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title: "Time Out Bookstore vs Unity Books: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Time Out Bookstore or Unity Books? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bookshops 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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# Time Out Bookstore vs Unity Books: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Time Out Bookstore or Unity Books? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bookshops 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**: Time Out Bookstore and Unity Books
- **Competitive set**: Bookshops
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Time Out Bookstore Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **Unity Books Share of Search**: 5.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Time Out Bookstore or Unity Books?

- In August 2026, Unity Books had more branded searches than Time Out Bookstore among bookshops in New Zealand. Unity Books was estimated to have 18.4K branded searches compared to Time Out Bookstore’s 3.5K, and held a 5.7% Share of Search versus Time Out Bookstore’s 1.1%.
- Unity Books was ahead of Time Out Bookstore in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Time Out Bookstore’s estimated Share of Search among bookshops in New Zealand moved from 0.86% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.1K to 3.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Unity Books’ estimated Share of Search among bookshops in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 5.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15.1K to 18.4K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Unity Books in New Zealand rose 21.8% over 11 measured months, from 15.1K to 18.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Time Out Bookstore estimated searches | Time Out Bookstore Share of Search | Time Out Bookstore rank | Unity Books estimated searches | Unity Books Share of Search | Unity Books rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.1K | 0.86% | 6 | 15.1K | 4.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.7K | 0.73% | 6 | 18.4K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.8K | 0.83% | 6 | 27.6K | 4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.7K | 0.87% | 6 | 18.4K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.4K | 1% | 6 | 18.3K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 0.88% | 6 | 18.4K | 5.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.7K | 1.2% | 6 | 18.4K | 5.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 3.2K | 0.98% | 6 | 18.4K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 3K | 0.97% | 6 | 15.1K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 3K | 0.96% | 6 | 18.4K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.5K | 1.1% | 6 | 18.4K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Time Out Bookstore’s and Unity Books’ 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.

- **Time Out Bookstore**: Measured on the search terms “time out books”, “time out bookstore nz” and “timeout bookstore”, summed into one figure.
- **Unity Books**: Measured on the search terms “little unity books”, “unity books”, “unity books bestseller list”, “unity books hours”, “unity books near me”, “unity books online”, “unity books opening hours” and “unitybooks”, summed into one figure.

- [Time Out Bookstore profile](/demand/nz/brands/time-out-bookstore)
- [Unity Books profile](/demand/nz/brands/unity-books)
- [All bookshops in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-bookshops): 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, Time Out Bookstore or Unity Books?

In August 2026, Unity Books had more branded searches than Time Out Bookstore among bookshops in New Zealand. Unity Books was estimated to have 18.4K branded searches compared to Time Out Bookstore’s 3.5K, and held a 5.7% Share of Search versus Time Out Bookstore’s 1.1%.

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