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title: "Meta Ads vs Microsoft Advertising: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Meta Ads or Microsoft Advertising? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Advertising platforms 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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# Meta Ads vs Microsoft Advertising: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Meta Ads or Microsoft Advertising? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Advertising platforms 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**: Meta Ads and Microsoft Advertising
- **Competitive set**: Advertising platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Meta Ads Share of Search**: 13.1%
- **Microsoft Advertising Share of Search**: 0.96%

## Which is more popular in search, Meta Ads or Microsoft Advertising?

- In September 2026, Meta Ads had more branded searches than Microsoft Advertising among advertising platforms worldwide. Meta Ads was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Microsoft Advertising’s 60.5K, and held a 13.1% Share of Search versus Microsoft Advertising’s 0.96%.
- Meta Ads was ahead of Microsoft Advertising in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Meta Ads’ estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms worldwide moved from 10.7% to 13.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 823K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Advertising’s estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms worldwide moved from 1.2% to 0.96%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K.

## How did search popularity change for advertising platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Meta Ads lost estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms worldwide, from 15.4% to 13.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Meta Ads estimated searches | Meta Ads Share of Search | Meta Ads rank | Microsoft Advertising estimated searches | Microsoft Advertising Share of Search | Microsoft Advertising rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 10.7% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 450K | 9% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 450K | 9.1% | 2 | 49.5K | 1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 10.8% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 10.8% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 673K | 12.9% | 2 | 74K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 673K | 12.9% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 673K | 12.9% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 12.9% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 673K | 12.9% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 823K | 15.4% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 823K | 13.1% | 2 | 60.5K | 0.96% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Meta Ads’ and Microsoft Advertising’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.

- **Meta Ads**: Measured on the search term “meta ads”.
- **Microsoft Advertising**: Measured on the search term “microsoft advertising”.

- [Meta Ads profile](/demand/global-en/brands/meta-ads)
- [Microsoft Advertising profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-advertising)
- [All advertising platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/advertising-platforms): 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, Meta Ads or Microsoft Advertising?

In September 2026, Meta Ads had more branded searches than Microsoft Advertising among advertising platforms worldwide. Meta Ads was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Microsoft Advertising’s 60.5K, and held a 13.1% Share of Search versus Microsoft Advertising’s 0.96%.

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