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title: "Sharesies vs Snowball Effect: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Sharesies or Snowball Effect? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Investment Platforms 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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# Sharesies vs Snowball Effect: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Sharesies or Snowball Effect? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Investment Platforms 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**: Sharesies and Snowball Effect
- **Competitive set**: Investment Platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Sharesies Share of Search**: 47.3%
- **Snowball Effect Share of Search**: 0.46%

## Which is more popular in search, Sharesies or Snowball Effect?

- In August 2026, Sharesies had more branded searches than Snowball Effect among investment platforms in New Zealand. Sharesies was estimated to have 75K branded searches compared to Snowball Effect’s 730, and held a 47.3% Share of Search versus Snowball Effect’s 0.46%.
- Sharesies was ahead of Snowball Effect in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sharesies’ estimated Share of Search among investment platforms in New Zealand moved from 51.6% to 47.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 112K to 75K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Snowball Effect’s estimated Share of Search among investment platforms in New Zealand moved from 0.23% to 0.46%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 490 to 730.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand investment platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Sharesies gained estimated Share of Search among investment platforms in New Zealand, from 44.6% to 47.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Snowball Effect in New Zealand rose 49% over 11 measured months, from 490 to 730 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Sharesies estimated searches | Sharesies Share of Search | Sharesies rank | Snowball Effect estimated searches | Snowball Effect Share of Search | Snowball Effect rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 112K | 51.6% | 1 | 490 | 0.23% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 75K | 48.8% | 1 | 600 | 0.39% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 61.3K | 45.5% | 1 | 400 | 0.3% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 91.9K | 51% | 1 | 490 | 0.27% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 75K | 50.3% | 1 | 890 | 0.6% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 74.8K | 49% | 1 | 730 | 0.48% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 74.8K | 48.2% | 1 | 600 | 0.39% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 91.9K | 48.5% | 1 | 730 | 0.39% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 91.6K | 48.4% | 1 | 600 | 0.32% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 61.3K | 44.6% | 1 | 490 | 0.36% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 75K | 47.3% | 1 | 730 | 0.46% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sharesies’ and Snowball Effect’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.

- **Sharesies**: Measured on the search terms “Sharesies”, “sharesies investing”, “sharesies investment”, “sharesies kiwisaver”, “sharesies shares”, “sharesies stocks” and “sharesies trading”, summed into one figure.
- **Snowball Effect**: Measured on the search terms “Snowball Effect”, “snowball effect investing” and “snowball effect investment”, summed into one figure.

- [Sharesies profile](/demand/nz/brands/sharesies)
- [Snowball Effect profile](/demand/nz/brands/snowball-effect)
- [All investment platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-investment-platforms): 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, Sharesies or Snowball Effect?

In August 2026, Sharesies had more branded searches than Snowball Effect among investment platforms in New Zealand. Sharesies was estimated to have 75K branded searches compared to Snowball Effect’s 730, and held a 47.3% Share of Search versus Snowball Effect’s 0.46%.

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