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title: "Libby vs Storytel: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Libby or Storytel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Audiobook and ebook services 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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# Libby vs Storytel: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Libby or Storytel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Audiobook and ebook services 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**: Libby and Storytel
- **Competitive set**: Audiobook and ebook services
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Libby Share of Search**: 5.8%
- **Storytel Share of Search**: 0.15%

## Which is more popular in search, Libby or Storytel?

- In August 2026, Libby had more branded searches than Storytel among audiobook and ebook services in New Zealand. Libby was estimated to have 4.2K branded searches compared to Storytel’s 110, and held a 5.8% Share of Search versus Storytel’s 0.15%.
- Libby was ahead of Storytel in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Libby’s estimated Share of Search among audiobook and ebook services in New Zealand moved from 3.7% to 5.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 4.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Storytel’s estimated Share of Search among audiobook and ebook services in New Zealand moved from 0.16% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand audiobook and ebook services in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Libby in New Zealand rose 64.6% over 11 measured months, from 2.6K to 4.2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Libby estimated searches | Libby Share of Search | Libby rank | Storytel estimated searches | Storytel Share of Search | Storytel rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.6K | 3.7% | 4 | 110 | 0.16% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.6K | 3% | 4 | 110 | 0.12% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.7K | 2.9% | 4 | 120 | 0.13% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.5K | 3.8% | 4 | 140 | 0.15% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.1K | 4.7% | 4 | 90 | 0.14% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.5K | 4.9% | 4 | 120 | 0.17% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.5K | 4.5% | 4 | 90 | 0.12% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 4.5K | 5.7% | 4 | 80 | 0.1% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.5K | 5.7% | 4 | 90 | 0.11% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.3K | 5.6% | 4 | 90 | 0.12% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.2K | 5.8% | 4 | 110 | 0.15% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Libby’s and Storytel’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.

- **Libby**: Measured on the search terms “download libby app”, “libby app”, “libby app audiobooks”, “libby app for audiobooks”, “libby app library”, “libby audiobook app”, “libby audiobooks”, “libby book app”, “libby ebooks”, “libby library” and “libby reading app”, summed into one figure.
- **Storytel**: Measured on the search terms “storytel”, “storytel app”, “storytel audiobooks”, “storytel com” and “storytel near me”, summed into one figure.

- [Libby profile](/demand/nz/brands/libby)
- [Storytel profile](/demand/nz/brands/storytel)
- [All audiobook and ebook services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-audiobook-and-ebook-services): 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, Libby or Storytel?

In August 2026, Libby had more branded searches than Storytel among audiobook and ebook services in New Zealand. Libby was estimated to have 4.2K branded searches compared to Storytel’s 110, and held a 5.8% Share of Search versus Storytel’s 0.15%.

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Brandwave. "Libby vs Storytel: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/libby-vs-storytel

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