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title: "Lifetime vs Mike Pero: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Lifetime or Mike Pero? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Timaru mortgage advisers 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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# Lifetime vs Mike Pero: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Lifetime or Mike Pero? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Timaru mortgage advisers 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**: Lifetime and Mike Pero
- **Competitive set**: Timaru mortgage advisers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Lifetime Share of Search**: 2.4%
- **Mike Pero Share of Search**: 16.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Lifetime or Mike Pero?

- In August 2026, Mike Pero had more branded searches than Lifetime among timaru mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Mike Pero was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Lifetime’s 190, and held a 16.9% Share of Search versus Lifetime’s 2.4%.
- Mike Pero was ahead of Lifetime in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lifetime’s estimated Share of Search among timaru mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 1.1% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 100 to 190.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mike Pero’s estimated Share of Search among timaru mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 17.1% to 16.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 1.4K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand timaru mortgage advisers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mike Pero gained estimated Share of Search among timaru mortgage advisers in New Zealand, from 13.7% to 16.9%.
- In August 2026, Lifetime rose from 4th to 3rd among timaru mortgage advisers in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Lifetime estimated searches | Lifetime Share of Search | Lifetime rank | Mike Pero estimated searches | Mike Pero Share of Search | Mike Pero rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 100 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.5K | 17.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 90 | 0.98% | 4 | 1.7K | 18.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 150 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.3K | 18.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 180 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.4K | 16.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 160 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.9K | 20% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 180 | 2% | 4 | 1.4K | 16.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 170 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.1K | 14.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 160 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.3K | 15.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 130 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.2K | 16.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 160 | 2% | 4 | 1.1K | 13.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 190 | 2.4% | 3 | 1.4K | 16.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lifetime’s and Mike Pero’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.

- **Lifetime**: Measured on the search terms “lifetime financial”, “lifetime financial advisers”, “lifetime mortgage”, “lifetime nz” and “lifetime.co.nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Mike Pero**: Measured on the search terms “mike pero”, “mike pero mortgage”, “mike pero mortgage broker”, “mike pero mortgages”, “mike pero mortgages nelson”, “mike pero mortgages new plymouth”, “mike pero mortgages nz”, “mike pero mortgages timaru”, “mikepero” and “mikepero.co.nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Lifetime profile](/demand/nz/brands/lifetime)
- [Mike Pero profile](/demand/nz/brands/mike-pero)
- [All timaru mortgage advisers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-timaru-mortgage-advisers): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Lifetime or Mike Pero?

In August 2026, Mike Pero had more branded searches than Lifetime among timaru mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Mike Pero was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Lifetime’s 190, and held a 16.9% Share of Search versus Lifetime’s 2.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Lifetime vs Mike Pero: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lifetime-vs-mike-pero

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