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title: "Midea vs Mitsubishi: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Midea or Mitsubishi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fan coil 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."
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# Midea vs Mitsubishi: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Midea or Mitsubishi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fan coil 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**: Midea and Mitsubishi
- **Competitive set**: Fan coil brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Midea Share of Search**: 7.7%
- **Mitsubishi Share of Search**: 86%

## Is Midea or Mitsubishi more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Mitsubishi had more branded searches than Midea among fan coil brands in New Zealand. Mitsubishi had about 61,600 branded searches, while Midea had 5,540. Mitsubishi made up 86% of all fan coil brand searches we track, and Midea accounted for 7.7%.
- Mitsubishi was ahead of Midea in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Midea’s share of searches among fan coil brands in New Zealand moved from 7.5% to 7.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5K to 5.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mitsubishi’s share of searches among fan coil brands in New Zealand moved from 85.9% to 86%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 57.3K to 61.6K.

## Top fan coil brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Mitsubishi was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Midea did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temperzone | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Carrier | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Mitsubishi | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Jaga | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Daikin | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Midea | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| LG | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Panasonic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about fan coil brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which fan coil brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Jaga
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best fan coil brands in New Zealand?": 1. Temperzone, 2. Carrier, 3. Jaga
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best fan coil brand in New Zealand for building cooling?": 1. Temperzone, 2. Carrier, 3. Mitsubishi, 4. Daikin
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best fan coil": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "hvac fan coil": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Midea, LG and Panasonic.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand fan coil brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Mitsubishi gained share of searches among fan coil brands in New Zealand, from 83.2% to 86%.
- In September 2026, Midea lost share of searches among fan coil brands in New Zealand, from 8.6% to 7.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Midea estimated searches | Midea Share of Search | Midea rank | Mitsubishi estimated searches | Mitsubishi Share of Search | Mitsubishi rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5K | 7.5% | 2 | 57.3K | 85.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 7K | 10.5% | 2 | 54K | 81.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.3K | 10.2% | 2 | 51.4K | 83% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 6K | 8.4% | 2 | 60.8K | 85% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.1K | 7.6% | 2 | 57K | 84.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 5K | 7% | 2 | 61.5K | 85.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.5K | 8% | 2 | 57.4K | 84.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 5.8K | 7.8% | 2 | 63.2K | 84.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 6K | 8.7% | 2 | 57.5K | 83.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 7K | 10.3% | 2 | 55.5K | 81.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 6K | 8.6% | 2 | 57.5K | 83.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 5.5K | 7.7% | 2 | 61.6K | 86% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Midea’s and Mitsubishi’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.

- **Midea**: Measured on the search terms “ac midea”, “midea”, “midea air cooler”, “midea appliances”, “midea cooktop”, “midea dehumidifier”, “midea fan”, “midea fridge”, “midea home”, “midea induction cooktop”, “midea refrigerator” and “midea washing machine”, summed into one figure.
- **Mitsubishi**: Measured on the search terms “mitsubishi”, “mitsubishi asx”, “mitsubishi car”, “mitsubishi cars”, “mitsubishi delica”, “mitsubishi eclipse cross”, “mitsubishi lancer”, “mitsubishi outlander”, “mitsubishi pajero”, “mitsubishi triton” and “outlander”, summed into one figure.

- [Midea profile](/demand/nz/brands/midea)
- [Mitsubishi profile](/demand/nz/brands/mitsubishi)
- [All fan coil brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-fan-coil-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Midea or Mitsubishi more popular in search?

In September 2026, Mitsubishi had more branded searches than Midea among fan coil brands in New Zealand. Mitsubishi had about 61,600 branded searches, while Midea had 5,540. Mitsubishi made up 86% of all fan coil brand searches we track, and Midea accounted for 7.7%.

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