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title: "RingCentral vs Zoom: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, RingCentral or Zoom? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Unified communications 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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# RingCentral vs Zoom: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, RingCentral or Zoom? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Unified communications 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**: RingCentral and Zoom
- **Competitive set**: Unified communications platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **RingCentral Share of Search**: 43.1%
- **Zoom Share of Search**: 8%

## Which is more popular in search, RingCentral or Zoom?

- In August 2026, RingCentral had more branded searches than Zoom among unified communications platforms worldwide. RingCentral was estimated to have 184K branded searches compared to Zoom’s 34K, and held a 43.1% Share of Search versus Zoom’s 8%.
- RingCentral was ahead of Zoom in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, RingCentral’s estimated Share of Search among unified communications platforms worldwide moved from 43.5% to 43.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 223K to 184K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zoom’s estimated Share of Search among unified communications platforms worldwide moved from 9.8% to 8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50.3K to 34K.

## How did search popularity change for unified communications platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, RingCentral gained estimated Share of Search among unified communications platforms worldwide, from 41.8% to 43.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Zoom worldwide fell 32.3% over 11 measured months, from 50.3K to 34K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | RingCentral estimated searches | RingCentral Share of Search | RingCentral rank | Zoom estimated searches | Zoom Share of Search | Zoom rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 223K | 43.5% | 1 | 50.3K | 9.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 193K | 44.5% | 1 | 33.7K | 7.8% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 188K | 45.4% | 1 | 33.9K | 8.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 222K | 37.7% | 1 | 41.5K | 7.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 185K | 41.8% | 1 | 34.1K | 7.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 223K | 44% | 1 | 41.5K | 8.2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 223K | 45.5% | 1 | 41.5K | 8.5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 186K | 43.4% | 1 | 34.1K | 8% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 186K | 41.9% | 1 | 34K | 7.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 185K | 41.8% | 1 | 34K | 7.7% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 184K | 43.1% | 1 | 34K | 8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using RingCentral’s and Zoom’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.

- **RingCentral**: Measured on the search terms “ringcentral”, “ringcentral app”, “ringcentral business phone”, “ringcentral com”, “ringcentral phone system”, “ringcentral ringex”, “ringcentral software” and “ringcentral voip”, summed into one figure.
- **Zoom**: Measured on the search terms “video meeting zoom”, “zoom com” and “zoom video meeting”, summed into one figure.

- [RingCentral profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ringcentral)
- [Zoom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zoom)
- [All unified communications platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/unified-communications-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, RingCentral or Zoom?

In August 2026, RingCentral had more branded searches than Zoom among unified communications platforms worldwide. RingCentral was estimated to have 184K branded searches compared to Zoom’s 34K, and held a 43.1% Share of Search versus Zoom’s 8%.

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