--- title: "Mercedes-Benz vs Zeekr: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Mercedes-Benz or Zeekr? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mercedes-benz-vs-zeekr" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mercedes-Benz vs Zeekr: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Mercedes-Benz or Zeekr? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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**: Mercedes-Benz and Zeekr - **Competitive set**: Car brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Mercedes-Benz Share of Search**: 2.6% - **Zeekr Share of Search**: 1.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Mercedes-Benz or Zeekr? - In August 2026, Mercedes-Benz had more branded searches than Zeekr among car brands in New Zealand. Mercedes-Benz was estimated to have 32.5K branded searches compared to Zeekr’s 18.9K, and held a 2.6% Share of Search versus Zeekr’s 1.5%. - Mercedes-Benz was ahead of Zeekr in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mercedes-Benz’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 2.7% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.4K to 32.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zeekr’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.8% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 18.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand car brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Zeekr rose from 22nd to 19th among car brands in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Mercedes-Benz estimated searches | Mercedes-Benz Share of Search | Mercedes-Benz rank | Zeekr estimated searches | Zeekr Share of Search | Zeekr rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 33.4K | 2.7% | 14 | 9.9K | 0.8% | 32 | | Nov 2025 | 33.4K | 2.8% | 14 | 7.7K | 0.64% | 37 | | Dec 2025 | 33K | 2.9% | 11 | 7.4K | 0.66% | 38 | | Jan 2026 | 38K | 2.9% | 12 | 7.7K | 0.59% | 40 | | Feb 2026 | 32.5K | 2.7% | 14 | 8.7K | 0.72% | 32 | | Mar 2026 | 38.5K | 2.6% | 13 | 18.6K | 1.3% | 21 | | Apr 2026 | 31.5K | 2.4% | 15 | 21.2K | 1.6% | 18 | | May 2026 | 31.5K | 2.4% | 15 | 18.8K | 1.4% | 19 | | Jun 2026 | 32K | 2.7% | 13 | 12.8K | 1.1% | 23 | | Jul 2026 | 29.4K | 2.5% | 14 | 12.6K | 1.1% | 22 | | Aug 2026 | 32.5K | 2.6% | 14 | 18.9K | 1.5% | 19 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mercedes-Benz’s and Zeekr’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. - **Mercedes-Benz**: Measured on the search terms “merc”, “mercedes”, “mercedes benz”, “mercedes-benz”, “mercedes-benz amg”, “mercedes-benz c class”, “mercedes-benz car”, “mercedes-benz cars”, “mercedes-benz e class”, “mercedes-benz eqs”, “mercedes-benz g class”, “mercedes-benz glc”, “mercedes-benz gle”, “mercedes-benz new zealand” and “mercedes-benz nz”, summed into one figure. - **Zeekr**: Measured on the search terms “zeekr”, “zeekr 001”, “zeekr 009”, “zeekr 7x”, “zeekr car”, “zeekr cars”, “zeekr new zealand”, “zeekr nz” and “zeekr x”, summed into one figure. - [Mercedes-Benz profile](/demand/nz/brands/mercedes-benz) - [Zeekr profile](/demand/nz/brands/zeekr) - [All car brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 87 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, Mercedes-Benz or Zeekr? In August 2026, Mercedes-Benz had more branded searches than Zeekr among car brands in New Zealand. Mercedes-Benz was estimated to have 32.5K branded searches compared to Zeekr’s 18.9K, and held a 2.6% Share of Search versus Zeekr’s 1.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mercedes-Benz vs Zeekr: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mercedes-benz-vs-zeekr This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mercedes-benz-vs-zeekr. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.