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title: "Uncle Tobys vs Weet-Bix: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Uncle Tobys or Weet-Bix? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Breakfast cereal 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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# Uncle Tobys vs Weet-Bix: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Uncle Tobys or Weet-Bix? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Breakfast cereal 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**: Uncle Tobys and Weet-Bix
- **Competitive set**: Breakfast cereal brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Uncle Tobys Share of Search**: 12.9%
- **Weet-Bix Share of Search**: 50.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Uncle Tobys or Weet-Bix?

- In August 2026, Weet-Bix had more branded searches than Uncle Tobys among breakfast cereal brands in New Zealand. Weet-Bix was estimated to have 10.6K branded searches compared to Uncle Tobys’ 2.7K, and held a 50.7% Share of Search versus Uncle Tobys’ 12.9%.
- Weet-Bix was ahead of Uncle Tobys in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Uncle Tobys’ estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereal brands in New Zealand moved from 9.9% to 12.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 2.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Weet-Bix’s estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereal brands in New Zealand moved from 51.8% to 50.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.3K to 10.6K.

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

- In August 2026, Weet-Bix gained estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereal brands in New Zealand, from 46.7% to 50.7%.
- In August 2026, Uncle Tobys lost estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereal brands in New Zealand, from 14.2% to 12.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Uncle Tobys estimated searches | Uncle Tobys Share of Search | Uncle Tobys rank | Weet-Bix estimated searches | Weet-Bix Share of Search | Weet-Bix rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 9.9% | 4 | 8.3K | 51.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 8.5% | 4 | 8.4K | 55% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 8.5% | 5 | 5.8K | 49.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.4K | 8.8% | 5 | 8.6K | 51.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.4K | 8.9% | 4 | 8.5K | 53.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.8K | 9.3% | 4 | 10.2K | 53.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 9.9% | 5 | 8.5K | 51.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2K | 11.5% | 3 | 8.7K | 49.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 13.4% | 3 | 8.6K | 48.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.7K | 14.2% | 3 | 8.9K | 46.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.7K | 12.9% | 3 | 10.6K | 50.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Uncle Tobys’ and Weet-Bix’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.

- **Uncle Tobys**: Measured on the search terms “cheerios uncle tobys”, “le snak uncle tobys”, “nestle co nz”, “quick oats uncle tobys”, “rolled oats uncle tobys”, “uncle tobys”, “uncle tobys cereal”, “uncle tobys muesli”, “uncle tobys nz”, “uncle tobys oats”, “uncle tobys oats sachets”, “uncle tobys porridge”, “uncle tobys porridge sachets”, “uncle tobys roll ups”, “uncle tobys shredded wheat”, “uncletobys” and “uncletobys oats”, summed into one figure.
- **Weet-Bix**: Measured on the search terms “gf weetbix”, “gluten free weet bix”, “multigrain weetbix”, “organic weet bix”, “pak n save weetbix”, “sanitarium com”, “sanitarium gluten free weet bix”, “sanitarium weet bix”, “weet bix”, “weet bix 750g”, “weet bix cereal”, “weet bix lower cholesterol”, “weet bix near me”, “weet bix new zealand”, “weet bix nz”, “weet bix price”, “weetbix”, “weetbix biscuit”, “weetbix cereal”, “weetbix countdown”, “weetbix muesli”, “weetbix nz”, “weetbix pak n save” and “weetbix woolies”, summed into one figure.

- [Uncle Tobys profile](/demand/nz/brands/uncle-tobys)
- [Weet-Bix profile](/demand/nz/brands/weet-bix)
- [All breakfast cereal brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cereal-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, Uncle Tobys or Weet-Bix?

In August 2026, Weet-Bix had more branded searches than Uncle Tobys among breakfast cereal brands in New Zealand. Weet-Bix was estimated to have 10.6K branded searches compared to Uncle Tobys’ 2.7K, and held a 50.7% Share of Search versus Uncle Tobys’ 12.9%.

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