--- title: "Microsoft Teams vs Pumble: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Microsoft Teams or Pumble more popular in search? 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/microsoft-teams-vs-pumble" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Microsoft Teams vs Pumble: Which is searched more? Is Microsoft Teams or Pumble more popular in search? 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**: Microsoft Teams and Pumble - **Competitive set**: Team chat apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Microsoft Teams Share of Search**: 9.7% - **Pumble Share of Search**: 0.05% ## Is Microsoft Teams or Pumble more popular in search? - In September 2026, Microsoft Teams had more branded searches than Pumble among team chat apps worldwide. Microsoft Teams had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Pumble had 22,200. Microsoft Teams made up 9.7% of all team chat app searches we track, and Pumble accounted for 0.05%. - Microsoft Teams was ahead of Pumble in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Teams’ share of searches among team chat apps worldwide moved from 8.4% to 9.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.1M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pumble’s share of searches among team chat apps worldwide moved from 0.04% to 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 22.2K. ## Top team chat apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Teams appeared in all five answers. Pumble was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Microsoft Teams was listed before Pumble in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Slack | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Microsoft Teams | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Google Chat | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Discord | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pumble | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about team chat apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which team chat app should I use?": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat, 4. Discord - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best team chat apps?": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat, 4. Discord, 5. Pumble - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best team chat app for workplace messaging?": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat - Searched Google, AI Overview "team chat apps": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat, 4. Discord - Searched Google, AI Overview "business chat app": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat, 4. Pumble Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for team chat apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Microsoft Teams overtook Slack and Google Chat to rank 2nd among team chat apps worldwide, with 9.7% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Pumble worldwide rose 22.7% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 22.2K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Microsoft Teams estimated searches | Microsoft Teams Share of Search | Microsoft Teams rank | Pumble estimated searches | Pumble Share of Search | Pumble rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.1M | 8.4% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.04% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 4.1M | 8.6% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.04% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 2.7M | 6% | 4 | 18.1K | 0.04% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 3.4M | 7.2% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.05% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 8.4% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.06% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 4.1M | 8.4% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.05% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 3.4M | 8.3% | 3 | 22.2K | 0.05% | 5 | | May 2026 | 2.7M | 5.9% | 4 | 22.2K | 0.05% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 2.7M | 7% | 4 | 18.1K | 0.05% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 2.7M | 7% | 4 | 22.2K | 0.06% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 2.7M | 6% | 4 | 18.1K | 0.04% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 4.1M | 9.7% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.05% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Teams’ and Pumble’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. - **Microsoft Teams**: Measured on the search term “microsoft teams”. - **Pumble**: Measured on the search term “pumble”. - [Microsoft Teams profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-teams) - [Pumble profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pumble) - [All team chat apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/team-chat-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Microsoft Teams or Pumble more popular in search? In September 2026, Microsoft Teams had more branded searches than Pumble among team chat apps worldwide. Microsoft Teams had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Pumble had 22,200. Microsoft Teams made up 9.7% of all team chat app searches we track, and Pumble accounted for 0.05%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Microsoft Teams vs Pumble: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-pumble This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-pumble. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.