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title: "Rolls-Royce vs Smart: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Rolls-Royce or Smart? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Rolls-Royce vs Smart: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Rolls-Royce or Smart? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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**: Rolls-Royce and Smart
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Rolls-Royce Share of Search**: 0.72%
- **Smart Share of Search**: 0.16%

## Which is more popular in search, Rolls-Royce or Smart?

- In August 2026, Rolls-Royce had more branded searches than Smart among car brands in New Zealand. Rolls-Royce was estimated to have 8.9K branded searches compared to Smart’s 1.9K, and held a 0.72% Share of Search versus Smart’s 0.16%.
- Rolls-Royce was ahead of Smart in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rolls-Royce’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.69% to 0.72%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.5K to 8.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smart’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand held steady at 0.16%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9K.

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

- In August 2026, Rolls-Royce rose from 41st to 35th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Rolls-Royce estimated searches | Rolls-Royce Share of Search | Rolls-Royce rank | Smart estimated searches | Smart Share of Search | Smart rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.5K | 0.69% | 36 | 1.9K | 0.16% | 67 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.5K | 0.71% | 34 | 1.5K | 0.12% | 70 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.7K | 0.6% | 41 | 1.5K | 0.13% | 70 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.2K | 0.63% | 37 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 69 |
| Feb 2026 | 7.2K | 0.6% | 39 | 1.8K | 0.15% | 68 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 0.55% | 44 | 2.7K | 0.18% | 65 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.5K | 0.65% | 40 | 2.4K | 0.19% | 65 |
| May 2026 | 8.8K | 0.67% | 38 | 2.5K | 0.19% | 65 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.8K | 0.74% | 34 | 2K | 0.17% | 67 |
| Jul 2026 | 7.7K | 0.66% | 41 | 1.9K | 0.16% | 67 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.9K | 0.72% | 35 | 1.9K | 0.16% | 67 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rolls-Royce’s and Smart’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.

- **Rolls-Royce**: Measured on the search terms “rolls-royce”, “rolls-royce car”, “rolls-royce cars”, “rolls-royce cullinan”, “rolls-royce ghost”, “rolls-royce new zealand”, “rolls-royce nz”, “rolls-royce phantom” and “rolls-royce spectre”, summed into one figure.
- **Smart**: Measured on the search terms “smart car”, “smart cars”, “smart forfour”, “smart fortwo”, “smart new zealand” and “smart nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Rolls-Royce profile](/demand/nz/brands/rolls-royce)
- [Smart profile](/demand/nz/brands/smart)
- [All car brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 87 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, Rolls-Royce or Smart?

In August 2026, Rolls-Royce had more branded searches than Smart among car brands in New Zealand. Rolls-Royce was estimated to have 8.9K branded searches compared to Smart’s 1.9K, and held a 0.72% Share of Search versus Smart’s 0.16%.

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