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

Which is more popular in search, Wise or WorldRemit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Money transfer 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**: Wise and WorldRemit
- **Competitive set**: Money transfer services
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Wise Share of Search**: 26.4%
- **WorldRemit Share of Search**: 0.38%

## Which is more popular in search, Wise or WorldRemit?

- In August 2026, Wise had more branded searches than WorldRemit among money transfer services in New Zealand. Wise was estimated to have 32.3K branded searches compared to WorldRemit’s 460, and held a 26.4% Share of Search versus WorldRemit’s 0.38%.
- Wise was ahead of WorldRemit in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Wise’s estimated Share of Search among money transfer services in New Zealand moved from 27.8% to 26.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 31.9K to 32.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WorldRemit’s estimated Share of Search among money transfer services in New Zealand moved from 0.6% to 0.38%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 690 to 460.

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

- In August 2026, Wise gained estimated Share of Search among money transfer services in New Zealand, from 24.9% to 26.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for WorldRemit in New Zealand fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 690 to 460 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Wise estimated searches | Wise Share of Search | Wise rank | WorldRemit estimated searches | WorldRemit Share of Search | WorldRemit rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 31.9K | 27.8% | 2 | 690 | 0.6% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 32.1K | 24.9% | 2 | 650 | 0.51% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 31.8K | 25.4% | 2 | 600 | 0.48% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 38.2K | 28.6% | 2 | 570 | 0.43% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 31.3K | 26% | 2 | 570 | 0.47% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 33K | 24.9% | 2 | 660 | 0.5% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 31.9K | 25.9% | 2 | 470 | 0.38% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 32.3K | 27.9% | 2 | 510 | 0.44% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 32.1K | 27.4% | 2 | 480 | 0.41% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 26.8K | 24.9% | 2 | 400 | 0.37% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 32.3K | 26.4% | 2 | 460 | 0.38% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Wise’s and WorldRemit’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.

- **Wise**: Measured on the search terms “wise”, “wise business”, “wise com”, “wise exchange rate”, “wise fx”, “wise international transfer”, “wise money transfer”, “wise near me”, “wise new zealand”, “Wise NZ”, “wise online”, “wise payments”, “wise payments ltd”, “wise send money”, “wise visa”, “wise web” and “www wise”, summed into one figure.
- **WorldRemit**: Measured on the search terms “worldremit”, “worldremit com”, “worldremit money transfer”, “worldremit near me”, “worldremit nz”, “worldremit online” and “worldremit send money”, summed into one figure.

- [Wise profile](/demand/nz/brands/wise)
- [WorldRemit profile](/demand/nz/brands/worldremit)
- [All money transfer services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-money-transfer-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Wise or WorldRemit?

In August 2026, Wise had more branded searches than WorldRemit among money transfer services in New Zealand. Wise was estimated to have 32.3K branded searches compared to WorldRemit’s 460, and held a 26.4% Share of Search versus WorldRemit’s 0.38%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Wise vs WorldRemit: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/wise-vs-worldremit

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