--- title: "Meta Quest vs Xbox: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or Xbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Games consoles 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/meta-quest-vs-xbox" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Meta Quest vs Xbox: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or Xbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Games consoles 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**: Meta Quest and Xbox - **Competitive set**: Games consoles - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Meta Quest Share of Search**: 4.1% - **Xbox Share of Search**: 34% ## Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or Xbox? - In August 2026, Xbox had more branded searches than Meta Quest among games consoles in New Zealand. Xbox was estimated to have 86.8K branded searches compared to Meta Quest’s 10.4K, and held a 34% Share of Search versus Meta Quest’s 4.1%. - Xbox was ahead of Meta Quest in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Meta Quest’s estimated Share of Search among games consoles in New Zealand moved from 6.3% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.7K to 10.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Xbox’s estimated Share of Search among games consoles in New Zealand moved from 27.2% to 34%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 59.1K to 86.8K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand games consoles in August 2026? - In August 2026, Xbox gained estimated Share of Search among games consoles in New Zealand, from 30.6% to 34%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Meta Quest in New Zealand fell 24% over 11 measured months, from 13.7K to 10.4K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Meta Quest estimated searches | Meta Quest Share of Search | Meta Quest rank | Xbox estimated searches | Xbox Share of Search | Xbox rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 13.7K | 6.3% | 4 | 59.1K | 27.2% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 18.6K | 7.2% | 5 | 63.1K | 24.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 20.8K | 7.3% | 4 | 67.3K | 23.5% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 15.8K | 6.6% | 4 | 60.9K | 25.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 10.9K | 6.2% | 5 | 48.1K | 27.2% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 10.6K | 4.9% | 5 | 49.9K | 23.1% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 11.3K | 4.4% | 5 | 57.5K | 22.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 11K | 4.4% | 5 | 69.3K | 27.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 10.8K | 3.9% | 5 | 94.4K | 34.5% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 11.8K | 4.6% | 5 | 79.3K | 30.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 10.4K | 4.1% | 5 | 86.8K | 34% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Meta Quest’s and Xbox’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. - **Meta Quest**: Measured on the search terms “meta com”, “meta quest”, “meta quest 1”, “meta quest 2”, “meta quest 2 price”, “meta quest 2 vr headset”, “meta quest 3”, “meta quest 3 price”, “meta quest 4”, “meta quest console”, “meta quest games”, “meta quest headset”, “meta quest link”, “meta quest link cable”, “meta quest near me”, “meta quest nz”, “meta quest online”, “meta quest pro”, “meta quest virtual reality”, “meta quest vr”, “meta quest vr headset”, “metaquest”, “metaquest 2”, “metaquest 3”, “metaquest games”, “metaquest nz”, “metaquest vr”, “metaquest vr headset”, “oculus meta quest 2”, “oculus quest”, “oculus quest 2”, “oculus quest 2 price”, “oculus quest games”, “oculus quest nz”, “oculus quest vr”, “oculus quest vr headset”, “quest 3”, “quest 3 games”, “quest 3 nz”, “quest 3 vr”, “quest 3 vr headset”, “quest 3s”, “quest 3s games”, “quest 3s nz”, “quest 3s vr”, “quest 3s vr headset”, “vr meta quest 2” and “vr meta quest 3”, summed into one figure. - **Xbox**: Measured on the search terms “live xbox”, “new xbox”, “xbox”, “xbox 360”, “xbox com”, “xbox console”, “xbox controller”, “xbox games”, “xbox near me”, “xbox nz”, “xbox one”, “xbox one controller”, “xbox onex”, “xbox online”, “xbox series s”, “xbox series x”, “xbox series x console”, “xbox store”, “xbox wireless controller” and “xbox x”, summed into one figure. - [Meta Quest profile](/demand/nz/brands/meta-quest) - [Xbox profile](/demand/nz/brands/xbox) - [All games consoles in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-games-consoles): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Meta Quest or Xbox? In August 2026, Xbox had more branded searches than Meta Quest among games consoles in New Zealand. Xbox was estimated to have 86.8K branded searches compared to Meta Quest’s 10.4K, and held a 34% Share of Search versus Meta Quest’s 4.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Meta Quest vs Xbox: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/meta-quest-vs-xbox This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/meta-quest-vs-xbox. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.