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title: "Optima vs Varta: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Optima or Varta? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car battery 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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# Optima vs Varta: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Optima or Varta? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car battery 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**: Optima and Varta
- **Competitive set**: Car battery brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Optima Share of Search**: 6.7%
- **Varta Share of Search**: 5.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Optima or Varta?

- In August 2026, Optima had more branded searches than Varta among car battery brands in New Zealand. Optima was estimated to have 290 branded searches compared to Varta’s 240, and held a 6.7% Share of Search versus Varta’s 5.5%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Varta took it in April 2026, Optima took it in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Optima’s estimated Share of Search among car battery brands in New Zealand moved from 6.2% to 6.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 250 to 290.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Varta’s estimated Share of Search among car battery brands in New Zealand moved from 5.2% to 5.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 240.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand car battery brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Bosch Car Batteries overtook Optima to rank 3rd among car battery brands in New Zealand, at 8%.
- In August 2026, Optima lost estimated Share of Search among car battery brands in New Zealand, from 7.2% to 6.7%.
- Varta’s estimated Share of Search among car battery brands in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 7.6% to 5.5% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Optima estimated searches | Optima Share of Search | Optima rank | Varta estimated searches | Varta Share of Search | Varta rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 250 | 6.2% | 4 | 210 | 5.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 230 | 5.9% | 4 | 210 | 5.4% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 220 | 5.6% | 4 | 190 | 4.8% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 270 | 6.5% | 4 | 200 | 4.8% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 250 | 6.3% | 4 | 190 | 4.8% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 220 | 5.5% | 4 | 200 | 5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 250 | 6.1% | 5 | 260 | 6.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 270 | 6.2% | 5 | 330 | 7.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 290 | 6% | 4 | 280 | 5.8% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 360 | 7.2% | 3 | 280 | 5.6% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 290 | 6.7% | 4 | 240 | 5.5% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Optima’s and Varta’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.

- **Optima**: Measured on the search terms “optima batteries”, “optima car battery” and “optima red top battery”, summed into one figure.
- **Varta**: Measured on the search terms “varta batteries” and “varta car battery”, summed into one figure.

- [Optima profile](/demand/nz/brands/optima)
- [Varta profile](/demand/nz/brands/varta)
- [All car battery brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-car-battery-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, Optima or Varta?

In August 2026, Optima had more branded searches than Varta among car battery brands in New Zealand. Optima was estimated to have 290 branded searches compared to Varta’s 240, and held a 6.7% Share of Search versus Varta’s 5.5%.

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