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title: "Lipton vs Pure Leaf: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Lipton or Pure Leaf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Iced tea 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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# Lipton vs Pure Leaf: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Lipton or Pure Leaf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Iced tea 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**: Lipton and Pure Leaf
- **Competitive set**: Iced tea brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Lipton Share of Search**: 60.4%
- **Pure Leaf Share of Search**: 0.52%

## Which is more popular in search, Lipton or Pure Leaf?

- In August 2026, Lipton had more branded searches than Pure Leaf among iced tea brands in New Zealand. Lipton was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Pure Leaf’s 20, and held a 60.4% Share of Search versus Pure Leaf’s 0.52%.
- Lipton was ahead of Pure Leaf in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lipton’s estimated Share of Search among iced tea brands in New Zealand moved from 52.8% to 60.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 2.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pure Leaf’s estimated Share of Search among iced tea brands in New Zealand moved from 0.79% to 0.52%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand iced tea brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Lipton lost estimated Share of Search among iced tea brands in New Zealand, from 69.7% to 60.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Lipton estimated searches | Lipton Share of Search | Lipton rank | Pure Leaf estimated searches | Pure Leaf Share of Search | Pure Leaf rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 52.8% | 1 | 20 | 0.79% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 53% | 1 | 30 | 1.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2K | 56.3% | 1 | 20 | 0.94% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.5K | 58% | 1 | 20 | 0.76% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.4K | 57.5% | 1 | 20 | 0.83% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 58.2% | 1 | 20 | 0.75% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 53.2% | 1 | 20 | 0.87% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.7K | 61.2% | 1 | 20 | 0.73% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.2K | 64.5% | 1 | 50 | 1.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.6K | 69.7% | 1 | 30 | 0.79% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.3K | 60.4% | 1 | 20 | 0.52% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lipton’s and Pure Leaf’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.

- **Lipton**: Measured on the search terms “ice tea lemon lipton”, “iced peach tea lipton”, “lipton black tea”, “lipton black tea bags”, “lipton chai tea latte”, “lipton green tea”, “lipton ice tea”, “lipton ice tea near me”, “lipton ice tea nz”, “lipton ice tea sachet”, “lipton peach tea”, “lipton tea”, “lipton tea bags”, “lipton tea iced tea” and “tea powder lipton”, summed into one figure.
- **Pure Leaf**: Measured on the search terms “pure leaf ice tea”, “pure leaf iced tea” and “pure leaf tea”, summed into one figure.

- [Lipton profile](/demand/nz/brands/lipton)
- [Pure Leaf profile](/demand/nz/brands/pure-leaf)
- [All iced tea brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ice-tea-brands): 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, Lipton or Pure Leaf?

In August 2026, Lipton had more branded searches than Pure Leaf among iced tea brands in New Zealand. Lipton was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Pure Leaf’s 20, and held a 60.4% Share of Search versus Pure Leaf’s 0.52%.

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