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title: "ShopBack vs TopCashback: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ShopBack or TopCashback? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cashback sites 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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# ShopBack vs TopCashback: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, ShopBack or TopCashback? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cashback sites 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**: ShopBack and TopCashback
- **Competitive set**: Cashback sites
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ShopBack Share of Search**: 93.6%
- **TopCashback Share of Search**: 4.2%

## Which is more popular in search, ShopBack or TopCashback?

- In August 2026, ShopBack had more branded searches than TopCashback among cashback sites in New Zealand. ShopBack was estimated to have 7.2K branded searches compared to TopCashback’s 320, and held a 93.6% Share of Search versus TopCashback’s 4.2%.
- ShopBack was ahead of TopCashback in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ShopBack’s estimated Share of Search among cashback sites in New Zealand moved from 93.5% to 93.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 7.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TopCashback’s estimated Share of Search among cashback sites in New Zealand moved from 3.7% to 4.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 280 to 320.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cashback sites in August 2026?

- In August 2026, TopCashback gained estimated Share of Search among cashback sites in New Zealand, from 2.8% to 4.2%.
- In August 2026, ShopBack lost estimated Share of Search among cashback sites in New Zealand, from 94.6% to 93.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | ShopBack estimated searches | ShopBack Share of Search | ShopBack rank | TopCashback estimated searches | TopCashback Share of Search | TopCashback rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.2K | 93.5% | 1 | 280 | 3.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 10.2K | 94.2% | 1 | 390 | 3.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.9K | 91.6% | 1 | 380 | 5.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.9K | 91% | 1 | 390 | 6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.6K | 87.8% | 1 | 370 | 7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.8K | 89% | 1 | 390 | 5.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.1K | 91.8% | 1 | 240 | 4.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 6.2K | 93.4% | 1 | 260 | 3.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 7.2K | 94.7% | 1 | 230 | 3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 7.2K | 94.6% | 1 | 210 | 2.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 7.2K | 93.6% | 1 | 320 | 4.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ShopBack’s and TopCashback’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.

- **ShopBack**: Measured on the search terms “shopback”, “shopback australia”, “shopback cash back”, “shopback cashback”, “shopback near me”, “shopback new zealand”, “shopback nz”, “shopback online” and “shopback rewards”, summed into one figure.
- **TopCashback**: Measured on the search terms “topcashback”, “topcashback cash back”, “topcashback cashback”, “topcashback com”, “topcashback nz”, “topcashback rewards” and “topcashback uk”, summed into one figure.

- [ShopBack profile](/demand/nz/brands/shopback)
- [TopCashback profile](/demand/nz/brands/topcashback)
- [All cashback sites in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cashback-sites): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, ShopBack or TopCashback?

In August 2026, ShopBack had more branded searches than TopCashback among cashback sites in New Zealand. ShopBack was estimated to have 7.2K branded searches compared to TopCashback’s 320, and held a 93.6% Share of Search versus TopCashback’s 4.2%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "ShopBack vs TopCashback: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/shopback-vs-topcashback

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