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title: "Google Chat vs Slack: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Google Chat or Slack? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Team chat apps set worldwide. 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/compare/google-chat-vs-slack"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Google Chat vs Slack: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Google Chat or Slack? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Team chat apps set worldwide. 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**: Google Chat and Slack
- **Competitive set**: Team chat apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Google Chat Share of Search**: 27.8%
- **Slack Share of Search**: 33.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Google Chat or Slack?

- In August 2026, Slack had more branded searches than Google Chat among team chat apps worldwide. Slack was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to Google Chat’s 2.7M, and held a 33.9% Share of Search versus Google Chat’s 27.8%.
- Slack was ahead of Google Chat in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Chat’s estimated Share of Search among team chat apps worldwide moved from 25.6% to 27.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.4M to 2.7M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Slack’s estimated Share of Search among team chat apps worldwide moved from 31.3% to 33.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1M to 3.4M.

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

- 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%.

## Month by month

| Month | Google Chat estimated searches | Google Chat Share of Search | Google Chat rank | Slack estimated searches | Slack Share of Search | Slack rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.4M | 25.6% | 3 | 4.1M | 31.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.7M | 23.9% | 3 | 3.4M | 29.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.7M | 28.3% | 3 | 3.4M | 34.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.7M | 26.1% | 3 | 3.4M | 31.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.7M | 26.1% | 3 | 3.4M | 32% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.4M | 26.2% | 3 | 4.1M | 32% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.4M | 30.2% | 2 | 3.4M | 30.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 3.4M | 32% | 2 | 3.4M | 32% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.7M | 28.3% | 3 | 3.4M | 34.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.7M | 28.3% | 3 | 3.4M | 34.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.7M | 27.8% | 3 | 3.4M | 33.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Chat’s and Slack’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.

- **Google Chat**: Measured on the search term “google chat”.
- **Slack**: Measured on the search term “slack”.

- [Google Chat profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-chat)
- [Slack profile](/demand/global-en/brands/slack)
- [All team chat apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/team-chat-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Google Chat or Slack?

In August 2026, Slack had more branded searches than Google Chat among team chat apps worldwide. Slack was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to Google Chat’s 2.7M, and held a 33.9% Share of Search versus Google Chat’s 27.8%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Google Chat vs Slack: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-chat-vs-slack

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