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title: "Keynote vs Microsoft PowerPoint: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Keynote or Microsoft PowerPoint? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Presentation software 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."
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# Keynote vs Microsoft PowerPoint: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Keynote or Microsoft PowerPoint? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Presentation software 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**: Keynote and Microsoft PowerPoint
- **Competitive set**: Presentation software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Keynote Share of Search**: <0.01%
- **Microsoft PowerPoint Share of Search**: 1.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Keynote or Microsoft PowerPoint?

- In August 2026, Microsoft PowerPoint had more branded searches than Keynote among presentation software worldwide. Microsoft PowerPoint was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Keynote’s 6.6K, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus Keynote’s <0.01%.
- Microsoft PowerPoint was ahead of Keynote in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Keynote’s estimated Share of Search among presentation software worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft PowerPoint’s estimated Share of Search among presentation software worldwide moved from 2.4% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.1M to 2.7M.

## How did search popularity change for presentation software worldwide in August 2026?

- Microsoft PowerPoint’s estimated Share of Search among presentation software worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.9% to 1.6% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Keynote worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 6.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Keynote estimated searches | Keynote Share of Search | Keynote rank | Microsoft PowerPoint estimated searches | Microsoft PowerPoint Share of Search | Microsoft PowerPoint rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | <0.01% | 5 | 6.1M | 2.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.1K | <0.01% | 5 | 6.1M | 2.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.6K | <0.01% | 5 | 5M | 2.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | <0.01% | 5 | 5M | 2.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.1K | <0.01% | 5 | 5M | 2.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1K | <0.01% | 5 | 6.1M | 2.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | <0.01% | 5 | 6.1M | 2.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | <0.01% | 5 | 6.1M | 2.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | <0.01% | 5 | 4.1M | 2.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | <0.01% | 5 | 2.7M | 2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | <0.01% | 5 | 2.7M | 1.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Keynote’s and Microsoft PowerPoint’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.

- **Keynote**: Measured on the search term “keynote app”.
- **Microsoft PowerPoint**: Measured on the search term “powerpoint”.

- [Keynote profile](/demand/global-en/brands/keynote)
- [Microsoft PowerPoint profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-powerpoint)
- [All presentation software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/presentation-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Keynote or Microsoft PowerPoint?

In August 2026, Microsoft PowerPoint had more branded searches than Keynote among presentation software worldwide. Microsoft PowerPoint was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Keynote’s 6.6K, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus Keynote’s <0.01%.

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