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title: "Prime vs V Energy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Prime or V Energy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Energy 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."
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# Prime vs V Energy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Prime or V Energy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Energy 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**: Prime and V Energy
- **Competitive set**: Energy drink brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Prime Share of Search**: 2.8%
- **V Energy Share of Search**: 23.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Prime or V Energy?

- In August 2026, V Energy had more branded searches than Prime among energy drink brands in New Zealand. V Energy was estimated to have 7.7K branded searches compared to Prime’s 930, and held a 23.2% Share of Search versus Prime’s 2.8%.
- V Energy was ahead of Prime in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Prime’s estimated Share of Search among energy drink brands in New Zealand moved from 4.4% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 930.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, V Energy’s estimated Share of Search among energy drink brands in New Zealand moved from 19.5% to 23.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.5K to 7.7K.

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

- In August 2026, Prime lost estimated Share of Search among energy drink brands in New Zealand, from 7.8% to 2.8%.
- V Energy’s estimated Share of Search among energy drink brands in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 21.4% to 23.2% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Prime estimated searches | Prime Share of Search | Prime rank | V Energy estimated searches | V Energy Share of Search | V Energy rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 4.4% | 4 | 5.5K | 19.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2K | 4% | 4 | 5.8K | 19.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.1K | 4.4% | 4 | 4.5K | 17.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1K | 4% | 4 | 5.8K | 23.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 720 | 2.8% | 5 | 5.9K | 22.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 840 | 2.7% | 5 | 6.3K | 20.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 760 | 2.9% | 5 | 5.3K | 20.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 930 | 3.2% | 5 | 6.3K | 21.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 700 | 2.5% | 5 | 6.2K | 21.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.2K | 7.8% | 4 | 6.5K | 22.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 930 | 2.8% | 5 | 7.7K | 23.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Prime’s and V Energy’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.

- **Prime**: Measured on the search terms “prime cans”, “prime drink”, “prime energy”, “prime energy drink” and “prime hydration”, summed into one figure.
- **V Energy**: Measured on the search terms “500ml v energy drink”, “black v drink”, “blue v drink”, “new v drink”, “red v drink”, “red v energy drink”, “v co nz”, “v drink”, “v drink price”, “v energy 500ml”, “v energy drink”, “v energy drink 500ml”, “v energy drink woolies”, “v energy energy drink”, “v energy nz”, “v energy shots” and “venergy”, summed into one figure.

- [Prime profile](/demand/nz/brands/prime)
- [V Energy profile](/demand/nz/brands/v-energy)
- [All energy drink brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-energy-drink-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, Prime or V Energy?

In August 2026, V Energy had more branded searches than Prime among energy drink brands in New Zealand. V Energy was estimated to have 7.7K branded searches compared to Prime’s 930, and held a 23.2% Share of Search versus Prime’s 2.8%.

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