--- title: "New Balance vs Skechers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, New Balance or Skechers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sneaker 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/new-balance-vs-skechers" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # New Balance vs Skechers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, New Balance or Skechers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sneaker 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**: New Balance and Skechers - **Competitive set**: Sneaker brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **New Balance Share of Search**: 15.9% - **Skechers Share of Search**: 10% ## Which is more popular in search, New Balance or Skechers? - In August 2026, New Balance had more branded searches than Skechers among sneaker brands in New Zealand. New Balance was estimated to have 87.8K branded searches compared to Skechers’ 55.2K, and held a 15.9% Share of Search versus Skechers’ 10%. - New Balance was ahead of Skechers in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, New Balance’s estimated Share of Search among sneaker brands in New Zealand moved from 15.2% to 15.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 75K to 87.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Skechers’ estimated Share of Search among sneaker brands in New Zealand moved from 11.4% to 10%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 56.4K to 55.2K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand sneaker brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Skechers overtook Puma to rank 5th among sneaker brands in New Zealand, at 10%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for New Balance in New Zealand rose 17.1% over 11 measured months, from 75K to 87.8K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | New Balance estimated searches | New Balance Share of Search | New Balance rank | Skechers estimated searches | Skechers Share of Search | Skechers rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 75K | 15.2% | 3 | 56.4K | 11.4% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 90.6K | 14.2% | 3 | 80.4K | 12.6% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 87.7K | 14.5% | 3 | 68.2K | 11.3% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 77.7K | 15.4% | 3 | 56K | 11.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 67.1K | 15.5% | 4 | 46.1K | 10.6% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 77.4K | 14.8% | 3 | 54.7K | 10.4% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 79.5K | 14.6% | 3 | 55.5K | 10.2% | 5 | | May 2026 | 94.8K | 17.2% | 3 | 55.5K | 10.1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 104K | 18.3% | 3 | 50.6K | 8.9% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 88.2K | 16.3% | 3 | 47K | 8.7% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 87.8K | 15.9% | 3 | 55.2K | 10% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using New Balance’s and Skechers’ 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. - **New Balance**: Measured on the search terms “mens new balance shoes”, “new balance”, “new balance 1080”, “new balance 2002r”, “new balance 530”, “new balance 550”, “new balance 574”, “new balance 740”, “new balance 9060”, “new balance near me”, “new balance nz”, “new balance online”, “new balance outlets”, “new balance running shoes”, “new balance shoes”, “new balance sneakers”, “newbalance”, “newbalance 327”, “newbalance co nz”, “newbalance nz”, “newbalance shoes” and “newbalance sneakers”, summed into one figure. - **Skechers**: Measured on the search terms “skechers”, “skechers arch fit”, “skechers black shoes”, “skechers boots”, “skechers co nz”, “skechers go walk”, “skechers henderson”, “skechers ladies shoes”, “skechers mens shoes”, “skechers near me”, “skechers nz”, “skechers online”, “skechers sale”, “skechers sandals”, “skechers shoes”, “skechers slip ons”, “skechers slippers”, “skechers sneakers”, “skechers uno”, “skechers westgate” and “skechers work shoes”, summed into one figure. - [New Balance profile](/demand/nz/brands/new-balance) - [Skechers profile](/demand/nz/brands/skechers) - [All sneaker brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sneaker-brands): 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, New Balance or Skechers? In August 2026, New Balance had more branded searches than Skechers among sneaker brands in New Zealand. New Balance was estimated to have 87.8K branded searches compared to Skechers’ 55.2K, and held a 15.9% Share of Search versus Skechers’ 10%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "New Balance vs Skechers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/new-balance-vs-skechers This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/new-balance-vs-skechers. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.