--- title: "Bayleys vs Ray White: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Bayleys or Ray White more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Invercargill real estate agencies 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/locations/invercargill/real-estate-agencies/compare/bayleys-vs-ray-white" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bayleys vs Ray White: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Bayleys or Ray White more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Invercargill real estate agencies 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**: Bayleys and Ray White - **Competitive set**: Invercargill real estate agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bayleys Share of Search**: 10.9% - **Ray White Share of Search**: 46.7% ## Is Bayleys or Ray White more popular in search? - In September 2026, Ray White had more branded searches than Bayleys among Invercargill real estate agencies in New Zealand. Ray White had about 1,540 branded searches, while Bayleys had 360. Ray White made up 46.7% of all Invercargill real estate agency searches we track, and Bayleys accounted for 10.9%. - Ray White was ahead of Bayleys in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bayleys’ share of searches among Invercargill real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 9.2% to 10.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 330 to 360. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ray White’s share of searches among Invercargill real estate agencies in New Zealand moved from 50.1% to 46.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8K to 1.5K. ## Top Invercargill real estate agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, both Bayleys and Ray White showed up in all three answers. Bayleys was listed before Ray White in two of them. 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Harcourts | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Bayleys | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Ray White | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Raine & Horne | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | SW Real Estate | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Professionals Real Estate | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | One Agency | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Todd & Co Realty | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Nicol Realty | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Invercargill real estate agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which real estate agency should I use in Invercargill, New Zealand?": 1. Harcourts, 2. Bayleys, 3. Ray White, 4. SW Real Estate - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best real estate agencies in Invercargill, New Zealand?": 1. Harcourts, 2. Bayleys, 3. Ray White, 4. Raine & Horne, 5. SW Real Estate - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best real estate agency in Invercargill, New Zealand for a property sale?": 1. Harcourts, 2. Ray White, 3. Bayleys, 4. Raine & Horne Not named in any answer: Professionals Real Estate, One Agency, Todd & Co Realty and Nicol Realty. 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 Invercargill real estate agencies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Ray White gained share of searches among Invercargill real estate agencies in New Zealand, from 43.1% to 46.7%. - In September 2026, Bayleys lost share of searches among Invercargill real estate agencies in New Zealand, from 12.7% to 10.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Bayleys estimated searches | Bayleys Share of Search | Bayleys rank | Ray White estimated searches | Ray White Share of Search | Ray White rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 330 | 9.2% | 3 | 1.8K | 50.1% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 270 | 7% | 3 | 1.8K | 46.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 340 | 10.9% | 3 | 1.2K | 37.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 410 | 10.8% | 3 | 1.5K | 39.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 410 | 11.3% | 3 | 1.4K | 39.6% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 350 | 8.8% | 3 | 1.7K | 43.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 300 | 9.6% | 3 | 1.3K | 41.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 410 | 11.5% | 3 | 1.8K | 50.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 440 | 12.4% | 3 | 1.7K | 47.7% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 390 | 11.5% | 3 | 1.4K | 42% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 12.7% | 3 | 1.3K | 43.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 360 | 10.9% | 3 | 1.5K | 46.7% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bayleys’ and Ray White’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. - **Bayleys**: Measured on the search terms “bayleys invercargill” and “bayleys southland”, summed into one figure. - **Ray White**: Measured on the search terms “ray white”, “ray white agents”, “ray white invercargill”, “raywhite” and “rwwhangarei”, summed into one figure. - [Bayleys profile](/demand/nz/brands/bayleys) - [Ray White profile](/demand/nz/brands/ray-white) - [All Invercargill real estate agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/invercargill/real-estate-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Bayleys or Ray White more popular in search? In September 2026, Ray White had more branded searches than Bayleys among Invercargill real estate agencies in New Zealand. Ray White had about 1,540 branded searches, while Bayleys had 360. Ray White made up 46.7% of all Invercargill real estate agency searches we track, and Bayleys accounted for 10.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bayleys vs Ray White: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/invercargill/real-estate-agencies/compare/bayleys-vs-ray-white This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/invercargill/real-estate-agencies/compare/bayleys-vs-ray-white. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.