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title: "Lord of the Fries vs Nando's: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Lord of the Fries or Nando's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fried chicken chains 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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# Lord of the Fries vs Nando's: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Lord of the Fries or Nando's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fried chicken chains 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**: Lord of the Fries and Nando's
- **Competitive set**: Fried chicken chains
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Lord of the Fries Share of Search**: 0.12%
- **Nando's Share of Search**: 7.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Lord of the Fries or Nando's?

- In August 2026, Nando's had more branded searches than Lord of the Fries among fried chicken chains in New Zealand. Nando's was estimated to have 29.2K branded searches compared to Lord of the Fries’ 430, and held a 7.8% Share of Search versus Lord of the Fries’ 0.12%.
- Nando's was ahead of Lord of the Fries in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lord of the Fries’ estimated Share of Search among fried chicken chains in New Zealand moved from 0.11% to 0.12%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 580 to 430.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nando's’ estimated Share of Search among fried chicken chains in New Zealand moved from 5.4% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 28.7K to 29.2K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand fried chicken chains in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lord of the Fries in New Zealand fell 25.9% over 11 measured months, from 580 to 430 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Lord of the Fries estimated searches | Lord of the Fries Share of Search | Lord of the Fries rank | Nando's estimated searches | Nando's Share of Search | Nando's rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 580 | 0.11% | 4 | 28.7K | 5.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 560 | 0.13% | 4 | 27K | 6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 700 | 0.15% | 4 | 29.3K | 6.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 590 | 0.16% | 4 | 28.4K | 7.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 730 | 0.2% | 4 | 24.9K | 6.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 640 | 0.17% | 4 | 29.1K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 530 | 0.14% | 4 | 30.1K | 8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 530 | 0.13% | 4 | 33K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 440 | 0.11% | 4 | 29.6K | 7.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 420 | 0.11% | 4 | 31.6K | 8.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 430 | 0.12% | 4 | 29.2K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lord of the Fries’ and Nando'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.

- **Lord of the Fries**: Measured on the search terms “lord of the fries”, “lord of the fries menu”, “lord of the fries near me”, “lord of the fries nz”, “lordofthefries”, “lordofthefries menu” and “lordofthefries nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Nando's**: Measured on the search terms “botany nandos”, “nando's”, “nando's chicken”, “nando's delivery”, “nando's menu”, “nando's near me”, “nandos”, “nandos centre place”, “nandos chicken”, “nandos courtenay place”, “nandos delivery”, “nandos hamilton”, “nandos lunn ave”, “nandos menj”, “nandos near me”, “nandos new lynn”, “nandos northlands”, “nandos northwest”, “nandos nz”, “nandos online”, “nandos perinaise”, “nandos queen street”, “nandos sauce”, “nandos st lukes”, “nandos sylvia park”, “nandos the base” and “nandos westgate”, summed into one figure.

- [Lord of the Fries profile](/demand/nz/brands/lord-of-the-fries)
- [Nando's profile](/demand/nz/brands/nandos)
- [All fried chicken chains in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-fried-chicken-chains): 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, Lord of the Fries or Nando's?

In August 2026, Nando's had more branded searches than Lord of the Fries among fried chicken chains in New Zealand. Nando's was estimated to have 29.2K branded searches compared to Lord of the Fries’ 430, and held a 7.8% Share of Search versus Lord of the Fries’ 0.12%.

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