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title: "Nesquik vs Ovaltine: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Nesquik or Ovaltine? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hot chocolate and malted drink 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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# Nesquik vs Ovaltine: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Nesquik or Ovaltine? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hot chocolate and malted drink 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**: Nesquik and Ovaltine
- **Competitive set**: Hot chocolate and malted drink brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Nesquik Share of Search**: 8.4%
- **Ovaltine Share of Search**: 8%

## Which is more popular in search, Nesquik or Ovaltine?

- In August 2026, Nesquik and Ovaltine were level on Share of Search among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 1.3K branded searches each, at 8.4% and 8% estimated Share of Search.
- Nesquik was ahead of Ovaltine in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nesquik’s estimated Share of Search among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand moved from 11.8% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2K to 1.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ovaltine’s estimated Share of Search among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand moved from 10% to 8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.3K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hot chocolate and malted drink brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Nesquik lost estimated Share of Search among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand, from 10.1% to 8.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Ovaltine in New Zealand rose 20.2% over 11 measured months, from 1K to 1.3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Nesquik estimated searches | Nesquik Share of Search | Nesquik rank | Ovaltine estimated searches | Ovaltine Share of Search | Ovaltine rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2K | 11.8% | 3 | 1K | 10% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 11.8% | 3 | 740 | 8.5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 970 | 12% | 3 | 630 | 7.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2K | 12% | 3 | 940 | 9.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 10.7% | 3 | 780 | 8.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 12.4% | 3 | 930 | 8.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.1K | 10% | 3 | 970 | 8.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 5.8K | 34.3% | 2 | 970 | 5.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 11.8% | 3 | 1.1K | 8.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.4K | 10.1% | 3 | 1.1K | 8.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 8.4% | 3 | 1.3K | 8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nesquik’s and Ovaltine’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.

- **Nesquik**: Measured on the search terms “banana nesquik”, “nesquik”, “nesquik choco”, “nesquik drinking chocolate”, “nesquik hot chocolate”, “nesquik near me”, “nesquik nestle”, “nesquik nz” and “vanilla nesquik”, summed into one figure.
- **Ovaltine**: Measured on the search terms “ovaltine”, “ovaltine chocolate”, “ovaltine drinking chocolate”, “ovaltine hot chocolate”, “ovaltine malted drink” and “ovaltine sleep”, summed into one figure.

- [Nesquik profile](/demand/nz/brands/nesquik)
- [Ovaltine profile](/demand/nz/brands/ovaltine)
- [All hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hot-chocolate-and-malted-drink-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Nesquik or Ovaltine?

In August 2026, Nesquik and Ovaltine were level on Share of Search among hot chocolate and malted drink brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 1.3K branded searches each, at 8.4% and 8% estimated Share of Search.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Nesquik vs Ovaltine: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/nesquik-vs-ovaltine

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