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title: "Spark vs Zeronet: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Spark or Zeronet? 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/spark-vs-zeronet"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Spark vs Zeronet: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Spark or Zeronet? 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**: Spark and Zeronet
- **Competitive set**: Mobile and broadband providers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Spark Share of Search**: 15%
- **Zeronet Share of Search**: 1.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Spark or Zeronet?

- In August 2026, Spark had more branded searches than Zeronet among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand. Spark was estimated to have 80.7K branded searches compared to Zeronet’s 5.8K, and held a 15% Share of Search versus Zeronet’s 1.1%.
- Spark was ahead of Zeronet in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Spark’s estimated Share of Search among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand moved from 17.8% to 15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 99.6K to 80.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zeronet’s estimated Share of Search among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand moved from 0.71% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4K to 5.8K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand mobile and broadband providers in August 2026?

- Spark’s estimated Share of Search among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 17.1% to 15% in August 2026.
- In August 2026, Zeronet rose from 9th to 8th among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Spark estimated searches | Spark Share of Search | Spark rank | Zeronet estimated searches | Zeronet Share of Search | Zeronet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 99.6K | 17.8% | 2 | 4K | 0.71% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 98.5K | 16.5% | 2 | 4.2K | 0.69% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 82.6K | 16.2% | 2 | 4.3K | 0.84% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 85.4K | 16.6% | 2 | 4.9K | 0.95% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 84.2K | 16.3% | 2 | 5K | 0.97% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 100K | 18.3% | 2 | 4.9K | 0.89% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 83.5K | 16.1% | 2 | 4.8K | 0.94% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 89.4K | 17.1% | 2 | 3.9K | 0.74% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 94.1K | 16.8% | 3 | 5.8K | 1% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 77.9K | 15.3% | 3 | 5.1K | 1% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 80.7K | 15% | 3 | 5.8K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Spark’s and Zeronet’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.

- **Spark**: Measured on the search terms “spark”, “spark 4g broadband”, “spark 5g broadband”, “spark broadband”, “spark broadband plans”, “spark fibre”, “spark fibre broadband”, “spark internet”, “spark internet plans”, “spark mobile”, “spark mobile plans”, “spark pay monthly”, “spark phone plans”, “spark prepaid”, “spark prepay”, “spark rural broadband” and “spark wireless broadband”, summed into one figure.
- **Zeronet**: Measured on the search terms “zeronet”, “zeronet broadband”, “zeronet co nz”, “zeronet fibre”, “zeronet internet”, “zeronet mobile”, “zeronet near me”, “zeronet nz”, “zeronet online” and “zeronet plans”, summed into one figure.

- [Spark profile](/demand/nz/brands/spark)
- [Zeronet profile](/demand/nz/brands/zeronet)
- [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, Spark or Zeronet?

In August 2026, Spark had more branded searches than Zeronet among mobile and broadband providers in New Zealand. Spark was estimated to have 80.7K branded searches compared to Zeronet’s 5.8K, and held a 15% Share of Search versus Zeronet’s 1.1%.

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