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Top AI Tools Used in New Zealand (2026) — Market Share & AI Developer Density

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AI adoption in New Zealand

#50 of 197 countries · 11 cities

New Zealand is home to an estimated 21,036 developers using AI coding tools, spread across 11 cities we track — ranking #50 of 197 countries by tracked developer volume.

21,036developers (est.)
#50of 197 countries
11tracked cities
Aucklandtop city
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Top cities in New Zealand by developers

developers

Auckland12,299Wellington4,972Christchurch2,278Hamilton439Dunedin355Tauranga242Palmerston North173Nelson121Queenstown58New Plymouth50Napier49
Source: Who is using AI? live data.

All tracked cities

#CityDevelopersIndex
1Auckland12,29979
2Wellington4,97272
3Christchurch2,27865
4Hamilton43953
5Dunedin35551
6Tauranga24248
7Palmerston North17345
8Nelson12142
9Queenstown5837
10New Plymouth5036
11Napier4935

How this is measured

Figures blend public GitHub developer density with Google Trends interest in AI coding tools, refreshed daily — an aggregated public-data estimate. Full method · all countries.

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