--- title: "Mizuno vs Saucony: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Mizuno or Saucony? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Running shoe 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/mizuno-vs-saucony" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mizuno vs Saucony: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Mizuno or Saucony? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Running shoe 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**: Mizuno and Saucony - **Competitive set**: Running shoe brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Mizuno Share of Search**: 5.2% - **Saucony Share of Search**: 3.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Mizuno or Saucony? - In August 2026, Mizuno had more branded searches than Saucony among running shoe brands in New Zealand. Mizuno was estimated to have 6.2K branded searches compared to Saucony’s 4.5K, and held a 5.2% Share of Search versus Saucony’s 3.7%. - The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Mizuno took it in December 2025. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mizuno’s estimated Share of Search among running shoe brands in New Zealand moved from 4.7% to 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.9K to 6.2K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Saucony’s estimated Share of Search among running shoe brands in New Zealand moved from 4.8% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.9K to 4.5K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand running shoe brands in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Mizuno in New Zealand rose 28.4% over 11 measured months, from 4.9K to 6.2K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Mizuno estimated searches | Mizuno Share of Search | Mizuno rank | Saucony estimated searches | Saucony Share of Search | Saucony rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.9K | 4.7% | 5 | 4.9K | 4.8% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 4.9K | 4% | 5 | 5.5K | 4.5% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 4.9K | 4.3% | 4 | 4.5K | 3.8% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 5.9K | 4.9% | 4 | 5.2K | 4.3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 5.7K | 5.1% | 4 | 4K | 3.6% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 6.9K | 6% | 4 | 4.3K | 3.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 7.3K | 6.2% | 4 | 4.8K | 4.1% | 5 | | May 2026 | 6.6K | 5.5% | 4 | 4.8K | 4% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 6.5K | 5.6% | 4 | 4.4K | 3.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 6.2K | 5.3% | 4 | 4K | 3.5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 6.2K | 5.2% | 4 | 4.5K | 3.7% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mizuno’s and Saucony’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. - **Mizuno**: Measured on the search terms “mizuno”, “mizuno alpha”, “mizuno inspire”, “mizuno irons”, “mizuno jp”, “mizuno jpx”, “mizuno knee pads”, “mizuno morelia”, “mizuno morelia neo”, “mizuno near me”, “mizuno netball shoes”, “mizuno nz”, “mizuno online”, “mizuno putter”, “mizuno running shoes”, “mizuno shoes”, “mizuno trainers”, “mizuno waves” and “mizuno wedges”, summed into one figure. - **Saucony**: Measured on the search terms “saucony”, “saucony azura”, “saucony com”, “saucony endorphin”, “saucony endorphin pro”, “saucony endorphin pro 4”, “saucony endorphin speed”, “saucony endorphin speed 4”, “saucony guide”, “saucony gym shoes”, “saucony hurricane”, “saucony kinvara”, “saucony near me”, “saucony nz”, “saucony online”, “saucony peregrine”, “saucony ride”, “saucony shoes”, “saucony tempus”, “saucony tempus 2”, “saucony trail shoes” and “saucony trainers”, summed into one figure. - [Mizuno profile](/demand/nz/brands/mizuno) - [Saucony profile](/demand/nz/brands/saucony) - [All running shoe brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-running-shoe-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Mizuno or Saucony? In August 2026, Mizuno had more branded searches than Saucony among running shoe brands in New Zealand. Mizuno was estimated to have 6.2K branded searches compared to Saucony’s 4.5K, and held a 5.2% Share of Search versus Saucony’s 3.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mizuno vs Saucony: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mizuno-vs-saucony This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mizuno-vs-saucony. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.