--- title: "Māori+ vs Sky: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Māori+ or Sky? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the TV and streaming services 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/maori-plus-vs-sky" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Māori+ vs Sky: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Māori+ or Sky? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the TV and streaming services 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**: Māori+ and Sky - **Competitive set**: TV and streaming services - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Māori+ Share of Search**: 1.7% - **Sky Share of Search**: 13.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Māori+ or Sky? - In August 2026, Sky had more branded searches than Māori+ among TV and streaming services in New Zealand. Sky was estimated to have 171K branded searches compared to Māori+’s 21.1K, and held a 13.5% Share of Search versus Māori+’s 1.7%. - Sky was ahead of Māori+ in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Māori+’s estimated Share of Search among TV and streaming services in New Zealand moved from 1.2% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15K to 21.1K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sky’s estimated Share of Search among TV and streaming services in New Zealand held steady at 13.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 173K to 171K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand TV and streaming services in August 2026? - In August 2026, Sky gained estimated Share of Search among TV and streaming services in New Zealand, from 11.2% to 13.5%. - In August 2026, Māori+ lost estimated Share of Search among TV and streaming services in New Zealand, from 2.3% to 1.7%. ## Month by month | Month | Māori+ estimated searches | Māori+ Share of Search | Māori+ rank | Sky estimated searches | Sky Share of Search | Sky rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 15K | 1.2% | 10 | 173K | 13.5% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 37.6K | 3.1% | 9 | 167K | 14% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 9.4K | 0.8% | 10 | 129K | 11% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 16.7K | 1.4% | 10 | 144K | 11.6% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 25.1K | 2.1% | 9 | 179K | 15% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 46K | 3.5% | 9 | 168K | 12.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 30.8K | 2.3% | 10 | 153K | 11.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 30.8K | 2.3% | 10 | 172K | 12.8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 30.8K | 1.7% | 10 | 180K | 9.9% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 36.8K | 2.3% | 9 | 181K | 11.2% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 21.1K | 1.7% | 9 | 171K | 13.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Māori+’s and Sky’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. - **Māori+**: Measured on the search terms “Māori Plus”, “maori television”, “Māori TV” and “Whakaata Māori”, summed into one figure. - **Sky**: Measured on the search terms “Sky”, “sky box”, “sky box nz”, “sky new zealand”, “sky nz”, “sky nz tv guide”, “sky open”, “sky open tv guide”, “sky pod”, “sky sport”, “sky sport nz”, “sky sports nz”, “Sky TV”, “sky tv guide”, “sky tv guide new zealand”, “sky tv guide nz”, “sky tv guide.nz”, “sky tv new zealand”, “sky tv nz”, “sky tv nz guide”, “sky tv packages”, “sky tv schedule today”, “tv guide for sky”, “tv guide nz sky”, “tv guide on sky” and “tv guide sky nz”, summed into one figure. - [Māori+ profile](/demand/nz/brands/maori-plus) - [Sky profile](/demand/nz/brands/sky) - [All TV and streaming services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tv-and-streaming): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Māori+ or Sky? In August 2026, Sky had more branded searches than Māori+ among TV and streaming services in New Zealand. Sky was estimated to have 171K branded searches compared to Māori+’s 21.1K, and held a 13.5% Share of Search versus Māori+’s 1.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Māori+ vs Sky: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/maori-plus-vs-sky This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/maori-plus-vs-sky. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.