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title: "Matador vs Weber: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Matador or Weber? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the BBQ 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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# Matador vs Weber: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Matador or Weber? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the BBQ 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**: Matador and Weber
- **Competitive set**: BBQ brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Matador Share of Search**: 5.4%
- **Weber Share of Search**: 53.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Matador or Weber?

- In August 2026, Weber had more branded searches than Matador among BBQ brands in New Zealand. Weber was estimated to have 7.4K branded searches compared to Matador’s 740, and held a 53.7% Share of Search versus Matador’s 5.4%.
- Weber was ahead of Matador in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Matador’s estimated Share of Search among BBQ brands in New Zealand moved from 5% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 740.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Weber’s estimated Share of Search among BBQ brands in New Zealand moved from 57.4% to 53.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.7K to 7.4K.

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

- In August 2026, Weber gained estimated Share of Search among BBQ brands in New Zealand, from 50.5% to 53.7%.
- In August 2026, Matador gained estimated Share of Search among BBQ brands in New Zealand, from 4.7% to 5.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Matador estimated searches | Matador Share of Search | Matador rank | Weber estimated searches | Weber Share of Search | Weber rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.1K | 5% | 4 | 12.7K | 57.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 4.7% | 5 | 22.2K | 64.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2K | 5.1% | 4 | 23.3K | 60.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 4.6% | 5 | 13.6K | 57.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 610 | 4.4% | 5 | 7.4K | 53.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 500 | 4.2% | 5 | 6.3K | 53.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 470 | 3.8% | 5 | 6.1K | 49.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 500 | 4.6% | 5 | 5.1K | 47.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 530 | 5.4% | 5 | 5K | 50% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 510 | 4.7% | 5 | 5.5K | 50.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 740 | 5.4% | 5 | 7.4K | 53.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Matador’s and Weber’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.

- **Matador**: Measured on the search terms “6 burner bbq matador”, “bbq matador 4 burner”, “matador bbq”, “matador charcoal bbq”, “matador grill” and “matador radiant kettle charcoal bbq”, summed into one figure.
- **Weber**: Measured on the search terms “bbq kettle weber”, “traveller weber bbq”, “weber 1000 grill”, “weber barbecue”, “weber bbq”, “weber bbq coal”, “weber bbq sale”, “weber grill”, “weber grill and smoker”, “weber portable bbq”, “weber q 2000 gas grill”, “weber q bbq” and “weber q2200 grill”, summed into one figure.

- [Matador profile](/demand/nz/brands/matador)
- [Weber profile](/demand/nz/brands/weber)
- [All BBQ brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-bbq-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Matador or Weber?

In August 2026, Weber had more branded searches than Matador among BBQ brands in New Zealand. Weber was estimated to have 7.4K branded searches compared to Matador’s 740, and held a 53.7% Share of Search versus Matador’s 5.4%.

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