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title: "Owala vs YETI: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Owala or YETI? 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/owala-vs-yeti"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Owala vs YETI: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Owala or YETI? 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 YETI
- **Competitive set**: Drink bottle brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Owala Share of Search**: 35.5%
- **YETI Share of Search**: 13.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Owala or YETI?

- In August 2026, Owala had more branded searches than YETI among drink bottle brands in New Zealand. Owala was estimated to have 41.1K branded searches compared to YETI’s 15.8K, and held a 35.5% Share of Search versus YETI’s 13.7%.
- Owala was ahead of YETI in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Owala’s estimated Share of Search among drink bottle brands in New Zealand moved from 21.7% to 35.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.6K to 41.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, YETI’s estimated Share of Search among drink bottle brands in New Zealand moved from 13.8% to 13.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.8K to 15.8K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand drink bottle brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Owala lost estimated Share of Search among drink bottle brands in New Zealand, from 36.9% to 35.5%.
- In August 2026, YETI lost estimated Share of Search among drink bottle brands in New Zealand, from 14.3% to 13.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Owala estimated searches | Owala Share of Search | Owala rank | YETI estimated searches | YETI Share of Search | YETI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.6K | 21.7% | 2 | 11.8K | 13.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 46.1K | 27.2% | 2 | 22.8K | 13.5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 36.5K | 22.1% | 2 | 32K | 19.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 31.3K | 27.6% | 2 | 18K | 15.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.8K | 33.8% | 1 | 13.1K | 13% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 34.2K | 35.3% | 1 | 13K | 13.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 25.7K | 31.9% | 1 | 12.2K | 15.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 31.9K | 33% | 1 | 15K | 15.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.8K | 35.1% | 1 | 12.5K | 13% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 34.1K | 36.9% | 1 | 13.2K | 14.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 41.1K | 35.5% | 1 | 15.8K | 13.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Owala’s and YETI’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 “black owala”, “blue owala”, “owala”, “owala 40oz”, “owala blue”, “owala bottle”, “owala colors”, “owala cup”, “owala drink bottle”, “owala free sip”, “owala free sip water bottle”, “owala freesip stainless steel water bottle”, “owala lid”, “owala near me”, “owala new zealand”, “owala nz”, “owala online”, “owala pink”, “owala replacement lid”, “owala sale”, “owala sippy cup”, “owala sizes”, “owala tumbler”, “owala water bottle”, “pink owala”, “water bottle owala” and “yellow owala”, summed into one figure.
- **YETI**: Measured on the search terms “cup holder yeti”, “straw yeti cup”, “travel cup yeti”, “yeti 20 oz rambler tumbler”, “yeti bottle”, “yeti chilly bin”, “yeti coffee cup”, “yeti coffee cup 10 oz”, “yeti coffee cup with handle”, “yeti coffee tumbler”, “yeti cooler”, “yeti cup”, “yeti drink bottle”, “yeti esky”, “yeti icebox”, “yeti keep cup”, “yeti rambler cup”, “yeti rambler tumbler”, “yeti stackable cup”, “yeti tumbler”, “yeti tundra”, “yeti water bottle” and “yeti wine cup”, summed into one figure.

- [Owala profile](/demand/nz/brands/owala)
- [YETI profile](/demand/nz/brands/yeti)
- [All drink bottle brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-drink-bottle-brands): 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, Owala or YETI?

In August 2026, Owala had more branded searches than YETI among drink bottle brands in New Zealand. Owala was estimated to have 41.1K branded searches compared to YETI’s 15.8K, and held a 35.5% Share of Search versus YETI’s 13.7%.

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