--- title: "Lipton vs Twinings: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Lipton or Twinings? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lipton-vs-twinings" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lipton vs Twinings: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Lipton or Twinings? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 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 Twinings - **Competitive set**: Tea brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Lipton Share of Search**: 13.1% - **Twinings Share of Search**: 10.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Lipton or Twinings? - In August 2026, Lipton had more branded searches than Twinings among tea brands in New Zealand. Lipton was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Twinings’ 1.9K, and held a 13.1% Share of Search versus Twinings’ 10.6%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Twinings took it in April 2026, Lipton took it in June 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lipton’s estimated Share of Search among tea brands in New Zealand moved from 8.9% to 13.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 2.3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Twinings’ estimated Share of Search among tea brands in New Zealand moved from 8.8% to 10.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand tea brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Lipton lost estimated Share of Search among tea brands in New Zealand, from 15.8% to 13.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Twinings in New Zealand rose 42% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 1.9K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Lipton estimated searches | Lipton Share of Search | Lipton rank | Twinings estimated searches | Twinings Share of Search | Twinings rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 8.9% | 4 | 1.3K | 8.8% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 8.1% | 4 | 990 | 6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 1.2K | 6.9% | 4 | 960 | 5.5% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 1.5K | 10.3% | 4 | 1.1K | 7.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1.4K | 10.9% | 4 | 1K | 8.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 10.6% | 4 | 1.2K | 7.9% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 8.7% | 5 | 1.3K | 9.1% | 4 | | May 2026 | 1.7K | 10.1% | 5 | 2.4K | 14.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 2.2K | 12.7% | 4 | 2K | 11.7% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 2.6K | 15.8% | 4 | 1.8K | 10.5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 2.3K | 13.1% | 4 | 1.9K | 10.6% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lipton’s and Twinings’ 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. - **Twinings**: Measured on the search terms “twinings”, “twinings co nz”, “twinings english tea”, “twinings green tea”, “twinings near me”, “twinings nz”, “twinings online”, “twinings tea”, “twinings tea bags” and “twinings tea grey”, summed into one figure. - [Lipton profile](/demand/nz/brands/lipton) - [Twinings profile](/demand/nz/brands/twinings) - [All tea brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tea-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Twinings? In August 2026, Lipton had more branded searches than Twinings among tea brands in New Zealand. Lipton was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Twinings’ 1.9K, and held a 13.1% Share of Search versus Twinings’ 10.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lipton vs Twinings: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lipton-vs-twinings This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lipton-vs-twinings. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.