--- title: "StackAdapt vs The Trade Desk: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, StackAdapt or The Trade Desk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Programmatic advertising platforms 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/stackadapt-vs-the-trade-desk" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # StackAdapt vs The Trade Desk: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, StackAdapt or The Trade Desk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Programmatic advertising platforms 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**: StackAdapt and The Trade Desk - **Competitive set**: Programmatic advertising platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **StackAdapt Share of Search**: 20% - **The Trade Desk Share of Search**: 30.9% ## Which is more popular in search, StackAdapt or The Trade Desk? - In August 2026, The Trade Desk had more branded searches than StackAdapt among programmatic advertising platforms in New Zealand. The Trade Desk was estimated to have 170 branded searches compared to StackAdapt’s 110, and held a 30.9% Share of Search versus StackAdapt’s 20%. - The Trade Desk was ahead of StackAdapt in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, StackAdapt’s estimated Share of Search among programmatic advertising platforms in New Zealand moved from 18% to 20%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 110. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Trade Desk’s estimated Share of Search among programmatic advertising platforms in New Zealand moved from 18% to 30.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 170. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand programmatic advertising platforms in August 2026? - In August 2026, The Trade Desk gained estimated Share of Search among programmatic advertising platforms in New Zealand, from 24.5% to 30.9%. - In August 2026, StackAdapt gained estimated Share of Search among programmatic advertising platforms in New Zealand, from 14.3% to 20%. ## Month by month | Month | StackAdapt estimated searches | StackAdapt Share of Search | StackAdapt rank | The Trade Desk estimated searches | The Trade Desk Share of Search | The Trade Desk rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 90 | 18% | 2 | 90 | 18% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 110 | 20% | 3 | 140 | 25.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 40 | 12.9% | 4 | 90 | 29% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 80 | 17% | 3 | 150 | 31.9% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 100 | 18.5% | 3 | 150 | 27.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 80 | 13.1% | 3 | 230 | 37.7% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 90 | 19.1% | 3 | 120 | 25.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 100 | 18.2% | 3 | 120 | 21.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 90 | 17% | 3 | 130 | 24.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 70 | 14.3% | 3 | 120 | 24.5% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 110 | 20% | 3 | 170 | 30.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using StackAdapt’s and The Trade Desk’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. - **StackAdapt**: Measured on the search terms “stackadapt”, “stackadapt com”, “stackadapt ctv”, “stackadapt dsp” and “stackadapt programmatic”, summed into one figure. - **The Trade Desk**: Measured on the search terms “the trade desk”, “the trade desk dsp”, “the trade desk near me”, “the trade desk programmatic”, “thetradedesk”, “thetradedesk com” and “thetradedesk dsp”, summed into one figure. - [StackAdapt profile](/demand/nz/brands/stackadapt) - [The Trade Desk profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-trade-desk) - [All programmatic advertising platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-programmatic-ad-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, StackAdapt or The Trade Desk? In August 2026, The Trade Desk had more branded searches than StackAdapt among programmatic advertising platforms in New Zealand. The Trade Desk was estimated to have 170 branded searches compared to StackAdapt’s 110, and held a 30.9% Share of Search versus StackAdapt’s 20%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "StackAdapt vs The Trade Desk: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/stackadapt-vs-the-trade-desk This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/stackadapt-vs-the-trade-desk. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.