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title: "Pic's vs Vegemite: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Pic's or Vegemite? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Spread 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Pic's vs Vegemite: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Pic's or Vegemite? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Spread 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**: Pic's and Vegemite
- **Competitive set**: Spread brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Pic's Share of Search**: 20.7%
- **Vegemite Share of Search**: 8.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Pic's or Vegemite?

- In August 2026, Pic's had more branded searches than Vegemite among spread brands in New Zealand. Pic's was estimated to have 6.8K branded searches compared to Vegemite’s 2.7K, and held a 20.7% Share of Search versus Vegemite’s 8.2%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Vegemite took it in June 2026, Pic's took it in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pic's’ estimated Share of Search among spread brands in New Zealand moved from 26.3% to 20.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7K to 6.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Vegemite’s estimated Share of Search among spread brands in New Zealand moved from 9.9% to 8.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 2.7K.

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

- In August 2026, Pic's lost estimated Share of Search among spread brands in New Zealand, from 22.4% to 20.7%.
- In August 2026, Vegemite lost estimated Share of Search among spread brands in New Zealand, from 9.4% to 8.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Pic's estimated searches | Pic's Share of Search | Pic's rank | Vegemite estimated searches | Vegemite Share of Search | Vegemite rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7K | 26.3% | 1 | 2.6K | 9.9% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 7K | 26.4% | 1 | 2.6K | 10% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.8K | 34.1% | 1 | 2.6K | 10.2% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 10.8K | 37.5% | 1 | 2.8K | 9.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.9K | 31.5% | 1 | 2.7K | 9.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.7K | 30% | 1 | 3.2K | 10% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 7.1K | 25% | 1 | 2.7K | 9.4% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 5.9K | 20.8% | 2 | 2.7K | 9.4% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 15.6% | 3 | 10.2K | 29.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.5K | 22.4% | 2 | 2.7K | 9.4% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.8K | 20.7% | 2 | 2.7K | 8.2% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pic's’ and Vegemite’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.

- **Pic's**: Measured on the search terms “pic's peanut butter”, “pics chocolate peanut butter”, “pics crunchy peanut butter”, “pics peanut butter”, “pics peanut butter 1kg”, “pics peanut butter countdown”, “pics peanut butter crunchy”, “pics peanut butter pak n save”, “pics peanut butter slug”, “pics peanut butter smooth”, “pics peanut butter world” and “pics smooth peanut butter”, summed into one figure.
- **Vegemite**: Measured on the search terms “aussie vegemite”, “vegemite”, “vegemite com au”, “vegemite near me”, “vegemite nz”, “vegemite online”, “vegemite shapes” and “vegemite spread”, summed into one figure.

- [Pic's profile](/demand/nz/brands/pics)
- [Vegemite profile](/demand/nz/brands/vegemite)
- [All spread brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-spread-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, Pic's or Vegemite?

In August 2026, Pic's had more branded searches than Vegemite among spread brands in New Zealand. Pic's was estimated to have 6.8K branded searches compared to Vegemite’s 2.7K, and held a 20.7% Share of Search versus Vegemite’s 8.2%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Pic's vs Vegemite: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pics-vs-vegemite

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