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title: "SYM vs Vespa: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, SYM or Vespa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Moped and scooter 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."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# SYM vs Vespa: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, SYM or Vespa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Moped and scooter 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**: SYM and Vespa
- **Competitive set**: Moped and scooter brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **SYM Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **Vespa Share of Search**: 75.4%

## Which is more popular in search, SYM or Vespa?

- In August 2026, Vespa had more branded searches than SYM among moped and scooter brands in New Zealand. Vespa was estimated to have 2.8K branded searches compared to SYM’s 50, and held a 75.4% Share of Search versus SYM’s 1.4%.
- Vespa was ahead of SYM in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SYM’s estimated Share of Search among moped and scooter brands in New Zealand moved from 1% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 50.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Vespa’s estimated Share of Search among moped and scooter brands in New Zealand moved from 75.9% to 75.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 2.8K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand moped and scooter brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Vespa lost estimated Share of Search among moped and scooter brands in New Zealand, from 76.4% to 75.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SYM in New Zealand rose 25% over 11 measured months, from 40 to 50 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | SYM estimated searches | SYM Share of Search | SYM rank | Vespa estimated searches | Vespa Share of Search | Vespa rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40 | 1% | 5 | 2.9K | 75.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 40 | 1.1% | 5 | 2.8K | 76.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 40 | 1.1% | 5 | 2.9K | 76.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 60 | 1.5% | 5 | 3K | 75.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 50 | 1.3% | 5 | 2.9K | 76.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 50 | 0.97% | 5 | 3.8K | 73.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 50 | 1.2% | 5 | 3.2K | 74.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 50 | 1.2% | 5 | 3.1K | 76.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 40 | 1.2% | 5 | 2.6K | 75.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 40 | 1.3% | 5 | 2.4K | 76.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 50 | 1.4% | 5 | 2.8K | 75.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SYM’s and Vespa’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.

- **SYM**: Measured on the search terms “sym 50cc”, “sym moped” and “sym scooter”, summed into one figure.
- **Vespa**: Measured on the search terms “old vespa”, “pink vespa”, “vespa”, “vespa 50cc”, “vespa bike”, “vespa com”, “vespa e scooter”, “vespa for sale”, “vespa gt 300”, “vespa legos”, “vespa moped”, “vespa near me”, “vespa nz”, “vespa primavera 150”, “vespa primavera 50” and “vespa scooter”, summed into one figure.

- [SYM profile](/demand/nz/brands/sym)
- [Vespa profile](/demand/nz/brands/vespa)
- [All moped and scooter brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-moped-and-scooter-brands): 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, SYM or Vespa?

In August 2026, Vespa had more branded searches than SYM among moped and scooter brands in New Zealand. Vespa was estimated to have 2.8K branded searches compared to SYM’s 50, and held a 75.4% Share of Search versus SYM’s 1.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "SYM vs Vespa: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/sym-vs-vespa

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