--- title: "MOTAT vs Otago Museum: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, MOTAT or Otago Museum? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Museums 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/motat-vs-otago-museum" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # MOTAT vs Otago Museum: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, MOTAT or Otago Museum? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Museums 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**: MOTAT and Otago Museum - **Competitive set**: Museums - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **MOTAT Share of Search**: 14.2% - **Otago Museum Share of Search**: 4.5% ## Which is more popular in search, MOTAT or Otago Museum? - In August 2026, MOTAT had more branded searches than Otago Museum among museums in New Zealand. MOTAT was estimated to have 26.6K branded searches compared to Otago Museum’s 8.4K, and held a 14.2% Share of Search versus Otago Museum’s 4.5%. - MOTAT was ahead of Otago Museum in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MOTAT’s estimated Share of Search among museums in New Zealand moved from 15.4% to 14.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 32.9K to 26.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Otago Museum’s estimated Share of Search among museums in New Zealand held steady at 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.7K to 8.4K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand museums in August 2026? - In August 2026, MOTAT lost estimated Share of Search among museums in New Zealand, from 16.2% to 14.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Otago Museum in New Zealand fell 13% over 11 measured months, from 9.7K to 8.4K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | MOTAT estimated searches | MOTAT Share of Search | MOTAT rank | Otago Museum estimated searches | Otago Museum Share of Search | Otago Museum rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 32.9K | 15.4% | 3 | 9.7K | 4.5% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 30.9K | 14.5% | 3 | 9.2K | 4.3% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 58.5K | 19% | 3 | 12.1K | 3.9% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 39.2K | 12.9% | 3 | 14.6K | 4.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 27.4K | 10.7% | 3 | 14K | 5.5% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 27.7K | 11.2% | 3 | 10.4K | 4.2% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 40.7K | 15.4% | 3 | 12.7K | 4.8% | 5 | | May 2026 | 28.1K | 15.8% | 3 | 8.8K | 4.9% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 18.1% | 3 | 6.4K | 4.2% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 33.4K | 16.2% | 3 | 9.3K | 4.5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 26.6K | 14.2% | 3 | 8.4K | 4.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MOTAT’s and Otago Museum’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. - **MOTAT**: Measured on the search terms “aviation hall motat”, “motat”, “motat 2”, “motat aviation”, “motat aviation hall”, “motat birthday party”, “motat event”, “motat exhibitions”, “motat great north road western springs auckland”, “motat hours”, “motat map”, “motat museum of transport and technology”, “motat near me”, “motat nz”, “motat opening hours”, “motat price”, “motat shop”, “motat tickets” and “zoo motat”, summed into one figure. - **Otago Museum**: Measured on the search terms “otago museum”, “otago museum butterflies”, “otago museum events”, “otago museum hours”, “otago museum planetarium”, “otago museum shop”, “otago museum tickets”, “otago museum venues”, “otagomuseum” and “tuhura otago museum”, summed into one figure. - [MOTAT profile](/demand/nz/brands/motat) - [Otago Museum profile](/demand/nz/brands/otago-museum) - [All museums in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-museums): 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, MOTAT or Otago Museum? In August 2026, MOTAT had more branded searches than Otago Museum among museums in New Zealand. MOTAT was estimated to have 26.6K branded searches compared to Otago Museum’s 8.4K, and held a 14.2% Share of Search versus Otago Museum’s 4.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "MOTAT vs Otago Museum: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/motat-vs-otago-museum This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/motat-vs-otago-museum. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.