--- title: "Pepsi vs Schweppes: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Pepsi or Schweppes? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soft drink 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/pepsi-vs-schweppes" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Pepsi vs Schweppes: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Pepsi or Schweppes? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soft drink 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**: Pepsi and Schweppes - **Competitive set**: Soft drink brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Pepsi Share of Search**: 14.6% - **Schweppes Share of Search**: 5.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Pepsi or Schweppes? - In August 2026, Pepsi had more branded searches than Schweppes among soft drink brands in New Zealand. Pepsi was estimated to have 7.5K branded searches compared to Schweppes’ 2.6K, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus Schweppes’ 5.1%. - Pepsi was ahead of Schweppes in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pepsi’s estimated Share of Search among soft drink brands in New Zealand moved from 11.8% to 14.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.3K to 7.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Schweppes’ estimated Share of Search among soft drink brands in New Zealand moved from 5.4% to 5.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.5K to 2.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand soft drink brands in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Pepsi in New Zealand rose 41.3% over 11 measured months, from 5.3K to 7.5K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Pepsi estimated searches | Pepsi Share of Search | Pepsi rank | Schweppes estimated searches | Schweppes Share of Search | Schweppes rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.3K | 11.8% | 3 | 2.5K | 5.4% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 5.2K | 9.1% | 3 | 2.5K | 4.3% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 5K | 9.1% | 4 | 2.7K | 5% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 5.1K | 10.8% | 3 | 2.5K | 5.3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 5.5K | 12.3% | 3 | 2K | 4.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 5.9K | 11.5% | 3 | 2K | 3.9% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 5.6K | 13% | 3 | 2.3K | 5.3% | 5 | | May 2026 | 5.7K | 12.1% | 3 | 2K | 4.3% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 6.4K | 13.8% | 2 | 2K | 4.3% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 6.9K | 15% | 2 | 2.4K | 5.3% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 7.5K | 14.6% | 2 | 2.6K | 5.1% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pepsi’s and Schweppes’ 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. - **Pepsi**: Measured on the search terms “diet pepsi”, “pepsi”, “pepsi 0”, “pepsi 1 5 l”, “pepsi blue”, “pepsi cans”, “pepsi com”, “pepsi drink”, “pepsi man”, “pepsi max”, “pepsi max can”, “pepsi max vanilla”, “pepsi near me”, “pepsi new zealand”, “pepsi nitrogen”, “pepsi nz”, “pepsi online”, “pepsi soft drink”, “sodastream pepsi”, “sodastream pepsi max”, “vanilla pepsi” and “woolies pepsi max”, summed into one figure. - **Schweppes**: Measured on the search terms “schweppes”, “schweppes bitter lemon”, “schweppes cans”, “schweppes cordial”, “schweppes drink”, “schweppes lemon”, “schweppes mixer”, “schweppes near me”, “schweppes nz”, “schweppes sodawasser”, “schweppes soft drink”, “schweppes tonic” and “schweppes tonic water”, summed into one figure. - [Pepsi profile](/demand/nz/brands/pepsi) - [Schweppes profile](/demand/nz/brands/schweppes) - [All soft drink brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-soft-drink-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Pepsi or Schweppes? In August 2026, Pepsi had more branded searches than Schweppes among soft drink brands in New Zealand. Pepsi was estimated to have 7.5K branded searches compared to Schweppes’ 2.6K, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus Schweppes’ 5.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Pepsi vs Schweppes: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pepsi-vs-schweppes This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pepsi-vs-schweppes. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.