--- title: "La Sportiva vs LOWA: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is La Sportiva or LOWA more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hiking footwear 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/la-sportiva-vs-lowa" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # La Sportiva vs LOWA: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is La Sportiva or LOWA more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hiking footwear 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**: La Sportiva and LOWA - **Competitive set**: Hiking footwear brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **La Sportiva Share of Search**: 4.9% - **LOWA Share of Search**: 3.4% ## Is La Sportiva or LOWA more popular in search? - In September 2026, La Sportiva had more branded searches than LOWA among hiking footwear brands in New Zealand. La Sportiva had about 1,300 branded searches, while LOWA had 900. La Sportiva made up 4.9% of all hiking footwear brand searches we track, and LOWA accounted for 3.4%. - La Sportiva was ahead of LOWA in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, La Sportiva’s share of searches among hiking footwear brands in New Zealand moved from 3.8% to 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.3K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LOWA’s share of searches among hiking footwear brands in New Zealand moved from 3% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 810 to 900. ## Top hiking footwear brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, La Sportiva appeared in all five answers. LOWA was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. La Sportiva was listed before LOWA in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Salomon | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Merrell | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | La Sportiva | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | HOKA | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | LOWA | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | KEEN | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SCARPA | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Salewa | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Meindl | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about hiking footwear brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which hiking footwear brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Merrell, 2. Salomon, 3. HOKA, 4. La Sportiva, 5. LOWA - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hiking footwear brands in New Zealand?": 1. Salomon, 2. Merrell, 3. LOWA, 4. La Sportiva, 5. KEEN - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hiking footwear brand in New Zealand for rough trails?": 1. Salomon, 2. La Sportiva, 3. LOWA - Searched Google, AI Overview "hiking footwear brands": 1. Merrell, 2. Salomon, 3. HOKA, 4. La Sportiva, 5. KEEN - Searched Google, AI Overview "best hiking boots": 1. La Sportiva, 2. Salomon, 3. HOKA, 4. LOWA, 5. Merrell Not named in any answer: SCARPA, Salewa and Meindl. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hiking footwear brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, La Sportiva lost share of searches among hiking footwear brands in New Zealand, from 6.2% to 4.9%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for LOWA in New Zealand rose 11.1% over 12 measured months, from 810 to 900 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | La Sportiva estimated searches | La Sportiva Share of Search | La Sportiva rank | LOWA estimated searches | LOWA Share of Search | LOWA rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 3.8% | 6 | 810 | 3% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 1K | 3% | 6 | 870 | 2.6% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 4.1% | 6 | 700 | 2.2% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 4.3% | 6 | 1.1K | 3.5% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 3.7% | 6 | 820 | 3% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 5.1% | 6 | 1K | 3.9% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 4.6% | 6 | 870 | 3.1% | 7 | | May 2026 | 1.3K | 5.2% | 6 | 870 | 3.5% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 5.2% | 6 | 730 | 2.9% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 4.9% | 6 | 870 | 3.3% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 6.2% | 6 | 840 | 3.2% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 4.9% | 6 | 900 | 3.4% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using La Sportiva’s and LOWA’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. - **La Sportiva**: Measured on the search term “la sportiva”. - **LOWA**: Measured on the search terms “lowa”, “lowa hiking footwear” and “lowa renegade”, summed into one figure. - [La Sportiva profile](/demand/nz/brands/la-sportiva) - [LOWA profile](/demand/nz/brands/lowa) - [All hiking footwear brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hiking-footwear-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is La Sportiva or LOWA more popular in search? In September 2026, La Sportiva had more branded searches than LOWA among hiking footwear brands in New Zealand. La Sportiva had about 1,300 branded searches, while LOWA had 900. La Sportiva made up 4.9% of all hiking footwear brand searches we track, and LOWA accounted for 3.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "La Sportiva vs LOWA: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/la-sportiva-vs-lowa This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/la-sportiva-vs-lowa. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.