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title: "MINI vs Polestar: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, MINI or Polestar? 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/mini-vs-polestar"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# MINI vs Polestar: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, MINI or Polestar? 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**: MINI and Polestar
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **MINI Share of Search**: 0.5%
- **Polestar Share of Search**: 0.49%

## Which is more popular in search, MINI or Polestar?

- In August 2026, MINI and Polestar were level on Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 6.3K versus 6.1K branded searches, at 0.5% and 0.49% estimated Share of Search.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: MINI took it in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MINI’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.52% to 0.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.4K to 6.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Polestar’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.66% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.2K to 6.1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand car brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, MINI rose from 48th to 45th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Polestar fell from 44th to 47th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | MINI estimated searches | MINI Share of Search | MINI rank | Polestar estimated searches | Polestar Share of Search | Polestar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.4K | 0.52% | 42 | 8.2K | 0.66% | 39 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.5K | 0.55% | 41 | 7.6K | 0.63% | 38 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.4K | 0.57% | 43 | 7.2K | 0.65% | 40 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.7K | 0.51% | 42 | 7.9K | 0.6% | 39 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.2K | 0.52% | 42 | 6.3K | 0.52% | 41 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.1K | 0.48% | 45 | 15.4K | 1% | 24 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 0.5% | 46 | 10.9K | 0.83% | 31 |
| May 2026 | 6.4K | 0.49% | 46 | 10K | 0.76% | 31 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.3K | 0.53% | 45 | 7.6K | 0.64% | 40 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 0.46% | 48 | 6.9K | 0.59% | 44 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.3K | 0.5% | 45 | 6.1K | 0.49% | 47 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MINI’s and Polestar’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.

- **MINI**: Measured on the search terms “mini aceman”, “mini car”, “mini cars”, “mini clubman”, “mini cooper”, “mini countryman”, “mini new zealand” and “mini nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Polestar**: Measured on the search terms “polestar”, “polestar 2”, “polestar 3”, “polestar 4”, “polestar car”, “polestar cars” and “polestar nz”, summed into one figure.

- [MINI profile](/demand/nz/brands/mini)
- [Polestar profile](/demand/nz/brands/polestar)
- [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, MINI or Polestar?

In August 2026, MINI and Polestar were level on Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 6.3K versus 6.1K branded searches, at 0.5% and 0.49% estimated Share of Search.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "MINI vs Polestar: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mini-vs-polestar

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