--- title: "NRL vs Premier League: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, NRL or Premier League? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sports leagues 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/nrl-vs-premier-league" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # NRL vs Premier League: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, NRL or Premier League? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sports leagues 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**: NRL and Premier League - **Competitive set**: Sports leagues - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **NRL Share of Search**: 76.1% - **Premier League Share of Search**: 11.5% ## Which is more popular in search, NRL or Premier League? - In August 2026, NRL had more branded searches than Premier League among sports leagues in New Zealand. NRL was estimated to have 2.9M branded searches compared to Premier League’s 433K, and held a 76.1% Share of Search versus Premier League’s 11.5%. - The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: NRL took it in March 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NRL’s estimated Share of Search among sports leagues in New Zealand moved from 14.4% to 76.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 374K to 2.9M. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Premier League’s estimated Share of Search among sports leagues in New Zealand moved from 24.8% to 11.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 642K to 433K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand sports leagues in August 2026? - In August 2026, Premier League overtook NBA to rank 2nd among sports leagues in New Zealand, at 11.5%. - In August 2026, NRL lost estimated Share of Search among sports leagues in New Zealand, from 85.2% to 76.1%. ## Month by month | Month | NRL estimated searches | NRL Share of Search | NRL rank | Premier League estimated searches | Premier League Share of Search | Premier League rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 374K | 14.4% | 5 | 642K | 24.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 103K | 3.5% | 5 | 710K | 24% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 54.9K | 1.8% | 5 | 956K | 30.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 68.4K | 2.2% | 5 | 872K | 27.8% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 287K | 10.7% | 4 | 914K | 34% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.3M | 34% | 1 | 911K | 23% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 2M | 38.4% | 1 | 1M | 19.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 2.1M | 33.8% | 1 | 1.3M | 20.9% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 1.7M | 56.7% | 1 | 40.3K | 1.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 85.2% | 1 | 63.8K | 3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9M | 76.1% | 1 | 433K | 11.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using NRL’s and Premier League’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. - **NRL**: Measured on the search terms “dolphin nrl”, “nrl”, “nrl com”, “nrl draw”, “nrl finals”, “nrl fixtures”, “nrl gf”, “nrl gf tickets”, “nrl ladder”, “nrl matches”, “nrl matches tonight”, “nrl near me”, “nrl nz”, “nrl online”, “nrl results”, “nrl scores”, “nrl standings”, “nrl teams list”, “nrl tickets”, “nrl tonight” and “nrl w”, summed into one figure. - **Premier League**: Measured on the search terms “british premier league”, “fa premier league results”, “fa premier league table”, “fantasy premier league”, “premier league”, “premier league draw”, “premier league fixtures”, “premier league game”, “premier league ladder”, “premier league near me”, “premier league new zealand”, “premier league nz”, “premier league online”, “premier league players”, “premier league results”, “premier league scores”, “premier league standings”, “premierleague”, “premierleague com”, “premierleague fixtures”, “premierleague ladder”, “premierleague nz”, “premierleague scores”, “premierleague table” and “sky sports premier league”, summed into one figure. - [NRL profile](/demand/nz/brands/nrl) - [Premier League profile](/demand/nz/brands/premier-league) - [All sports leagues in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sports-leagues): 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, NRL or Premier League? In August 2026, NRL had more branded searches than Premier League among sports leagues in New Zealand. NRL was estimated to have 2.9M branded searches compared to Premier League’s 433K, and held a 76.1% Share of Search versus Premier League’s 11.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "NRL vs Premier League: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/nrl-vs-premier-league This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/nrl-vs-premier-league. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.