--- title: "MetService vs Weatherwatch: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, MetService or Weatherwatch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Weather services 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/metservice-vs-weatherwatch" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # MetService vs Weatherwatch: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, MetService or Weatherwatch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Weather services 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**: MetService and Weatherwatch - **Competitive set**: Weather services - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **MetService Share of Search**: 91.7% - **Weatherwatch Share of Search**: 2.5% ## Which is more popular in search, MetService or Weatherwatch? - In August 2026, MetService had more branded searches than Weatherwatch among weather services in New Zealand. MetService was estimated to have 609K branded searches compared to Weatherwatch’s 16.9K, and held a 91.7% Share of Search versus Weatherwatch’s 2.5%. - MetService was ahead of Weatherwatch in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MetService’s estimated Share of Search among weather services in New Zealand moved from 91.1% to 91.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 748K to 609K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Weatherwatch’s estimated Share of Search among weather services in New Zealand held steady at 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20.6K to 16.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand weather services in August 2026? - In August 2026, Weatherwatch lost estimated Share of Search among weather services in New Zealand, from 3.2% to 2.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for MetService in New Zealand fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 748K to 609K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | MetService estimated searches | MetService Share of Search | MetService rank | Weatherwatch estimated searches | Weatherwatch Share of Search | Weatherwatch rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 748K | 91.1% | 1 | 20.6K | 2.5% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 738K | 92.7% | 1 | 16.8K | 2.1% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 907K | 92.1% | 1 | 25.3K | 2.6% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 917K | 91.7% | 1 | 27.5K | 2.8% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 615K | 90.9% | 1 | 18.4K | 2.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 611K | 90.3% | 1 | 22.4K | 3.3% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 919K | 88.7% | 1 | 33.4K | 3.2% | 3 | | May 2026 | 414K | 91.3% | 1 | 12.2K | 2.7% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 601K | 92.4% | 1 | 16.9K | 2.6% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 621K | 91.9% | 1 | 21.8K | 3.2% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 609K | 91.7% | 1 | 16.9K | 2.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MetService’s and Weatherwatch’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. - **MetService**: Measured on the search terms “cambridge metservice”, “lower hutt weather metservice”, “m metservice”, “metservice”, “metservice app”, “metservice auckland rain radar”, “metservice boating forecast”, “metservice com”, “metservice forecast”, “metservice hauraki gulf”, “metservice map”, “metservice near me”, “metservice northshore”, “metservice nz”, “metservice nz weather”, “metservice rain”, “metservice rain radar”, “metservice rain radar 3 day”, “metservice surf”, “metservice weather”, “metservice whakapapa” and “www metservice com”, summed into one figure. - **Weatherwatch**: Measured on the search terms “weatherwatch”, “weatherwatch co nz”, “weatherwatch near me”, “weatherwatch nz” and “weatherwatch rain radar”, summed into one figure. - [MetService profile](/demand/nz/brands/metservice) - [Weatherwatch profile](/demand/nz/brands/weatherwatch) - [All weather services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-weather-services): 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, MetService or Weatherwatch? In August 2026, MetService had more branded searches than Weatherwatch among weather services in New Zealand. MetService was estimated to have 609K branded searches compared to Weatherwatch’s 16.9K, and held a 91.7% Share of Search versus Weatherwatch’s 2.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "MetService vs Weatherwatch: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/metservice-vs-weatherwatch This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/metservice-vs-weatherwatch. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.