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title: "Ritchies vs Uzabus: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ritchies or Uzabus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bus and coach charter 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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# Ritchies vs Uzabus: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Ritchies or Uzabus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bus and coach charter 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**: Ritchies and Uzabus
- **Competitive set**: Bus and coach charter companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ritchies Share of Search**: 38.1%
- **Uzabus Share of Search**: 26.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Ritchies or Uzabus?

- In August 2026, Ritchies had more branded searches than Uzabus among bus and coach charter companies in New Zealand. Ritchies was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Uzabus’ 780, and held a 38.1% Share of Search versus Uzabus’ 26.5%.
- Ritchies was ahead of Uzabus in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ritchies’ estimated Share of Search among bus and coach charter companies in New Zealand moved from 39.3% to 38.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Uzabus’ estimated Share of Search among bus and coach charter companies in New Zealand moved from 18.5% to 26.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 510 to 780.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand bus and coach charter companies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Uzabus gained estimated Share of Search among bus and coach charter companies in New Zealand, from 23.5% to 26.5%.
- In August 2026, Ritchies gained estimated Share of Search among bus and coach charter companies in New Zealand, from 36.4% to 38.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Ritchies estimated searches | Ritchies Share of Search | Ritchies rank | Uzabus estimated searches | Uzabus Share of Search | Uzabus rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.1K | 39.3% | 1 | 510 | 18.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4K | 45.2% | 1 | 510 | 16.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.1K | 44.9% | 1 | 340 | 14.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 40% | 1 | 640 | 23.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.1K | 32.4% | 1 | 930 | 27.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.4K | 42.2% | 1 | 800 | 23.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.1K | 39.6% | 1 | 650 | 23.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1.1K | 39.8% | 1 | 650 | 23.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.4K | 46.1% | 1 | 660 | 21.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 990 | 36.4% | 1 | 640 | 23.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 38.1% | 1 | 780 | 26.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ritchies’ and Uzabus’ 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.

- **Ritchies**: Measured on the search terms “ritchies”, “ritchies co nz”, “ritchies near me”, “ritchies new zealand”, “ritchies nz” and “ritchies online”, summed into one figure.
- **Uzabus**: Measured on the search terms “uzabus”, “uzabus near me” and “uzabus nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Ritchies profile](/demand/nz/brands/ritchies)
- [Uzabus profile](/demand/nz/brands/uzabus)
- [All bus and coach charter companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-bus-and-coach-charter-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, Ritchies or Uzabus?

In August 2026, Ritchies had more branded searches than Uzabus among bus and coach charter companies in New Zealand. Ritchies was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Uzabus’ 780, and held a 38.1% Share of Search versus Uzabus’ 26.5%.

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Brandwave. "Ritchies vs Uzabus: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ritchies-vs-uzabus

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