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title: "Rentokil vs Taranaki Property Care: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Rentokil or Taranaki Property Care? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth pest control companies 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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# Rentokil vs Taranaki Property Care: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Rentokil or Taranaki Property Care? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth pest control companies 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**: Rentokil and Taranaki Property Care
- **Competitive set**: New Plymouth pest control companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Rentokil Share of Search**: 56.1%
- **Taranaki Property Care Share of Search**: 0.25%

## Which is more popular in search, Rentokil or Taranaki Property Care?

- In August 2026, Rentokil had more branded searches than Taranaki Property Care among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand. Rentokil was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Taranaki Property Care’s 10, and held a 56.1% Share of Search versus Taranaki Property Care’s 0.25%.
- Rentokil was ahead of Taranaki Property Care in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rentokil’s estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand moved from 50.2% to 56.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 2.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Taranaki Property Care’s estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand moved from 0% to 0.25%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 0 to 10.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand new plymouth pest control companies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Rentokil lost estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand, from 61.4% to 56.1%.
- In August 2026, Taranaki Property Care lost estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand, from 0.82% to 0.25%.

## Month by month

| Month | Rentokil estimated searches | Rentokil Share of Search | Rentokil rank | Taranaki Property Care estimated searches | Taranaki Property Care Share of Search | Taranaki Property Care rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.6K | 50.2% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.8K | 40.1% | 2 | 40 | 0.57% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.3K | 34% | 2 | 30 | 0.44% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.8K | 35.5% | 2 | 40 | 0.51% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.7K | 44.5% | 2 | 20 | 0.33% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.2K | 47.2% | 2 | 30 | 0.44% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 54.3% | 1 | 30 | 0.56% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 60.1% | 1 | 40 | 0.84% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.8K | 66% | 1 | 30 | 0.71% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.3K | 61.4% | 1 | 30 | 0.82% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.3K | 56.1% | 1 | 10 | 0.25% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rentokil’s and Taranaki Property Care’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.

- **Rentokil**: Measured on the search terms “initial rentokil”, “my rentokil”, “rentokil”, “rentokil co nz”, “rentokil company”, “rentokil dunedin”, “rentokil fleas”, “rentokil initial company”, “rentokil initial ltd”, “rentokil near me”, “rentokil new plymouth”, “rentokil new zealand”, “rentokil nz”, “rentokil online”, “rentokil palmerston north”, “rentokil rat bait” and “rentokil rats”, summed into one figure.
- **Taranaki Property Care**: Measured on the search term “taranaki property care”.

- [Rentokil profile](/demand/nz/brands/rentokil)
- [Taranaki Property Care profile](/demand/nz/brands/taranaki-property-care)
- [All new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-new-plymouth-pest-control-companies): 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, Rentokil or Taranaki Property Care?

In August 2026, Rentokil had more branded searches than Taranaki Property Care among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand. Rentokil was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Taranaki Property Care’s 10, and held a 56.1% Share of Search versus Taranaki Property Care’s 0.25%.

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