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title: "Sora vs Synthesia: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Sora or Synthesia? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI video generators 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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# Sora vs Synthesia: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Sora or Synthesia? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI video generators 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**: Sora and Synthesia
- **Competitive set**: AI video generators
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Sora Share of Search**: 19.4%
- **Synthesia Share of Search**: 10.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Sora or Synthesia?

- In August 2026, Sora had more branded searches than Synthesia among AI video generators in New Zealand. Sora was estimated to have 1.7K branded searches compared to Synthesia’s 950, and held a 19.4% Share of Search versus Synthesia’s 10.6%.
- Sora was ahead of Synthesia in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sora’s estimated Share of Search among AI video generators in New Zealand moved from 78.8% to 19.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 29.8K to 1.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Synthesia’s estimated Share of Search among AI video generators in New Zealand moved from 4% to 10.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 950.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand AI video generators in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Synthesia overtook Runway to rank 4th among AI video generators in New Zealand, at 10.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Sora in New Zealand fell 94.2% over 11 measured months, from 29.8K to 1.7K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Sora estimated searches | Sora Share of Search | Sora rank | Synthesia estimated searches | Synthesia Share of Search | Synthesia rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 29.8K | 78.8% | 1 | 1.5K | 4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.9K | 62.5% | 1 | 1.5K | 7.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 7K | 48.7% | 1 | 1.1K | 7.8% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.7K | 37.3% | 1 | 1.1K | 7.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.7K | 37.2% | 1 | 1.1K | 8.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.3K | 40.3% | 1 | 1.4K | 9.2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.1K | 25.1% | 1 | 1.1K | 9.1% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.6K | 22.1% | 3 | 1.1K | 9.5% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.1K | 21.2% | 3 | 1.1K | 11.4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8K | 19.1% | 3 | 830 | 8.8% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.7K | 19.4% | 3 | 950 | 10.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sora’s and Synthesia’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.

- **Sora**: Measured on the search terms “openai sora”, “sora ai”, “sora ai video” and “sora app”, summed into one figure.
- **Synthesia**: Measured on the search terms “synthesia”, “synthesia ai”, “synthesia ai video”, “synthesia io” and “synthesia online”, summed into one figure.

- [Sora profile](/demand/nz/brands/sora)
- [Synthesia profile](/demand/nz/brands/synthesia)
- [All AI video generators in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ai-video-generators): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Sora or Synthesia?

In August 2026, Sora had more branded searches than Synthesia among AI video generators in New Zealand. Sora was estimated to have 1.7K branded searches compared to Synthesia’s 950, and held a 19.4% Share of Search versus Synthesia’s 10.6%.

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