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title: "Le Creuset vs USA Pan: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Le Creuset or USA Pan more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bakeware 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."
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# Le Creuset vs USA Pan: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Le Creuset or USA Pan more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bakeware 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**: Le Creuset and USA Pan
- **Competitive set**: Bakeware brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Le Creuset Share of Search**: 49%
- **USA Pan Share of Search**: 0.18%

## Is Le Creuset or USA Pan more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Le Creuset had more branded searches than USA Pan among bakeware brands in New Zealand. Le Creuset had about 8,090 branded searches, while USA Pan had 30. Le Creuset made up 49% of all bakeware brand searches we track, and USA Pan accounted for 0.18%.
- Le Creuset was ahead of USA Pan in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Le Creuset’s share of searches among bakeware brands in New Zealand moved from 44.6% to 49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 8.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, USA Pan’s share of searches among bakeware brands in New Zealand moved from 0.27% to 0.18%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 30.

## Top bakeware brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Le Creuset was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. USA Pan was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. USA Pan was listed before Le Creuset in three out of four answers that named either.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wiltshire | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Nordic Ware | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| USA Pan | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Bakemaster | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Le Creuset | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Tala | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Pyrex | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| KitchenAid | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Tramontina | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about bakeware brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which bakeware brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. USA Pan, 2. Wiltshire, 3. Le Creuset
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best bakeware brands in New Zealand?": 1. USA Pan, 2. Nordic Ware, 3. Tala, 4. Bakemaster, 5. Wiltshire, 6. Pyrex, 7. Le Creuset
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best bakeware brand in New Zealand for home baking?": 1. USA Pan, 2. Nordic Ware, 3. Wiltshire, 4. Tala
- Searched Google, AI Overview "baking tins nz": 1. Wiltshire, 2. Nordic Ware, 3. Bakemaster
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cake pans nz": 1. Wiltshire, 2. Nordic Ware, 3. Le Creuset, 4. Bakemaster

Not named in any answer: KitchenAid and Tramontina.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand bakeware brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, USA Pan fell from 7th to 8th among bakeware brands in New Zealand.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Le Creuset in New Zealand rose 22.6% over 12 measured months, from 6.6K to 8.1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Le Creuset estimated searches | Le Creuset Share of Search | Le Creuset rank | USA Pan estimated searches | USA Pan Share of Search | USA Pan rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 44.6% | 2 | 40 | 0.27% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 43.1% | 2 | 40 | 0.17% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 47.1% | 1 | 40 | 0.16% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 8K | 45.5% | 1 | 30 | 0.17% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.5K | 45.3% | 1 | 20 | 0.14% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 8K | 49.7% | 1 | 40 | 0.25% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.8K | 45.9% | 1 | 70 | 0.47% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 8K | 49.1% | 1 | 40 | 0.24% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 50.1% | 1 | 50 | 0.31% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.4K | 47.6% | 1 | 90 | 0.51% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.3K | 49.3% | 1 | 70 | 0.42% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 49% | 1 | 30 | 0.18% | 8 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Le Creuset’s and USA Pan’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.

- **Le Creuset**: Measured on the search terms “le creuset”, “le creuset kettle”, “le creuset mugs”, “le creuset outlet”, “le creuset pot”, “le creuset sale” and “lecreuset”, summed into one figure.
- **USA Pan**: Measured on the search term “usa pan”.

- [Le Creuset profile](/demand/nz/brands/le-creuset)
- [USA Pan profile](/demand/nz/brands/usa-pan)
- [All bakeware brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-bakeware-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 Le Creuset or USA Pan more popular in search?

In September 2026, Le Creuset had more branded searches than USA Pan among bakeware brands in New Zealand. Le Creuset had about 8,090 branded searches, while USA Pan had 30. Le Creuset made up 49% of all bakeware brand searches we track, and USA Pan accounted for 0.18%.

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