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title: "Google Chat: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Google Chat is a team chat app used by New Zealand businesses. 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/global-en/brands/google-chat"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Google Chat: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Google Chat is a team chat app used by New Zealand businesses. 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

- **Brand**: Google Chat
- **Owned by**: Google
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among team chat apps**: 27.8%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Team chat apps | 3 | 27.8% | 2.7M |

- [Team chat apps](/demand/global-en/categories/team-chat-apps)

## How has branded search demand for Google Chat changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Google Chat worldwide fell from 3.4M to 2.7M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Chat’s estimated Share of Search among team chat apps worldwide increased from 25.6% to 27.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Chat’s estimated Share of Search among team chat apps worldwide peaked at 32% in May 2026 and was lowest at 23.9% in November 2025.

## How did search popularity change for team chat apps worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Microsoft Teams gained estimated Share of Search among team chat apps worldwide, from 37.2% to 38.3%.
- In August 2026, Slack lost estimated Share of Search among team chat apps worldwide, from 34.6% to 33.9%.
- In August 2026, Google Chat lost estimated Share of Search among team chat apps worldwide, from 28.3% to 27.8%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Team chat apps | 3.4M | 25.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Team chat apps | 2.7M | 23.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Team chat apps | 2.7M | 28.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Team chat apps | 2.7M | 26.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Team chat apps | 2.7M | 26.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Team chat apps | 3.4M | 26.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Team chat apps | 3.4M | 30.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Team chat apps | 3.4M | 32% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Team chat apps | 2.7M | 28.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Team chat apps | 2.7M | 28.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Team chat apps | 2.7M | 27.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Team chat apps | — | — | — |

## How is Google Chat measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Chat’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “google chat”

## Which team chat apps compete with Google Chat?

- [Microsoft Teams](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-teams): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/google-chat-vs-microsoft-teams
- [Slack](/demand/global-en/brands/slack): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/google-chat-vs-slack

## Who owns Google Chat?

Google Chat is owned by Google. Brandwave also tracks AppSheet, Chrome Remote Desktop, Firebase, Fitbit, Google, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Classroom, Google Cloud, Google Drive, Google Forms, Google Gemini, Google Maps, Google Maps Platform, Google Meet, Google Nest, Google Slides, Google Translate, Google Workspace, Looker, Looker Studio, Snapseed, YouTube and YouTube Music, owned by the same company, worldwide.

- [Google](/demand/global-en/companies/google): Owns 36 tracked 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

### Who owns Google Chat?

Google Chat is owned by Google. Brandwave also tracks AppSheet, Chrome Remote Desktop, Firebase, Fitbit, Google, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Classroom, Google Cloud, Google Drive, Google Forms, Google Gemini, Google Maps, Google Maps Platform, Google Meet, Google Nest, Google Slides, Google Translate, Google Workspace, Looker, Looker Studio, Snapseed, YouTube and YouTube Music, owned by the same company, worldwide.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Google Chat: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/google-chat

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