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title: "Shotover Jet vs Skydive Auckland: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Shotover Jet or Skydive Auckland more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Adventure activity operators 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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# Shotover Jet vs Skydive Auckland: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Shotover Jet or Skydive Auckland more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Adventure activity operators 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**: Shotover Jet and Skydive Auckland
- **Competitive set**: Adventure activity operators
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Shotover Jet Share of Search**: 42.7%
- **Skydive Auckland Share of Search**: 0%

## Is Shotover Jet or Skydive Auckland more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Shotover Jet had more branded searches than Skydive Auckland among adventure activity operators in New Zealand. Shotover Jet had about 17,900 branded searches, while Skydive Auckland had 0. Shotover Jet made up 42.7% of all adventure activity operator searches we track, and Skydive Auckland accounted for 0%.
- Shotover Jet was ahead of Skydive Auckland in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Shotover Jet’s share of searches among adventure activity operators in New Zealand moved from 49.9% to 42.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 26.8K to 17.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Skydive Auckland’s share of searches among adventure activity operators in New Zealand held steady at 0%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 0.

## Top adventure activity operators in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, Skydive Auckland was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Shotover Jet was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Shotover Jet and Skydive Auckland were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AJ Hackett Bungy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Shotover Jet | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 |
| Skydive Auckland | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Abel Tasman Canyons | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| NZONE Skydive | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |
| Skydive Wanaka | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |
| Huka Falls Jet | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |
| Skydive Taupō | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |

## Every AI answer about adventure activity operators

- Asked ChatGPT "Which adventure activity operator should I book in New Zealand?": 1. Shotover Jet, 2. AJ Hackett Bungy, 3. Skydive Auckland
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best adventure activity operators in New Zealand?": 1. AJ Hackett Bungy, 2. Abel Tasman Canyons
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best adventure activity operator in New Zealand for thrill seekers?": 1. AJ Hackett Bungy, 2. Skydive Auckland, 3. Abel Tasman Canyons

Not named in any answer: NZONE Skydive, Skydive Wanaka, Huka Falls Jet and Skydive Taupō.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand adventure activity operators in October 2026?

- Shotover Jet’s share of searches among adventure activity operators in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 53.1% to 42.7% in October 2026.

## How has branded search for Shotover Jet and Skydive Auckland changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Shotover Jet estimated searches | Shotover Jet Share of Search | Shotover Jet rank | Skydive Auckland estimated searches | Skydive Auckland Share of Search | Skydive Auckland rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 26.8K | 49.9% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 32.8K | 45.6% | 1 | 10 | 0.01% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 32.8K | 47% | 1 | 10 | 0.01% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 25.1K | 41.8% | 1 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 25.3K | 46.7% | 1 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 25.3K | 45.1% | 1 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 15.6K | 37.8% | 1 | 10 | 0.02% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 15.7K | 44.9% | 1 | 10 | 0.03% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 20.8K | 53.1% | 1 | 10 | 0.03% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 17.9K | 44.9% | 1 | 10 | 0.03% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 17.9K | 43% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 8 |
| Oct 2026 | 17.9K | 42.7% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 8 |

## How are Shotover Jet’s and Skydive Auckland’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Shotover Jet’s and Skydive Auckland’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.

- **Shotover Jet**: Measured on the search terms “shotover jet”, “shotover jet boat”, “shotover jet book”, “shotover jet queenstown”, “shotoverjet” and “the shotover jet”, summed into one figure.
- **Skydive Auckland**: Measured on the search term “skydiveauckland”.

- [Shotover Jet profile](/demand/nz/brands/shotover-jet)
- [Skydive Auckland profile](/demand/nz/brands/skydive-auckland)
- [All adventure activity operators in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-adventure-activity-operators): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Shotover Jet or Skydive Auckland more popular in search?

In October 2026, Shotover Jet had more branded searches than Skydive Auckland among adventure activity operators in New Zealand. Shotover Jet had about 17,900 branded searches, while Skydive Auckland had 0. Shotover Jet made up 42.7% of all adventure activity operator searches we track, and Skydive Auckland accounted for 0%.

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