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

Which is more popular in search, Windy or Yr? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Weather services 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**: Windy and Yr
- **Competitive set**: Weather services
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Windy Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **Yr Share of Search**: 3.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Windy or Yr?

- In August 2026, Yr had more branded searches than Windy among weather services in New Zealand. Yr was estimated to have 26.2K branded searches compared to Windy’s 9.3K, and held a 3.9% Share of Search versus Windy’s 1.4%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Windy took it in April 2026, Yr took it in May 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Windy’s estimated Share of Search among weather services in New Zealand moved from 1.8% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15K to 9.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Yr’s estimated Share of Search among weather services in New Zealand moved from 4% to 3.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 26.2K.

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

- In August 2026, Yr gained estimated Share of Search among weather services in New Zealand, from 3.3% to 3.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Windy in New Zealand fell 37.7% over 11 measured months, from 15K to 9.3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Windy estimated searches | Windy Share of Search | Windy rank | Yr estimated searches | Yr Share of Search | Yr rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 15K | 1.8% | 4 | 33.1K | 4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 10.3K | 1.3% | 4 | 27.1K | 3.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.5K | 1.4% | 4 | 33.2K | 3.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 15.8K | 1.6% | 4 | 33.4K | 3.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 10.9K | 1.6% | 4 | 27.2K | 4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 13K | 1.9% | 4 | 26.3K | 3.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 50.5K | 4.9% | 2 | 27.3K | 2.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 7.5K | 1.7% | 4 | 18K | 4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.3K | 1.4% | 4 | 21.4K | 3.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.5K | 1.3% | 4 | 22.1K | 3.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.3K | 1.4% | 4 | 26.2K | 3.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Windy’s and Yr’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.

- **Windy**: Measured on the search terms “windy app”, “windy com”, “windy com app”, “windy com live”, “windy com weather”, “windy forecast”, “windy rain radar”, “windy weather”, “www windy com” and “www windy com live”, summed into one figure.
- **Yr**: Measured on the search terms “www yr weather”, “yr forecast”, “yr no”, “yr no english”, “yr rain radar”, “yr weather” and “yr weather app”, summed into one figure.

- [Windy profile](/demand/nz/brands/windy)
- [Yr profile](/demand/nz/brands/yr)
- [All weather services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-weather-services): 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, Windy or Yr?

In August 2026, Yr had more branded searches than Windy among weather services in New Zealand. Yr was estimated to have 26.2K branded searches compared to Windy’s 9.3K, and held a 3.9% Share of Search versus Windy’s 1.4%.

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