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

Which is more popular in search, Tesla or Zeekr? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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**: Tesla and Zeekr
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Tesla Share of Search**: 3.5%
- **Zeekr Share of Search**: 1.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Tesla or Zeekr?

- In August 2026, Tesla had more branded searches than Zeekr among car brands in New Zealand. Tesla was estimated to have 43.9K branded searches compared to Zeekr’s 18.9K, and held a 3.5% Share of Search versus Zeekr’s 1.5%.
- Tesla was ahead of Zeekr in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tesla’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 3.4% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 42K to 43.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zeekr’s estimated Share of Search among car brands in New Zealand moved from 0.8% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 18.9K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand car brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Zeekr rose from 22nd to 19th among car brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Tesla rose from 8th to 7th among car brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Tesla estimated searches | Tesla Share of Search | Tesla rank | Zeekr estimated searches | Zeekr Share of Search | Zeekr rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 42K | 3.4% | 8 | 9.9K | 0.8% | 32 |
| Nov 2025 | 37.3K | 3.1% | 9 | 7.7K | 0.64% | 37 |
| Dec 2025 | 34.1K | 3% | 10 | 7.4K | 0.66% | 38 |
| Jan 2026 | 41K | 3.1% | 10 | 7.7K | 0.59% | 40 |
| Feb 2026 | 34.1K | 2.8% | 13 | 8.7K | 0.72% | 32 |
| Mar 2026 | 73.4K | 5% | 3 | 18.6K | 1.3% | 21 |
| Apr 2026 | 62.1K | 4.7% | 3 | 21.2K | 1.6% | 18 |
| May 2026 | 48K | 3.7% | 6 | 18.8K | 1.4% | 19 |
| Jun 2026 | 44.6K | 3.7% | 7 | 12.8K | 1.1% | 23 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.9K | 3.5% | 8 | 12.6K | 1.1% | 22 |
| Aug 2026 | 43.9K | 3.5% | 7 | 18.9K | 1.5% | 19 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Tesla’s and Zeekr’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.

- **Tesla**: Measured on the search terms “cybertruck”, “tesla”, “tesla car”, “tesla cars”, “tesla cybertruck”, “tesla model 3”, “tesla model s”, “tesla model x”, “tesla model y”, “tesla new zealand” and “tesla nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Zeekr**: Measured on the search terms “zeekr”, “zeekr 001”, “zeekr 009”, “zeekr 7x”, “zeekr car”, “zeekr cars”, “zeekr new zealand”, “zeekr nz” and “zeekr x”, summed into one figure.

- [Tesla profile](/demand/nz/brands/tesla)
- [Zeekr profile](/demand/nz/brands/zeekr)
- [All car brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 87 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, Tesla or Zeekr?

In August 2026, Tesla had more branded searches than Zeekr among car brands in New Zealand. Tesla was estimated to have 43.9K branded searches compared to Zeekr’s 18.9K, and held a 3.5% Share of Search versus Zeekr’s 1.5%.

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