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title: "Strava vs Sweat: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Strava or Sweat? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fitness apps 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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# Strava vs Sweat: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Strava or Sweat? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fitness apps 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**: Strava and Sweat
- **Competitive set**: Fitness apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Strava Share of Search**: 23.4%
- **Sweat Share of Search**: 0.46%

## Which is more popular in search, Strava or Sweat?

- In August 2026, Strava had more branded searches than Sweat among fitness apps in New Zealand. Strava was estimated to have 9.7K branded searches compared to Sweat’s 190, and held a 23.4% Share of Search versus Sweat’s 0.46%.
- Strava was ahead of Sweat in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Strava’s estimated Share of Search among fitness apps in New Zealand moved from 17.7% to 23.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.6K to 9.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sweat’s estimated Share of Search among fitness apps in New Zealand moved from 0.39% to 0.46%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 190.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand fitness apps in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Strava gained estimated Share of Search among fitness apps in New Zealand, from 19.6% to 23.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Strava estimated searches | Strava Share of Search | Strava rank | Sweat estimated searches | Sweat Share of Search | Sweat rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9.6K | 17.7% | 2 | 210 | 0.39% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.6K | 20.8% | 2 | 280 | 0.61% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.6K | 24.7% | 2 | 190 | 0.49% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.5K | 21.5% | 2 | 960 | 1.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 11.9K | 24.2% | 2 | 380 | 0.77% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 11.7K | 23.7% | 2 | 350 | 0.71% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.8K | 20.8% | 2 | 260 | 0.55% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 9.8K | 19.7% | 2 | 180 | 0.36% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.7K | 16.9% | 2 | 210 | 0.37% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 8K | 19.6% | 2 | 190 | 0.47% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.7K | 23.4% | 2 | 190 | 0.46% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Strava’s and Sweat’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.

- **Strava**: Measured on the search terms “strava”, “strava app”, “strava com”, “strava cost”, “strava fitness”, “strava fitness tracker”, “strava near me”, “strava nz”, “strava online”, “strava running”, “strava watch”, “strava web” and “strava workout”, summed into one figure.
- **Sweat**: Measured on the search terms “sweat app”, “sweat fitness”, “sweat kayla itsines” and “sweat workout”, summed into one figure.

- [Strava profile](/demand/nz/brands/strava)
- [Sweat profile](/demand/nz/brands/sweat)
- [All fitness apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-fitness-apps): 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, Strava or Sweat?

In August 2026, Strava had more branded searches than Sweat among fitness apps in New Zealand. Strava was estimated to have 9.7K branded searches compared to Sweat’s 190, and held a 23.4% Share of Search versus Sweat’s 0.46%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Strava vs Sweat: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/strava-vs-sweat

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