--- title: "Shein vs Trade Me: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Shein or Trade Me? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the online retailers and marketplaces 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-trade-me" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Shein vs Trade Me: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Shein or Trade Me? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the online retailers and marketplaces 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 Trade Me - **Competitive set**: online retailers and marketplaces - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Shein Share of Search**: 8.4% - **Trade Me Share of Search**: 56.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Shein or Trade Me? - In August 2026, Trade Me had more branded searches than Shein among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand. Trade Me was estimated to have 2M branded searches compared to Shein’s 292K, and held a 56.7% Share of Search versus Shein’s 8.4%. - Trade Me was ahead of Shein 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 retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand moved from 8.8% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 329K to 292K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Trade Me’s estimated Share of Search among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand moved from 53.6% to 56.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2M. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand online retailers and marketplaces in August 2026? - In August 2026, Trade Me gained estimated Share of Search among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand, from 53.3% to 56.7%. - 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 | Trade Me estimated searches | Trade Me Share of Search | Trade Me rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 329K | 8.8% | 3 | 2M | 53.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 284K | 7.5% | 5 | 2M | 52.3% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 221K | 6.9% | 6 | 1.7M | 51.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 221K | 6.2% | 5 | 2M | 56.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 211K | 7% | 5 | 1.6M | 54.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 256K | 7.4% | 4 | 2M | 57.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 257K | 8.2% | 4 | 1.6M | 52.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 257K | 7.5% | 4 | 2M | 57.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 302K | 9.6% | 3 | 1.6M | 51.7% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 257K | 8.5% | 4 | 1.6M | 53.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 292K | 8.4% | 4 | 2M | 56.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Shein’s and Trade Me’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. - **Trade Me**: Measured on the search terms “Trade Me”, “trade me auction”, “trade me auctions”, “trade me co nz”, “trade me listings”, “trade me marketplace”, “trade me new zealand”, “trade me nz”, “trade me search”, “trade me zealand”, “trademe”, “trademe co nz”, “trademe nz” and “www trade me”, summed into one figure. - [Shein profile](/demand/nz/brands/shein) - [Trade Me profile](/demand/nz/brands/trade-me) - [All online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-online-retailers-and-marketplaces): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Trade Me? In August 2026, Trade Me had more branded searches than Shein among online retailers and marketplaces in New Zealand. Trade Me was estimated to have 2M branded searches compared to Shein’s 292K, and held a 56.7% Share of Search versus Shein’s 8.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Shein vs Trade Me: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/shein-vs-trade-me This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/shein-vs-trade-me. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.