--- title: "Sony vs Ultimate Ears: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Sony or Ultimate Ears more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Speaker brands 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/sony-vs-ultimate-ears" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Sony vs Ultimate Ears: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Sony or Ultimate Ears more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Speaker brands 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**: Sony and Ultimate Ears - **Competitive set**: Speaker brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Sony Share of Search**: 19.6% - **Ultimate Ears Share of Search**: 7.3% ## Is Sony or Ultimate Ears more popular in search? - In September 2026, Sony had more branded searches than Ultimate Ears among speaker brands in New Zealand. Sony had about 17,100 branded searches, while Ultimate Ears had 6,400. Sony made up 19.6% of all speaker brand searches we track, and Ultimate Ears accounted for 7.3%. - Sony was ahead of Ultimate Ears in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sony’s share of searches among speaker brands in New Zealand moved from 19.5% to 19.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15.2K to 17.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ultimate Ears’ share of searches among speaker brands in New Zealand moved from 9.3% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.2K to 6.4K. ## Top speaker brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Sony was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Ultimate Ears was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Sony was listed before Ultimate Ears in every answer 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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | JBL | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Edifier | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | KEF | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sony | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bose | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sonos | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bowers & Wilkins | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Ultimate Ears | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Q Acoustics | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | DALI | 10th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Marshall | 11th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Bang & Olufsen | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about speaker brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which speaker brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. JBL, 2. Bose, 3. Edifier, 4. Sonos - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best speaker brands in New Zealand?": 1. KEF, 2. JBL, 3. Sonos, 4. Bowers & Wilkins, 5. Q Acoustics, 6. Bose, 7. Sony, 8. Marshall, 9. DALI - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best speaker brand in New Zealand for home listening?": 1. KEF, 2. DALI, 3. Bowers & Wilkins, 4. Q Acoustics, 5. Edifier - Searched Google, AI Overview "bluetooth speakers nz": 1. Edifier, 2. Sony, 3. Ultimate Ears, 4. Bose - Searched Google, AI Overview "wireless speakers nz": 1. Edifier, 2. JBL, 3. Sony, 4. Ultimate Ears, 5. Sonos, 6. KEF Not named in any answer: Bang & Olufsen. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand speaker brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Sony gained share of searches among speaker brands in New Zealand, from 17.5% to 19.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Ultimate Ears in New Zealand fell 11.6% over 12 measured months, from 7.2K to 6.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Sony estimated searches | Sony Share of Search | Sony rank | Ultimate Ears estimated searches | Ultimate Ears Share of Search | Ultimate Ears rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 15.2K | 19.5% | 2 | 7.2K | 9.3% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 20.5K | 18.3% | 2 | 12.6K | 11.3% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 19.2K | 14.7% | 2 | 13.3K | 10.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 14.4K | 18.4% | 2 | 6.6K | 8.4% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 12.8K | 20.8% | 2 | 5K | 8.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 14.3K | 21.3% | 2 | 5.2K | 7.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 14.3K | 19.3% | 2 | 5.3K | 7.2% | 5 | | May 2026 | 15.2K | 20.3% | 2 | 4.6K | 6.2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 15K | 19.8% | 2 | 4.5K | 5.9% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 15.6K | 20.1% | 2 | 5.5K | 7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 14.4K | 17.5% | 2 | 6.1K | 7.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 17.1K | 19.6% | 2 | 6.4K | 7.3% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sony’s and Ultimate Ears’ 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. - **Sony**: Measured on the search terms “sony”, “sony camara”, “sony cyber shot”, “sony wh 1000xm4”, “sony wh 1000xm5” and “sony wh 1000xm6”, summed into one figure. - **Ultimate Ears**: Measured on the search terms “ue boom”, “ue boom speaker”, “ultimate ears”, “ultimate ears megaboom”, “ultimate ears soundbar”, “ultimate ears speaker”, “ultimate ears wonderboom” and “ultimateears”, summed into one figure. - [Sony profile](/demand/nz/brands/sony) - [Ultimate Ears profile](/demand/nz/brands/ultimate-ears) - [All speaker brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-speaker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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 Sony or Ultimate Ears more popular in search? In September 2026, Sony had more branded searches than Ultimate Ears among speaker brands in New Zealand. Sony had about 17,100 branded searches, while Ultimate Ears had 6,400. Sony made up 19.6% of all speaker brand searches we track, and Ultimate Ears accounted for 7.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Sony vs Ultimate Ears: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/sony-vs-ultimate-ears This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/sony-vs-ultimate-ears. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.