--- title: "Kling AI vs Runway: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Kling AI or Runway? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI video generators 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/kling-ai-vs-runway" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Kling AI vs Runway: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Kling AI or Runway? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI video generators 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**: Kling AI and Runway - **Competitive set**: AI video generators - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Kling AI Share of Search**: 29% - **Runway Share of Search**: 10.2% ## Which is more popular in search, Kling AI or Runway? - In August 2026, Kling AI had more branded searches than Runway among AI video generators in New Zealand. Kling AI was estimated to have 2.6K branded searches compared to Runway’s 910, and held a 29% Share of Search versus Runway’s 10.2%. - Kling AI was ahead of Runway in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kling AI’s estimated Share of Search among AI video generators in New Zealand moved from 4.9% to 29%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 2.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Runway’s estimated Share of Search among AI video generators in New Zealand moved from 3.6% to 10.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4K to 910. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand AI video generators in August 2026? - In August 2026, Synthesia overtook Runway to rank 4th among AI video generators in New Zealand, at 10.6%. - In August 2026, Runway gained estimated Share of Search among AI video generators in New Zealand, from 8.8% to 10.2%. - In August 2026, Kling AI lost estimated Share of Search among AI video generators in New Zealand, from 32.8% to 29%. ## Month by month | Month | Kling AI estimated searches | Kling AI Share of Search | Kling AI rank | Runway estimated searches | Runway Share of Search | Runway rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 4.9% | 3 | 1.4K | 3.6% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 9.1% | 3 | 1.2K | 5.9% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 2.7K | 18.7% | 2 | 1.1K | 7.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 4K | 26.2% | 2 | 1.3K | 8.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 2.7K | 21.7% | 2 | 1.1K | 8.7% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 2.7K | 17% | 3 | 1.6K | 10.2% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 2.6K | 20.9% | 3 | 1.9K | 15.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 3.2K | 27.3% | 1 | 1.3K | 11.4% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 2.6K | 26.8% | 1 | 1.1K | 11.1% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 3.1K | 32.8% | 1 | 830 | 8.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 2.6K | 29% | 1 | 910 | 10.2% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kling AI’s and Runway’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. - **Kling AI**: Measured on the search terms “kling ai”, “kling ai ai video”, “kling ai online”, “klingai” and “klingai com”, summed into one figure. - **Runway**: Measured on the search terms “runway ai”, “runway ai video”, “runway ml” and “runwayml”, summed into one figure. - [Kling AI profile](/demand/nz/brands/kling-ai) - [Runway profile](/demand/nz/brands/runway) - [All AI video generators in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ai-video-generators): 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, Kling AI or Runway? In August 2026, Kling AI had more branded searches than Runway among AI video generators in New Zealand. Kling AI was estimated to have 2.6K branded searches compared to Runway’s 910, and held a 29% Share of Search versus Runway’s 10.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Kling AI vs Runway: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kling-ai-vs-runway This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kling-ai-vs-runway. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.