--- title: "Reef vs Teva: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Reef or Teva more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sandal and jandal 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/reef-sandals-vs-teva" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Reef vs Teva: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Reef or Teva more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sandal and jandal 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**: Reef and Teva - **Competitive set**: Sandal and jandal brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Reef Share of Search**: 0.9% - **Teva Share of Search**: 1.5% ## Is Reef or Teva more popular in search? - In September 2026, Teva had more branded searches than Reef among sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand. Teva had about 1,520 branded searches, while Reef had 910. Teva made up 1.5% of all sandal and jandal brand searches we track, and Reef accounted for 0.9%. - Teva was ahead of Reef in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Reef’s share of searches among sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand moved from 1% to 0.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 980 to 910. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Teva’s share of searches among sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand moved from 1.9% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8K to 1.5K. ## Top sandal and jandal brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Teva was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Reef was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Reef and Teva were each listed first in two of the four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Teva | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Birkenstock | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Havaianas | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Reef | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Archies | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Ecco | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Crocs | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | KEEN | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about sandal and jandal brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which sandal brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Birkenstock, 2. Teva, 3. Ecco, 4. Crocs - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand?": 1. Havaianas, 2. Reef, 3. Teva, 4. Birkenstock, 5. Crocs, 6. KEEN - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best sandal brand in New Zealand for summer wear?": 1. Teva, 2. Birkenstock, 3. Havaianas, 4. Ecco, 5. KEEN - Searched Google, AI Overview "best jandals nz": 1. Archies, 2. Havaianas, 3. Reef - Searched Google, AI Overview "summer sandals nz": 1. Teva Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand sandal and jandal brands in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Teva in New Zealand fell 17.4% over 12 measured months, from 1.8K to 1.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Reef estimated searches | Reef Share of Search | Reef rank | Teva estimated searches | Teva Share of Search | Teva rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 980 | 1% | 8 | 1.8K | 1.9% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 7 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 2.6K | 1.3% | 6 | 3.3K | 1.7% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 1.4K | 1.3% | 7 | 2.2K | 2% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 980 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.9K | 2.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 910 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2K | 1.6% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 740 | 1% | 8 | 1.2K | 1.7% | 7 | | May 2026 | 560 | 0.84% | 8 | 1K | 1.6% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 460 | 0.69% | 8 | 1.1K | 1.6% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 460 | 0.66% | 8 | 1.2K | 1.7% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 800 | 0.96% | 8 | 1.2K | 1.4% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 910 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.5K | 1.5% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Reef’s and Teva’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. - **Reef**: Measured on the search terms “reef jandals” and “reef sandals”, summed into one figure. - **Teva**: Measured on the search terms “platform teva sandals”, “teva flip flops”, “teva hiking sandals”, “teva hurricane sandals”, “teva jandals”, “teva sandals”, “teva slides”, “teva tirra sandals” and “teva walking sandals”, summed into one figure. - [Reef profile](/demand/nz/brands/reef-sandals) - [Teva profile](/demand/nz/brands/teva) - [All sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sandal-and-jandal-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Reef or Teva more popular in search? In September 2026, Teva had more branded searches than Reef among sandal and jandal brands in New Zealand. Teva had about 1,520 branded searches, while Reef had 910. Teva made up 1.5% of all sandal and jandal brand searches we track, and Reef accounted for 0.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Reef vs Teva: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/reef-sandals-vs-teva This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/reef-sandals-vs-teva. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.