--- title: "Merida vs Smartmotion: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Merida or Smartmotion? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bike 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/merida-vs-smartmotion" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Merida vs Smartmotion: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Merida or Smartmotion? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bike 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**: Merida and Smartmotion - **Competitive set**: Bike brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Merida Share of Search**: 16.5% - **Smartmotion Share of Search**: 6.8% ## Which is more popular in search, Merida or Smartmotion? - In August 2026, Merida had more branded searches than Smartmotion among bike brands in New Zealand. Merida was estimated to have 3.4K branded searches compared to Smartmotion’s 1.4K, and held a 16.5% Share of Search versus Smartmotion’s 6.8%. - Merida was ahead of Smartmotion in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Merida’s estimated Share of Search among bike brands in New Zealand moved from 20.6% to 16.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.9K to 3.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smartmotion’s estimated Share of Search among bike brands in New Zealand moved from 8.2% to 6.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.4K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand bike brands in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Merida in New Zealand fell 14.2% over 11 measured months, from 3.9K to 3.4K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Smartmotion in New Zealand fell 10.9% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.4K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Merida estimated searches | Merida Share of Search | Merida rank | Smartmotion estimated searches | Smartmotion Share of Search | Smartmotion rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.9K | 20.6% | 2 | 1.6K | 8.2% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 4.5K | 18.8% | 2 | 2K | 8.2% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 4K | 18.1% | 2 | 1.7K | 7.5% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 4.2K | 18.1% | 2 | 2.1K | 8.9% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 3.7K | 17.3% | 3 | 1.6K | 7.5% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 4.8K | 16.6% | 3 | 2.6K | 9.2% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 4.3K | 15.8% | 3 | 2.5K | 9.2% | 5 | | May 2026 | 3.8K | 15.4% | 3 | 2K | 8.2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 3.2K | 15.2% | 3 | 1.9K | 9% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 3.3K | 16.5% | 3 | 1.4K | 6.8% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 3.4K | 16.5% | 3 | 1.4K | 6.8% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Merida’s and Smartmotion’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. - **Merida**: Measured on the search terms “merida”, “merida bike”, “merida bikes com”, “merida e bike”, “merida mountain bike”, “merida near me”, “merida new zealand”, “merida nz” and “merida online”, summed into one figure. - **Smartmotion**: Measured on the search terms “electrify nz”, “smartmotion”, “smartmotion bike”, “smartmotion e bike”, “smartmotion e city”, “smartmotion nz”, “smartmotion xcity” and “smartmotion xcity neo”, summed into one figure. - [Merida profile](/demand/nz/brands/merida) - [Smartmotion profile](/demand/nz/brands/smartmotion) - [All bike brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-bike-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Merida or Smartmotion? In August 2026, Merida had more branded searches than Smartmotion among bike brands in New Zealand. Merida was estimated to have 3.4K branded searches compared to Smartmotion’s 1.4K, and held a 16.5% Share of Search versus Smartmotion’s 6.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Merida vs Smartmotion: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/merida-vs-smartmotion This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/merida-vs-smartmotion. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.