--- title: "Webster’s Tea vs Zealong: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Webster’s Tea or Zealong more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tea 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/websters-tea-vs-zealong" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Webster’s Tea vs Zealong: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Webster’s Tea or Zealong more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tea 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**: Webster’s Tea and Zealong - **Competitive set**: Tea brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Webster’s Tea Share of Search**: 5.1% - **Zealong Share of Search**: 6.3% ## Is Webster’s Tea or Zealong more popular in search? - In October 2026, Zealong had more branded searches than Webster’s Tea among tea brands in New Zealand. Zealong had about 880 branded searches, while Webster’s Tea had 720. Zealong made up 6.3% of all tea brand searches we track, and Webster’s Tea accounted for 5.1%. - Zealong was ahead of Webster’s Tea in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Webster’s Tea’s share of searches among tea brands in New Zealand moved from 5.3% to 5.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 720. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Zealong’s share of searches among tea brands in New Zealand moved from 7.9% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 880. ## Top tea brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Zealong appeared in all five answers. Webster’s Tea did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Zealong | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bell Tea | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Tea Total | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Dilmah | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Healtheries | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Twinings | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Stir Tea | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | t leaf T | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | T2 | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Pukka | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Webster’s Tea | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Lipton | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about tea brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which tea brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Dilmah, 2. Zealong, 3. Bell Tea, 4. Tea Total - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best tea brands in New Zealand?": 1. Zealong, 2. Tea Total, 3. Bell Tea, 4. Dilmah, 5. Stir Tea - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best tea brand in New Zealand for everyday drinking?": 1. Dilmah, 2. Bell Tea, 3. Twinings, 4. Tea Total, 5. Zealong - Searched Google, AI Overview "tea brands nz": 1. Zealong, 2. Bell Tea, 3. Healtheries, 4. Tea Total, 5. t leaf T, 6. Stir Tea - Searched Google, AI Overview "tea nz": 1. Zealong, 2. Tea Total Not named in any answer: T2, Pukka, Webster’s Tea and Lipton. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand tea brands in October 2026? - In October 2026, Zealong overtook Pukka to rank 6th among tea brands in New Zealand, with 6.3% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Webster’s Tea in New Zealand fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 880 to 720 in October 2026. ## How has branded search for Webster’s Tea and Zealong changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Webster’s Tea estimated searches | Webster’s Tea Share of Search | Webster’s Tea rank | Zealong estimated searches | Zealong Share of Search | Zealong rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 880 | 5.3% | 6 | 1.3K | 7.9% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 1K | 5.8% | 6 | 1.6K | 9.3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 720 | 5% | 8 | 1.6K | 11.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 590 | 5% | 7 | 1.3K | 11.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 590 | 4.4% | 9 | 1K | 7.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 4.4% | 8 | 1K | 7.5% | 5 | | May 2026 | 880 | 5.2% | 7 | 1.6K | 9.5% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 720 | 4.5% | 9 | 1K | 6.3% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 720 | 4.7% | 8 | 1K | 6.5% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 880 | 5.3% | 6 | 880 | 5.3% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 720 | 4.7% | 8 | 880 | 5.7% | 7 | | Oct 2026 | 720 | 5.1% | 8 | 880 | 6.3% | 6 | ## How are Webster’s Tea’s and Zealong’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Webster’s Tea’s and Zealong’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. - **Webster’s Tea**: Measured on the search term “websters tea”. - **Zealong**: Measured on the search term “zealong”. - [Webster’s Tea profile](/demand/nz/brands/websters-tea) - [Zealong profile](/demand/nz/brands/zealong) - [All tea brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tea-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Webster’s Tea or Zealong more popular in search? In October 2026, Zealong had more branded searches than Webster’s Tea among tea brands in New Zealand. Zealong had about 880 branded searches, while Webster’s Tea had 720. Zealong made up 6.3% of all tea brand searches we track, and Webster’s Tea accounted for 5.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Webster’s Tea vs Zealong: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/websters-tea-vs-zealong This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/websters-tea-vs-zealong. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.