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title: "McClean & Co vs Target Accounting: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, McClean & Co or Target Accounting? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Queenstown accounting firms 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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# McClean & Co vs Target Accounting: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, McClean & Co or Target Accounting? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Queenstown accounting firms 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**: McClean & Co and Target Accounting
- **Competitive set**: Queenstown accounting firms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **McClean & Co Share of Search**: 8.7%
- **Target Accounting Share of Search**: 32.6%

## Which is more popular in search, McClean & Co or Target Accounting?

- In August 2026, Target Accounting had more branded searches than McClean & Co among queenstown accounting firms in New Zealand. Target Accounting was estimated to have 300 branded searches compared to McClean & Co’s 80, and held a 32.6% Share of Search versus McClean & Co’s 8.7%.
- Target Accounting was ahead of McClean & Co in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, McClean & Co’s estimated Share of Search among queenstown accounting firms in New Zealand moved from 5.4% to 8.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50 to 80.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Target Accounting’s estimated Share of Search among queenstown accounting firms in New Zealand moved from 26.1% to 32.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 240 to 300.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand queenstown accounting firms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Greenhawk overtook McClean & Co to rank 3rd among queenstown accounting firms in New Zealand, at 10.9%.
- In August 2026, Target Accounting gained estimated Share of Search among queenstown accounting firms in New Zealand, from 28.9% to 32.6%.
- In August 2026, McClean & Co lost estimated Share of Search among queenstown accounting firms in New Zealand, from 10.8% to 8.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | McClean & Co estimated searches | McClean & Co Share of Search | McClean & Co rank | Target Accounting estimated searches | Target Accounting Share of Search | Target Accounting rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 50 | 5.4% | 4 | 240 | 26.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 80 | 7.8% | 4 | 290 | 28.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 90 | 11.8% | 4 | 190 | 25% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 50 | 6.6% | 4 | 230 | 30.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 60 | 6.7% | 5 | 290 | 32.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 80 | 7.8% | 4 | 360 | 35% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 60 | 6.1% | 4 | 280 | 28.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 60 | 6.5% | 4 | 280 | 30.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 60 | 6% | 5 | 300 | 30% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 90 | 10.8% | 3 | 240 | 28.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 80 | 8.7% | 4 | 300 | 32.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using McClean & Co’s and Target Accounting’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.

- **McClean & Co**: Measured on the search terms “mcclean & co”, “mcclean and co” and “mcclean&co”, summed into one figure.
- **Target Accounting**: Measured on the search terms “target accounting” and “target accounting dunedin”, summed into one figure.

- [McClean & Co profile](/demand/nz/brands/mcclean-co)
- [Target Accounting profile](/demand/nz/brands/target-accounting)
- [All queenstown accounting firms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-queenstown-accounting-firms): 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, McClean & Co or Target Accounting?

In August 2026, Target Accounting had more branded searches than McClean & Co among queenstown accounting firms in New Zealand. Target Accounting was estimated to have 300 branded searches compared to McClean & Co’s 80, and held a 32.6% Share of Search versus McClean & Co’s 8.7%.

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