--- title: "Shein vs The Iconic: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Shein or The Iconic? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online fashion retailers 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/shein-vs-the-iconic" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Shein vs The Iconic: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Shein or The Iconic? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online fashion retailers 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**: Shein and The Iconic - **Competitive set**: Online fashion retailers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Shein Share of Search**: 65.9% - **The Iconic Share of Search**: 6.8% ## Which is more popular in search, Shein or The Iconic? - In August 2026, Shein had more branded searches than The Iconic among online fashion retailers in New Zealand. Shein was estimated to have 292K branded searches compared to The Iconic’s 29.9K, and held a 65.9% Share of Search versus The Iconic’s 6.8%. - Shein was ahead of The Iconic in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shein’s estimated Share of Search among online fashion retailers in New Zealand moved from 65.7% to 65.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 329K to 292K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Iconic’s estimated Share of Search among online fashion retailers in New Zealand moved from 6% to 6.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30K to 29.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand online fashion retailers in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Shein in New Zealand fell 11.4% over 11 measured months, from 329K to 292K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Shein estimated searches | Shein Share of Search | Shein rank | The Iconic estimated searches | The Iconic Share of Search | The Iconic rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 329K | 65.7% | 1 | 30K | 6% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 284K | 57.3% | 1 | 44.9K | 9% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 221K | 61.9% | 1 | 29.2K | 8.2% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 221K | 62.4% | 1 | 24.6K | 6.9% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 211K | 61.4% | 1 | 23.4K | 6.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 256K | 62.9% | 1 | 27.7K | 6.8% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 257K | 62.7% | 1 | 28.7K | 7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 257K | 63.4% | 1 | 28.8K | 7.1% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 302K | 67.1% | 1 | 29.6K | 6.6% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 257K | 65.5% | 1 | 24.5K | 6.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 292K | 65.9% | 1 | 29.9K | 6.8% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Shein’s and The Iconic’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. - **Shein**: Measured on the search terms “dresses at shein”, “nz shein com”, “Shein”, “shein app”, “shein apparel”, “shein australia”, “shein bikini”, “shein clothing”, “shein com”, “shein curve”, “shein dres”, “shein dresses”, “shein dresses for women”, “shein near me”, “shein new zealand”, “shein nz”, “shein on”, “shein on line”, “shein online”, “shein online shopping”, “shein orders”, “shein phone cases”, “shein plus size”, “shein shipping nz”, “shein shoe”, “shein swim wear”, “shein swimwear”, “shein tops”, “shein website”, “shein wedding dresses”, “shein+”, “sheincom” and “sheinkids”, summed into one figure. - **The Iconic**: Measured on the search terms “polo ralph lauren the iconic”, “the iconic”, “the iconic alias mae”, “the iconic aus”, “the iconic clothing”, “the iconic delivery”, “the iconic discounts”, “the iconic dresses”, “the iconic free shipping”, “the iconic near me”, “the iconic nz”, “the iconic online”, “the iconic shop”, “the iconic voucher”, “theiconic”, “theiconic clothing”, “theiconic co nz”, “theiconic dresses” and “theiconic nz”, summed into one figure. - [Shein profile](/demand/nz/brands/shein) - [The Iconic profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-iconic) - [All online fashion retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-online-fashion-retailers): 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, Shein or The Iconic? In August 2026, Shein had more branded searches than The Iconic among online fashion retailers in New Zealand. Shein was estimated to have 292K branded searches compared to The Iconic’s 29.9K, and held a 65.9% Share of Search versus The Iconic’s 6.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Shein vs The Iconic: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/shein-vs-the-iconic This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/shein-vs-the-iconic. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.