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title: "Northern Mystics vs Northern Stars: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Northern Mystics or Northern Stars? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Netball teams 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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# Northern Mystics vs Northern Stars: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Northern Mystics or Northern Stars? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Netball teams 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**: Northern Mystics and Northern Stars
- **Competitive set**: Netball teams
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Northern Mystics Share of Search**: 27.1%
- **Northern Stars Share of Search**: 1.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Northern Mystics or Northern Stars?

- In August 2026, Northern Mystics had more branded searches than Northern Stars among netball teams in New Zealand. Northern Mystics was estimated to have 490 branded searches compared to Northern Stars’ 20, and held a 27.1% Share of Search versus Northern Stars’ 1.1%.
- Northern Mystics was ahead of Northern Stars in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Northern Mystics’ estimated Share of Search among netball teams in New Zealand moved from 21% to 27.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 340 to 490.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Northern Stars’ estimated Share of Search among netball teams in New Zealand moved from 1.2% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand netball teams in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Northern Mystics lost estimated Share of Search among netball teams in New Zealand, from 35.3% to 27.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Northern Mystics estimated searches | Northern Mystics Share of Search | Northern Mystics rank | Northern Stars estimated searches | Northern Stars Share of Search | Northern Stars rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 340 | 21% | 2 | 20 | 1.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 340 | 23% | 2 | 20 | 1.4% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 220 | 20.6% | 2 | 20 | 1.9% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 340 | 20.9% | 2 | 30 | 1.8% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 740 | 21.8% | 2 | 50 | 1.5% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 930 | 18.5% | 3 | 80 | 1.6% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.7K | 18% | 3 | 230 | 1.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 5.5K | 20.4% | 3 | 190 | 0.7% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.3K | 33.5% | 1 | 100 | 0.41% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 900 | 35.3% | 1 | 30 | 1.2% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 490 | 27.1% | 1 | 20 | 1.1% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Northern Mystics’ and Northern Stars’ 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.

- **Northern Mystics**: Measured on the search terms “mystics netball”, “northern mystics squad” and “northern mystics tickets”, summed into one figure.
- **Northern Stars**: Measured on the search terms “northern stars netball” and “northern stars tickets”, summed into one figure.

- [Northern Mystics profile](/demand/nz/brands/northern-mystics)
- [Northern Stars profile](/demand/nz/brands/northern-stars)
- [All netball teams in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-netball-teams): 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, Northern Mystics or Northern Stars?

In August 2026, Northern Mystics had more branded searches than Northern Stars among netball teams in New Zealand. Northern Mystics was estimated to have 490 branded searches compared to Northern Stars’ 20, and held a 27.1% Share of Search versus Northern Stars’ 1.1%.

## Cite this page

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