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title: "Mt Hutt vs Porters: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Mt Hutt or Porters? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski areas 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Mt Hutt vs Porters: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Mt Hutt or Porters? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski areas 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**: Mt Hutt and Porters
- **Competitive set**: Ski areas
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mt Hutt Share of Search**: 18.7%
- **Porters Share of Search**: 2.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Mt Hutt or Porters?

- In August 2026, Mt Hutt had more branded searches than Porters among ski areas in New Zealand. Mt Hutt was estimated to have 183K branded searches compared to Porters’ 25.7K, and held an 18.7% Share of Search versus Porters’ 2.6%.
- Mt Hutt was ahead of Porters in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mt Hutt’s estimated Share of Search among ski areas in New Zealand moved from 19.9% to 18.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 38.3K to 183K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Porters’ estimated Share of Search among ski areas in New Zealand moved from 0.55% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 25.7K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ski areas in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mt Hutt lost estimated Share of Search among ski areas in New Zealand, from 22.1% to 18.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Porters in New Zealand rose 2301.9% over 11 measured months, from 1.1K to 25.7K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Mt Hutt estimated searches | Mt Hutt Share of Search | Mt Hutt rank | Porters estimated searches | Porters Share of Search | Porters rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 38.3K | 19.9% | 2 | 1.1K | 0.55% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 7.8K | 7.9% | 4 | 620 | 0.63% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.3K | 8.9% | 4 | 500 | 0.48% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 11.1K | 8.9% | 4 | 620 | 0.49% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.7K | 11.9% | 4 | 600 | 0.49% | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 16.1K | 12.3% | 3 | 730 | 0.56% | 10 |
| Apr 2026 | 21K | 14.6% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.93% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 21.1K | 14% | 3 | 1.6K | 1.1% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 27.1% | 2 | 4.7K | 1.2% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 210K | 22.1% | 2 | 29.7K | 3.1% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 183K | 18.7% | 2 | 25.7K | 2.6% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mt Hutt’s and Porters’ 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.

- **Mt Hutt**: Measured on the search terms “metservice mount hutt”, “mount hutt open”, “mount hutt weather”, “mt hutt”, “mt hutt accom”, “mt hutt cam”, “mt hutt lodge”, “mt hutt motels”, “mt hutt near me”, “mt hutt retreat”, “mt hutt ski”, “mt hutt snow”, “mt hutt snow report”, “mthutt”, “mthutt co nz” and “mthutt snow report”, summed into one figure.
- **Porters**: Measured on the search terms “porters ski area”, “porters snow report” and “porters weather”, summed into one figure.

- [Mt Hutt profile](/demand/nz/brands/mt-hutt)
- [Porters profile](/demand/nz/brands/porters)
- [All ski areas in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ski-areas): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Mt Hutt or Porters?

In August 2026, Mt Hutt had more branded searches than Porters among ski areas in New Zealand. Mt Hutt was estimated to have 183K branded searches compared to Porters’ 25.7K, and held an 18.7% Share of Search versus Porters’ 2.6%.

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