--- title: "Malik vs OBO: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Malik or OBO more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hockey gear 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/malik-vs-obo-hockey" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Malik vs OBO: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Malik or OBO more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hockey gear 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**: Malik and OBO - **Competitive set**: Hockey gear brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Malik Share of Search**: 2.6% - **OBO Share of Search**: 4.3% ## Is Malik or OBO more popular in search? - In September 2026, OBO had more branded searches than Malik among hockey gear brands in New Zealand. OBO had about 50 branded searches, while Malik had 30. OBO made up 4.3% of all hockey gear brand searches we track, and Malik accounted for 2.6%. - OBO was ahead of Malik in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Malik’s share of searches among hockey gear brands in New Zealand moved from 2.1% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 30. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OBO’s share of searches among hockey gear brands in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 4.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 50. ## Top hockey gear brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, OBO appeared in all three answers. Malik did not appear in any of the three 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Gryphon | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Adidas | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Grays | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Kookaburra | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | OBO | 5th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Osaka | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Bauer | 7th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Malik | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about hockey gear brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which hockey gear brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Gryphon, 2. Kookaburra, 3. Adidas, 4. OBO, 5. Bauer - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hockey gear brands in New Zealand?": 1. Gryphon, 2. Adidas, 3. Grays, 4. Kookaburra, 5. OBO, 6. Bauer - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hockey gear brand in New Zealand for field hockey?": 1. Grays, 2. Osaka, 3. Adidas, 4. Gryphon, 5. Kookaburra, 6. OBO Not named in any answer: Malik. 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 hockey gear brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Malik overtook Bauer to rank 7th among hockey gear brands in New Zealand, with 2.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, OBO lost share of searches among hockey gear brands in New Zealand, from 5.8% to 4.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Malik estimated searches | Malik Share of Search | Malik rank | OBO estimated searches | OBO Share of Search | OBO rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 20 | 2.1% | 8 | 40 | 4.1% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 20 | 1.9% | 8 | 40 | 3.8% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 20 | 2.6% | 7 | 30 | 3.8% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 20 | 2.7% | 7 | 20 | 2.7% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 20 | 1.9% | 8 | 50 | 4.7% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 30 | 1.8% | 7 | 70 | 4.2% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 30 | 2.4% | 7 | 70 | 5.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 50 | 3.4% | 7 | 70 | 4.8% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 50 | 3.4% | 7 | 70 | 4.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 30 | 3% | 8 | 50 | 5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 30 | 1.9% | 8 | 90 | 5.8% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 30 | 2.6% | 7 | 50 | 4.3% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Malik’s and OBO’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. - **Malik**: Measured on the search terms “malik hockey” and “malik hockey stick”, summed into one figure. - **OBO**: Measured on the search term “obo hockey”. - [Malik profile](/demand/nz/brands/malik) - [OBO profile](/demand/nz/brands/obo-hockey) - [All hockey gear brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hockey-gear-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Malik or OBO more popular in search? In September 2026, OBO had more branded searches than Malik among hockey gear brands in New Zealand. OBO had about 50 branded searches, while Malik had 30. OBO made up 4.3% of all hockey gear brand searches we track, and Malik accounted for 2.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Malik vs OBO: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/malik-vs-obo-hockey This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/malik-vs-obo-hockey. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.