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title: "Marshall vs Sonos: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Marshall or Sonos? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Speaker 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."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Marshall vs Sonos: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Marshall or Sonos? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Speaker 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**: Marshall and Sonos
- **Competitive set**: Speaker brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Marshall Share of Search**: 3.4%
- **Sonos Share of Search**: 10%

## Which is more popular in search, Marshall or Sonos?

- In August 2026, Sonos had more branded searches than Marshall among speaker brands in New Zealand. Sonos was estimated to have 9.1K branded searches compared to Marshall’s 3.1K, and held a 10% Share of Search versus Marshall’s 3.4%.
- Sonos was ahead of Marshall in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Marshall’s estimated Share of Search among speaker brands in New Zealand moved from 2.8% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3K to 3.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sonos’ estimated Share of Search among speaker brands in New Zealand moved from 9.6% to 10%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 9.1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand speaker brands in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Marshall in New Zealand rose 32.5% over 11 measured months, from 2.3K to 3.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Sonos in New Zealand rose 12.8% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 9.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Marshall estimated searches | Marshall Share of Search | Marshall rank | Sonos estimated searches | Sonos Share of Search | Sonos rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.3K | 2.8% | 5 | 8.1K | 9.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.4K | 2.8% | 5 | 12.7K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.4K | 2.3% | 5 | 12.4K | 8.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.3K | 2.7% | 5 | 8.6K | 10% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.8K | 2.7% | 5 | 6.4K | 9.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 2.7% | 5 | 8K | 11.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 2K | 2.5% | 5 | 8.4K | 10.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 3% | 5 | 8.3K | 10.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.5K | 3.1% | 5 | 8.1K | 9.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.7K | 3.1% | 5 | 8.4K | 9.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.1K | 3.4% | 5 | 9.1K | 10% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Marshall’s and Sonos’ 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.

- **Marshall**: Measured on the search terms “marshall acton iii bluetooth speaker”, “marshall acton speaker”, “marshall bt speaker”, “marshall earbuds”, “marshall earphones”, “marshall headphones”, “marshall kilburn speaker”, “marshall portable speaker”, “marshall soundbar”, “marshall speaker” and “marshall stanmore speaker”, summed into one figure.
- **Sonos**: Measured on the search terms “sonos”, “sonos amp”, “sonos arc”, “sonos bluetooth speaker”, “sonos com”, “sonos five”, “sonos move”, “sonos move 2”, “sonos nz”, “sonos one”, “sonos online”, “sonos play”, “sonos play 1”, “sonos play 5 speaker”, “sonos port”, “sonos ray”, “sonos roam”, “sonos roam 2”, “sonos sound bars”, “sonos soundbar”, “sonos speaker” and “sonos sub”, summed into one figure.

- [Marshall profile](/demand/nz/brands/marshall-audio)
- [Sonos profile](/demand/nz/brands/sonos)
- [All speaker brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-speaker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Marshall or Sonos?

In August 2026, Sonos had more branded searches than Marshall among speaker brands in New Zealand. Sonos was estimated to have 9.1K branded searches compared to Marshall’s 3.1K, and held a 10% Share of Search versus Marshall’s 3.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Marshall vs Sonos: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/marshall-audio-vs-sonos

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