--- title: "PB Tech vs Smiths City: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, PB Tech or Smiths City? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appliance and Electronics Retailers 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/pb-tech-vs-smiths-city-2026" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # PB Tech vs Smiths City: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, PB Tech or Smiths City? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appliance and Electronics Retailers 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**: PB Tech and Smiths City - **Competitive set**: Appliance and Electronics Retailers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **PB Tech Share of Search**: 31% - **Smiths City Share of Search**: 0.34% ## Which is more popular in search, PB Tech or Smiths City? - In August 2026, PB Tech had more branded searches than Smiths City among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand. PB Tech was estimated to have 344K branded searches compared to Smiths City’s 3.8K, and held a 31% Share of Search versus Smiths City’s 0.34%. - PB Tech was ahead of Smiths City in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PB Tech’s estimated Share of Search among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand moved from 29.9% to 31%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 398K to 344K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smiths City’s estimated Share of Search among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand moved from 0.52% to 0.34%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.9K to 3.8K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand appliance and electronics retailers in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Smiths City in New Zealand fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 6.9K to 3.8K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for PB Tech in New Zealand fell 13.6% over 11 measured months, from 398K to 344K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | PB Tech estimated searches | PB Tech Share of Search | PB Tech rank | Smiths City estimated searches | Smiths City Share of Search | Smiths City rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 398K | 29.9% | 1 | 6.9K | 0.52% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 602K | 30.8% | 1 | 4.6K | 0.24% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 485K | 26% | 2 | 4.7K | 0.25% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 399K | 29.6% | 1 | 3.8K | 0.28% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 341K | 30.2% | 1 | 2.5K | 0.22% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 408K | 32.7% | 1 | 3.8K | 0.3% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 345K | 27.8% | 2 | 3.8K | 0.3% | 7 | | May 2026 | 352K | 29.4% | 1 | 2.5K | 0.21% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 342K | 30.8% | 1 | 2K | 0.18% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 344K | 30.6% | 1 | 3.8K | 0.33% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 344K | 31% | 1 | 3.8K | 0.34% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PB Tech’s and Smiths City’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. - **PB Tech**: Measured on the search terms “Pb Tech”, “pb tech computers”, “pb tech gaming pc”, “pb tech ipad”, “pb tech laptops”, “pb tech lower hutt”, “pb tech near me”, “pb tech nelson”, “pb tech new market”, “pb tech online”, “pb tech phones”, “pb tech power bank”, “pb tech queen street”, “pb tech sale”, “pb tech samsung phones”, “pb tech st luke”, “pb tech sylvia park”, “pb tech trade in”, “pb tech tvs”, “pbtech blackfriday”, “pbtech co nz”, “pbtech gaming pc”, “pbtech glenfield”, “pbtech nz” and “pbtech tablets”, summed into one figure. - **Smiths City**: Measured on the search terms “Smiths City”, “smiths city appliances”, “smiths city beds”, “smiths city computers”, “smiths city furniture”, “smiths city laptops”, “smiths city mattresses” and “smiths city tvs”, summed into one figure. - [PB Tech profile](/demand/nz/brands/pb-tech) - [Smiths City profile](/demand/nz/brands/smiths-city-2026) - [All appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-appliance-and-electronics-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, PB Tech or Smiths City? In August 2026, PB Tech had more branded searches than Smiths City among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand. PB Tech was estimated to have 344K branded searches compared to Smiths City’s 3.8K, and held a 31% Share of Search versus Smiths City’s 0.34%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "PB Tech vs Smiths City: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pb-tech-vs-smiths-city-2026 This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pb-tech-vs-smiths-city-2026. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.