--- title: "Onceit vs Temu: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Onceit or Temu more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the online retailers and marketplaces 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/onceit-vs-temu" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Onceit vs Temu: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Onceit or Temu more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the online retailers and marketplaces 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**: Onceit and Temu - **Competitive set**: online retailers and marketplaces - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Onceit Share of Search**: 0.93% - **Temu Share of Search**: 6.9% ## Is Onceit or Temu more popular in search? - In September 2026, Temu had more branded searches than Onceit among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand. Temu had about 303,000 branded searches, while Onceit had 40,500. Temu made up 6.9% of all online retailers and marketplace searches we track, and Onceit accounted for 0.93%. - Temu was ahead of Onceit in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Onceit’s share of searches among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand moved from 0.8% to 0.93%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Temu’s share of searches among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand moved from 7.4% to 6.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 373K to 303K. ## Top online retailers and marketplaces in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Onceit was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Temu did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The Warehouse | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Trade Me | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Kmart NZ | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Noel Leeming | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Mighty Ape | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Onceit | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | The Iconic | 7th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Postie | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Amazon | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Temu | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Shein | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | AliExpress | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | eBay | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Kogan | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about online retailers and marketplaces - Asked ChatGPT "Which online shopping site should I shop at in New Zealand?": 1. The Warehouse, 2. Trade Me, 3. Mighty Ape, 4. Noel Leeming, 5. Kmart NZ, 6. The Iconic, 7. Amazon - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best online shopping sites in New Zealand?": 1. Trade Me, 2. The Warehouse, 3. Mighty Ape, 4. Kmart NZ, 5. Noel Leeming, 6. The Iconic, 7. Amazon - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best online shopping site in New Zealand for affordable everyday shopping?": 1. The Warehouse, 2. Kmart NZ, 3. Trade Me - Searched Google, AI Overview "online shopping sites nz": 1. The Warehouse, 2. Kmart NZ, 3. Trade Me, 4. Onceit, 5. Noel Leeming, 6. The Iconic, 7. Postie - Searched Google, AI Overview "cheap clothes online nz": 1. Postie, 2. Onceit, 3. The Iconic Not named in any answer: Temu, Shein, AliExpress, eBay and Kogan. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand online retailers and marketplaces in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Temu in New Zealand fell 18.7% over 12 measured months, from 373K to 303K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Onceit estimated searches | Onceit Share of Search | Onceit rank | Temu estimated searches | Temu Share of Search | Temu rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 0.8% | 12 | 373K | 7.4% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 12 | 372K | 6.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 0.77% | 12 | 250K | 4.8% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 0.66% | 12 | 304K | 6.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 0.65% | 12 | 304K | 7.2% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 0.69% | 12 | 304K | 6.3% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 0.72% | 12 | 304K | 6.6% | 4 | | May 2026 | 33.1K | 0.7% | 12 | 303K | 6.5% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 0.76% | 12 | 303K | 7% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 0.95% | 12 | 248K | 5.8% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 0.86% | 12 | 303K | 6.5% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 0.93% | 12 | 303K | 6.9% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Onceit’s and Temu’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. - **Onceit**: Measured on the search term “onceit”. - **Temu**: Measured on the search terms “Temu”, “temu clothes”, “temu clothing”, “temu legos”, “temu sale”, “temu shoes”, “temu shopping”, “temu web”, “temu website” and “temushoes”, summed into one figure. - [Onceit profile](/demand/nz/brands/onceit) - [Temu profile](/demand/nz/brands/temu) - [All online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-online-retailers-and-marketplaces): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Onceit or Temu more popular in search? In September 2026, Temu had more branded searches than Onceit among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand. Temu had about 303,000 branded searches, while Onceit had 40,500. Temu made up 6.9% of all online retailers and marketplace searches we track, and Onceit accounted for 0.93%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Onceit vs Temu: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/onceit-vs-temu This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/onceit-vs-temu. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.