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

Which is more popular in search, Lighthouse Financial or Mike Pero? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 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**: Lighthouse Financial and Mike Pero
- **Competitive set**: mortgage advisers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Lighthouse Financial Share of Search**: 5.2%
- **Mike Pero Share of Search**: 6.1%

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

- In August 2026, Mike Pero had more branded searches than Lighthouse Financial among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Mike Pero was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Lighthouse Financial’s 1.2K, and held a 6.1% Share of Search versus Lighthouse Financial’s 5.2%.
- The lead changed hands 4 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Lighthouse Financial took it in March 2026, Mike Pero took it in May 2026, Lighthouse Financial took it in June 2026, Mike Pero took it in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lighthouse Financial’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mike Pero’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 6% to 6.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 1.4K.

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

- In August 2026, Mike Pero gained estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand, from 5.1% to 6.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lighthouse Financial in New Zealand rose 12.5% over 11 measured months, from 1K to 1.2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Lighthouse Financial estimated searches | Lighthouse Financial Share of Search | Lighthouse Financial rank | Mike Pero estimated searches | Mike Pero Share of Search | Mike Pero rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 4.1% | 7 | 1.5K | 6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 4% | 7 | 1.7K | 6.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 840 | 4.5% | 6 | 1.3K | 6.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 4.5% | 5 | 1.4K | 6.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2K | 4.7% | 5 | 1.9K | 7.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5K | 5.7% | 4 | 1.4K | 5.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 5.5% | 4 | 1.1K | 4.9% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.1K | 4.8% | 5 | 1.3K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 5.5% | 4 | 1.2K | 5.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 4.7% | 5 | 1.1K | 5.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.2K | 5.2% | 5 | 1.4K | 6.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lighthouse Financial’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.

- **Lighthouse Financial**: Measured on the search terms “lighthouse financial”, “lighthouse financial nz”, “lighthouse mortgage” and “lighthouse mortgages”, 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.

- [Lighthouse Financial profile](/demand/nz/brands/lighthouse-financial)
- [Mike Pero profile](/demand/nz/brands/mike-pero)
- [All mortgage advisers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-mortgage-advisers): The set both shares are measured inside, 22 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, Lighthouse Financial or Mike Pero?

In August 2026, Mike Pero had more branded searches than Lighthouse Financial among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Mike Pero was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Lighthouse Financial’s 1.2K, and held a 6.1% Share of Search versus Lighthouse Financial’s 5.2%.

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