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title: "LinkedIn Ads vs Meta Ads: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, LinkedIn Ads or Meta Ads? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Advertising platforms 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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# LinkedIn Ads vs Meta Ads: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, LinkedIn Ads or Meta Ads? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Advertising platforms 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**: LinkedIn Ads and Meta Ads
- **Competitive set**: Advertising platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **LinkedIn Ads Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **Meta Ads Share of Search**: 17.5%

## Which is more popular in search, LinkedIn Ads or Meta Ads?

- In August 2026, Meta Ads had more branded searches than LinkedIn Ads among advertising platforms in New Zealand. Meta Ads was estimated to have 4.6K branded searches compared to LinkedIn Ads’ 350, and held a 17.5% Share of Search versus LinkedIn Ads’ 1.3%.
- Meta Ads was ahead of LinkedIn Ads in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LinkedIn Ads’ estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand moved from 1.6% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 340 to 350.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Meta Ads’ estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand moved from 12.7% to 17.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7K to 4.6K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand advertising platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Meta Ads lost estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand, from 23.7% to 17.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | LinkedIn Ads estimated searches | LinkedIn Ads Share of Search | LinkedIn Ads rank | Meta Ads estimated searches | Meta Ads Share of Search | Meta Ads rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 340 | 1.6% | 4 | 2.7K | 12.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 270 | 1.3% | 5 | 2.7K | 12.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 240 | 1.6% | 4 | 2K | 13.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 320 | 1.7% | 4 | 3K | 16.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 360 | 1.9% | 4 | 3K | 16% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 440 | 1.9% | 4 | 3.3K | 14.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 310 | 1.4% | 5 | 3.6K | 16.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 320 | 1.4% | 4 | 4.4K | 18.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 380 | 1.5% | 4 | 6.1K | 23.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 350 | 1.4% | 4 | 6.1K | 23.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 350 | 1.3% | 4 | 4.6K | 17.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LinkedIn Ads’ and Meta Ads’ 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.

- **LinkedIn Ads**: Measured on the search terms “business linkedin com”, “linkedin ads”, “linkedin ads library”, “linkedin ads management”, “linkedin ads nz” and “linkedinads”, summed into one figure.
- **Meta Ads**: Measured on the search terms “fb meta ads”, “meta ads”, “meta ads ads manager”, “meta ads advertising”, “meta ads near me”, “meta ads online”, “metaads” and “metaads manager”, summed into one figure.

- [LinkedIn Ads profile](/demand/nz/brands/linkedin-ads)
- [Meta Ads profile](/demand/nz/brands/meta-ads)
- [All advertising platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-advertising-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, LinkedIn Ads or Meta Ads?

In August 2026, Meta Ads had more branded searches than LinkedIn Ads among advertising platforms in New Zealand. Meta Ads was estimated to have 4.6K branded searches compared to LinkedIn Ads’ 350, and held a 17.5% Share of Search versus LinkedIn Ads’ 1.3%.

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