi soy sauce”, “kikkoman sushi unagi sauce” and “kikkoman thick teriyaki sauce”, summed into one figure. - **Wattie's**: Measured on the search terms “chilli beans watties”, “tomato sauce watties”, “wattie's”, “watties”, “watties bbq sauce”, “watties beans”, “watties beetroot”, “watties big eat”, “watties burger sauce”, “watties chilli beans”, “watties co nz”, “watties ketchup”, “watties mexican beans”, “watties near me”, “watties nz”, “watties satay sauce”, “watties sauce”, “watties spaghetti”, “watties steak sauce”, “watties tomato”, “watties tomato paste”, “watties tomato puree”, “watties tomato sauce” and “watties tomato sauce can”, summed into one figure. - [Kikkoman profile](/demand/nz/brands/kikkoman) - [Wattie's profile](/demand/nz/brands/watties) - [All sauce and condiment brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sauce-and-condiment-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Kikkoman or Wattie's? In August 2026, Wattie's had more branded searches than Kikkoman among sauce and condiment brands in New Zealand. Wattie's was estimated to have 5.6K branded searches compared to Kikkoman’s 2.3K, and held a 29.7% Share of Search versus Kikkoman’s 11.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Kikkoman vs Wattie's: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kikkoman-vs-watties This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kikkoman-vs-watties. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.