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title: "Lokalise vs Weglot: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Lokalise or Weglot more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Website localization 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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# Lokalise vs Weglot: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Lokalise or Weglot more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Website localization 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**: Lokalise and Weglot
- **Competitive set**: Website localization platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Lokalise Share of Search**: 4.8%
- **Weglot Share of Search**: 23.8%

## Is Lokalise or Weglot more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Weglot had more branded searches than Lokalise among website localization platforms in New Zealand. Weglot had about 50 branded searches, while Lokalise had 10. Weglot made up 23.8% of all website localization platform searches we track, and Lokalise accounted for 4.8%.
- Weglot was ahead of Lokalise in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Lokalise’s share of searches among website localization platforms in New Zealand moved from 21.4% to 4.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60 to 10.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Weglot’s share of searches among website localization platforms in New Zealand moved from 25% to 23.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 50.

## Top website localization platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Lokalise and Weglot were each mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Weglot was listed before Lokalise in four out of five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Weglot | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Lokalise | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| TranslatePress | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Crowdin | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Phrase | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Localize | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about website localization platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which website localization platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Weglot, 2. Lokalise, 3. Crowdin, 4. Phrase
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best website localization platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Weglot, 2. Lokalise, 3. TranslatePress, 4. Crowdin, 5. Phrase, 6. Localize
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best website localization platform in New Zealand for multiple languages?": 1. Weglot, 2. TranslatePress, 3. Localize, 4. Lokalise
- Searched Google, AI Overview "website translation tool": 1. Weglot, 2. TranslatePress
- Searched Google, AI Overview "localisation platform": 1. Lokalise, 2. Phrase, 3. Crowdin, 4. Localize

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand website localization platforms in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Weglot gained share of searches among website localization platforms in New Zealand, from 18.5% to 23.8%.
- In October 2026, Lokalise lost share of searches among website localization platforms in New Zealand, from 11.1% to 4.8%.

## How has branded search for Lokalise and Weglot changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Lokalise estimated searches | Lokalise Share of Search | Lokalise rank | Weglot estimated searches | Weglot Share of Search | Weglot rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 60 | 21.4% | 3 | 70 | 25% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 40 | 22.2% | 2 | 40 | 22.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | 10.5% | 4 | 60 | 31.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 40 | 15.4% | 4 | 70 | 26.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 50 | 16.1% | 3 | 60 | 19.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 40 | 17.4% | 4 | 70 | 30.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 11.5% | 4 | 60 | 23.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 40 | 17.4% | 3 | 50 | 21.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 40 | 18.2% | 4 | 60 | 27.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 20 | 10% | 4 | 50 | 25% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 30 | 11.1% | 5 | 50 | 18.5% | 2 |
| Oct 2026 | 10 | 4.8% | 4 | 50 | 23.8% | 2 |

## How are Lokalise’s and Weglot’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lokalise’s and Weglot’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.

- **Lokalise**: Measured on the search terms “app lokalise”, “lokalise”, “lokalise ai”, “lokalise android”, “lokalise ios” and “lokalise translation”, summed into one figure.
- **Weglot**: Measured on the search terms “weglot” and “weglot translation”, summed into one figure.

- [Lokalise profile](/demand/nz/brands/lokalise)
- [Weglot profile](/demand/nz/brands/weglot)
- [All website localization platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-website-localization-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Lokalise or Weglot more popular in search?

In October 2026, Weglot had more branded searches than Lokalise among website localization platforms in New Zealand. Weglot had about 50 branded searches, while Lokalise had 10. Weglot made up 23.8% of all website localization platform searches we track, and Lokalise accounted for 4.8%.

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