--- title: "Senator Boats vs Surtees: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Senator Boats or Surtees? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Boat 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/senator-boats-vs-surtees" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Senator Boats vs Surtees: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Senator Boats or Surtees? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Boat 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**: Senator Boats and Surtees - **Competitive set**: Boat brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Senator Boats Share of Search**: 11.5% - **Surtees Share of Search**: 8.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Senator Boats or Surtees? - In August 2026, Senator Boats had more branded searches than Surtees among boat brands in New Zealand. Senator Boats was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Surtees’ 1.1K, and held an 11.5% Share of Search versus Surtees’ 8.7%. - The lead changed hands 4 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Surtees took it in March 2026, Senator Boats took it in April 2026, Surtees took it in May 2026, Senator Boats took it in August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Senator Boats’ estimated Share of Search among boat brands in New Zealand moved from 9.8% to 11.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Surtees’ estimated Share of Search among boat brands in New Zealand moved from 9.5% to 8.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1.1K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand boat brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Senator Boats overtook Surtees to rank 4th among boat brands in New Zealand, at 11.5%. - In August 2026, Extreme Boats overtook Surtees to rank 5th among boat brands in New Zealand, at 9.3%. - In August 2026, Surtees lost estimated Share of Search among boat brands in New Zealand, from 10.5% to 8.7%. ## Month by month | Month | Senator Boats estimated searches | Senator Boats Share of Search | Senator Boats rank | Surtees estimated searches | Surtees Share of Search | Surtees rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.4K | 9.8% | 5 | 1.3K | 9.5% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 1.7K | 10.1% | 4 | 1.4K | 8.4% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 1.7K | 10.3% | 4 | 1.7K | 10.3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 2.5K | 11% | 4 | 2.2K | 9.6% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1.8K | 11.1% | 4 | 1.7K | 10.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1.4K | 10% | 5 | 1.4K | 10.1% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 1.4K | 12.4% | 4 | 1.2K | 10.5% | 5 | | May 2026 | 1.4K | 11.3% | 5 | 1.4K | 11.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 1.1K | 10.3% | 4 | 1.1K | 10.3% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 1.1K | 10.4% | 5 | 1.1K | 10.5% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 1.4K | 11.5% | 4 | 1.1K | 8.7% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Senator Boats’ and Surtees’ 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. - **Senator Boats**: Measured on the search terms “senator boats”, “senator boats for sale”, “senator boats new zealand” and “senatorboats”, summed into one figure. - **Surtees**: Measured on the search terms “surtees”, “surtees for sale”, “surtees near me” and “surtees nz”, summed into one figure. - [Senator Boats profile](/demand/nz/brands/senator-boats) - [Surtees profile](/demand/nz/brands/surtees) - [All boat brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-boat-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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, Senator Boats or Surtees? In August 2026, Senator Boats had more branded searches than Surtees among boat brands in New Zealand. Senator Boats was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to Surtees’ 1.1K, and held an 11.5% Share of Search versus Surtees’ 8.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Senator Boats vs Surtees: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/senator-boats-vs-surtees This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/senator-boats-vs-surtees. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.