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title: "Owala vs Sistema: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Owala or Sistema more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Drink bottle 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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# Owala vs Sistema: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Owala or Sistema more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Drink bottle 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**: Owala and Sistema
- **Competitive set**: Drink bottle brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Owala Share of Search**: 33.5%
- **Sistema Share of Search**: 7.4%

## Is Owala or Sistema more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Owala had more branded searches than Sistema among drink bottle brands in New Zealand. Owala had about 26,600 branded searches, while Sistema had 5,880. Owala made up 33.5% of all drink bottle brand searches we track, and Sistema accounted for 7.4%.
- Owala was ahead of Sistema in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Owala’s share of searches among drink bottle brands in New Zealand moved from 19% to 33.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.4K to 26.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sistema’s share of searches among drink bottle brands in New Zealand moved from 8.4% to 7.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.9K.

## Top drink bottle brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Sistema appeared in all five answers. Owala was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Owala was listed before Sistema in three out of four 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hydro Flask | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| YETI | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Owala | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Frank Green | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| CamelBak | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Stanley | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Sistema | 7th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Chilly's | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about drink bottle brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which drink bottle brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. YETI, 3. Owala, 4. Frank Green, 5. CamelBak, 6. Sistema
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best drink bottle brands in New Zealand?": 1. Frank Green, 2. Hydro Flask, 3. YETI, 4. Stanley, 5. CamelBak, 6. Sistema, 7. Owala
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best drink bottle brand in New Zealand for daily hydration?": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. Owala, 3. YETI, 4. CamelBak, 5. Sistema
- Searched Google, AI Overview "drink bottle nz": 1. Owala, 2. Frank Green, 3. YETI, 4. Hydro Flask, 5. Stanley, 6. Sistema
- Searched Google, AI Overview "stainless steel bottle": 1. YETI, 2. Sistema

Not named in any answer: Chilly's.

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 drink bottle brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Owala gained share of searches among drink bottle brands in New Zealand, from 32.2% to 33.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Owala estimated searches | Owala Share of Search | Owala rank | Sistema estimated searches | Sistema Share of Search | Sistema rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 13.4K | 19% | 2 | 5.9K | 8.4% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 32.2K | 25.8% | 1 | 5.7K | 4.6% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 28.3K | 22.7% | 1 | 6.3K | 5.1% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 23.2K | 25.2% | 1 | 8.4K | 9.2% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 25.2K | 31.3% | 1 | 6.7K | 8.3% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 26.4K | 32.6% | 1 | 5.8K | 7.2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 27% | 1 | 5.8K | 8.6% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 21.3K | 27.1% | 1 | 5.8K | 7.4% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 20.3K | 26.6% | 1 | 6.1K | 7.9% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 30% | 1 | 6.6K | 8.9% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 31K | 32.2% | 1 | 6.7K | 7% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 26.6K | 33.5% | 1 | 5.9K | 7.4% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Owala’s and Sistema’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.

- **Owala**: Measured on the search terms “owala”, “owala bottle”, “owala colors”, “owala cup”, “owala drink bottle”, “owala lid”, “owala replacement lid”, “owala sale”, “owala sippy cup”, “owala tumbler”, “owala water bottle”, “water bottle owala” and “yellow owala”, summed into one figure.
- **Sistema**: Measured on the search terms “sistema”, “sistema bake it”, “sistema bakery”, “sistema bento”, “sistema brilliance”, “sistema klip it”, “sistema nest it”, “sistema plastic”, “sistema plastics limited”, “sistema takealongs”, “sistema to go” and “sistema ultra”, summed into one figure.

- [Owala profile](/demand/nz/brands/owala)
- [Sistema profile](/demand/nz/brands/sistema)
- [All drink bottle brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-drink-bottle-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Owala or Sistema more popular in search?

In September 2026, Owala had more branded searches than Sistema among drink bottle brands in New Zealand. Owala had about 26,600 branded searches, while Sistema had 5,880. Owala made up 33.5% of all drink bottle brand searches we track, and Sistema accounted for 7.4%.

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