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title: "Populous People vs Trade Assist: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Populous People or Trade Assist? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hastings recruitment agencies 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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# Populous People vs Trade Assist: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Populous People or Trade Assist? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hastings recruitment agencies 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**: Populous People and Trade Assist
- **Competitive set**: Hastings recruitment agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Populous People Share of Search**: 0.76%
- **Trade Assist Share of Search**: 7.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Populous People or Trade Assist?

- In August 2026, Trade Assist had more branded searches than Populous People among hastings recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Trade Assist was estimated to have 1.7K branded searches compared to Populous People’s 170, and held a 7.4% Share of Search versus Populous People’s 0.76%.
- Trade Assist was ahead of Populous People in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Populous People’s estimated Share of Search among hastings recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 1.3% to 0.76%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 170.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Trade Assist’s estimated Share of Search among hastings recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 7.5% to 7.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.7K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hastings recruitment agencies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Trade Assist gained estimated Share of Search among hastings recruitment agencies in New Zealand, from 5.3% to 7.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Populous People in New Zealand fell 46.9% over 11 measured months, from 320 to 170 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Populous People estimated searches | Populous People Share of Search | Populous People rank | Trade Assist estimated searches | Trade Assist Share of Search | Trade Assist rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 320 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.9K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 260 | 0.99% | 5 | 2.3K | 8.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 210 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.6K | 8.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 210 | 0.83% | 5 | 2.3K | 9.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 170 | 0.69% | 5 | 1.9K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 170 | 0.63% | 5 | 1.9K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 260 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3K | 5.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 210 | 0.84% | 5 | 1.6K | 6.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 260 | 1% | 5 | 1.3K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 210 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2K | 5.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 170 | 0.76% | 5 | 1.7K | 7.4% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Populous People’s and Trade Assist’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.

- **Populous People**: Measured on the search term “populous people”.
- **Trade Assist**: Measured on the search terms “Trade Assist”, “trade assist hastings”, “trade assist jobs”, “trade assist new zealand”, “trade assist nz”, “trade assist recruitment” and “tradeassist”, summed into one figure.

- [Populous People profile](/demand/nz/brands/populous-people)
- [Trade Assist profile](/demand/nz/brands/trade-assist)
- [All hastings recruitment agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hastings-recruitment-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Populous People or Trade Assist?

In August 2026, Trade Assist had more branded searches than Populous People among hastings recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Trade Assist was estimated to have 1.7K branded searches compared to Populous People’s 170, and held a 7.4% Share of Search versus Populous People’s 0.76%.

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