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title: "Mention vs Talkwalker: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Mention or Talkwalker? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Media monitoring and social listening tools 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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# Mention vs Talkwalker: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Mention or Talkwalker? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Media monitoring and social listening tools 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**: Mention and Talkwalker
- **Competitive set**: Media monitoring and social listening tools
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mention Share of Search**: 2.5%
- **Talkwalker Share of Search**: 2.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Mention or Talkwalker?

- In August 2026, Mention and Talkwalker were level on Share of Search among media monitoring and social listening tools in New Zealand, with an estimated 20 branded searches each, at 2.5% estimated Share of Search each.
- Mention was ahead of Talkwalker in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mention’s estimated Share of Search among media monitoring and social listening tools in New Zealand moved from 2.2% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Talkwalker’s estimated Share of Search among media monitoring and social listening tools in New Zealand moved from 4.3% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 20.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand media monitoring and social listening tools in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mention overtook Talkwalker to rank 5th among media monitoring and social listening tools in New Zealand, at 2.5%.
- In August 2026, Talkwalker lost estimated Share of Search among media monitoring and social listening tools in New Zealand, from 3.5% to 2.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Mention estimated searches | Mention Share of Search | Mention rank | Talkwalker estimated searches | Talkwalker Share of Search | Talkwalker rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 20 | 2.2% | 6 | 40 | 4.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 20 | 2.2% | 6 | 40 | 4.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 1.4% | 6 | 30 | 4.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 30 | 4% | 6 | 40 | 5.3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 50 | 6.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | 2.3% | 6 | 60 | 6.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 30 | 3.5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 20 | 2.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 30 | 3.9% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | 30 | 3.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 20 | 2.5% | 5 | 20 | 2.5% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mention’s and Talkwalker’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.

- **Mention**: Measured on the search terms “mention app”, “mention media monitoring”, “mention monitoring” and “mention social listening”, summed into one figure.
- **Talkwalker**: Measured on the search terms “talkwalker”, “talkwalker media monitoring” and “talkwalker social listening”, summed into one figure.

- [Mention profile](/demand/nz/brands/mention)
- [Talkwalker profile](/demand/nz/brands/talkwalker)
- [All media monitoring and social listening tools in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-media-monitoring-tools): 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, Mention or Talkwalker?

In August 2026, Mention and Talkwalker were level on Share of Search among media monitoring and social listening tools in New Zealand, with an estimated 20 branded searches each, at 2.5% estimated Share of Search each.

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