--- title: "Skinny vs Warehouse Mobile: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Skinny or Warehouse Mobile? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mobile and broadband providers 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/skinny-vs-warehouse-mobile" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Skinny vs Warehouse Mobile: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Skinny or Warehouse Mobile? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mobile and broadband providers 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**: Skinny and Warehouse Mobile - **Competitive set**: Mobile and broadband providers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Skinny Share of Search**: 7.1% - **Warehouse Mobile Share of Search**: 1% ## Which is more popular in search, Skinny or Warehouse Mobile? - In August 2026, Skinny had more branded searches than Warehouse Mobile among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand. Skinny was estimated to have 38.4K branded searches compared to Warehouse Mobile’s 5.6K, and held a 7.1% Share of Search versus Warehouse Mobile’s 1%. - Skinny was ahead of Warehouse Mobile in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Skinny’s estimated Share of Search among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand moved from 7.4% to 7.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 41.3K to 38.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Warehouse Mobile’s estimated Share of Search among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand moved from 1.7% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.7K to 5.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand mobile and broadband providers in August 2026? - In August 2026, Warehouse Mobile fell from 8th to 9th among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Skinny estimated searches | Skinny Share of Search | Skinny rank | Warehouse Mobile estimated searches | Warehouse Mobile Share of Search | Warehouse Mobile rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 41.3K | 7.4% | 6 | 9.7K | 1.7% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 47.9K | 8% | 6 | 8.3K | 1.4% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 44K | 8.6% | 6 | 8.3K | 1.6% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 40.3K | 7.8% | 6 | 7.9K | 1.5% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 40.3K | 7.8% | 6 | 9.8K | 1.9% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 45.5K | 8.3% | 6 | 8.1K | 1.5% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 40K | 7.7% | 6 | 6.8K | 1.3% | 8 | | May 2026 | 41.1K | 7.9% | 6 | 6.6K | 1.3% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 41.5K | 7.4% | 6 | 5.7K | 1% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 38.2K | 7.5% | 6 | 5.5K | 1.1% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 38.4K | 7.1% | 6 | 5.6K | 1% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Skinny’s and Warehouse Mobile’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. - **Skinny**: Measured on the search terms “skinny 4g broadband”, “skinny broadband”, “skinny broadband plans”, “skinny fibre”, “skinny fibre broadband”, “skinny internet”, “skinny internet plans”, “skinny mobile”, “skinny mobile plans”, “skinny phone plans”, “skinny prepaid”, “skinny prepay” and “skinny wireless broadband”, summed into one figure. - **Warehouse Mobile**: Measured on the search terms “warehouse mobile”, “warehouse mobile near me”, “warehouse mobile nz”, “warehouse mobile phones”, “warehouse mobile plan”, “warehousemobile”, “warehousemobile co nz” and “warehousemobile nz”, summed into one figure. - [Skinny profile](/demand/nz/brands/skinny) - [Warehouse Mobile profile](/demand/nz/brands/warehouse-mobile) - [All mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/mobile-and-broadband): 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, Skinny or Warehouse Mobile? In August 2026, Skinny had more branded searches than Warehouse Mobile among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand. Skinny was estimated to have 38.4K branded searches compared to Warehouse Mobile’s 5.6K, and held a 7.1% Share of Search versus Warehouse Mobile’s 1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Skinny vs Warehouse Mobile: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/skinny-vs-warehouse-mobile This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/skinny-vs-warehouse-mobile. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.