--- title: "Adobe Photoshop: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand" description: "Adobe Photoshop is a creative image-editing product family for photographs, composites and graphics. This brand includes attributable Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Express queries, with Lightroom and other Adobe products tracked separately. 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/nz/brands/adobe-photoshop" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adobe Photoshop: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand Adobe Photoshop is a creative image-editing product family for photographs, composites and graphics. This brand includes attributable Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Express queries, with Lightroom and other Adobe products tracked separately. 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 - **Brand**: Adobe Photoshop - **Owned by**: Adobe - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Aug 2026 - **Share of Search among graphic design tools**: 1.2% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Graphic design tools | 3 | 1.2% | 8.9K | - [Graphic design tools](/demand/nz/categories/nz-graphic-design-tools) ## How has branded search demand for Adobe Photoshop changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Adobe Photoshop in New Zealand fell from 11.2K to 8.9K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Adobe Photoshop’s estimated Share of Search among graphic design tools in New Zealand peaked at 2.4% in January 2026 and was lowest at 1.1% in June 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand graphic design tools in August 2026? - In August 2026, Canva gained estimated Share of Search among graphic design tools in New Zealand, from 94% to 95.6%. - In August 2026, Figma lost estimated Share of Search among graphic design tools in New Zealand, from 2.7% to 1.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Adobe Illustrator in New Zealand rose 13.4% over 11 measured months, from 3.7K to 4.2K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Affinity in New Zealand fell 56.9% over 11 measured months, from 2K to 880 in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Adobe Photoshop in New Zealand fell 21% over 11 measured months, from 11.2K to 8.9K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Adobe Express in New Zealand fell 18.9% over 11 measured months, from 5.6K to 4.6K in August 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Graphic design tools | 11.2K | 1.6% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Graphic design tools | 9.6K | 1.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Graphic design tools | 7.7K | 2% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Graphic design tools | 7.9K | 2.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Graphic design tools | 11.4K | 1.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Graphic design tools | 11.8K | 1.3% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Graphic design tools | 9.7K | 2% | 3 | | May 2026 | Graphic design tools | 9.9K | 1.4% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Graphic design tools | 9.3K | 1.1% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Graphic design tools | 8K | 1.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Graphic design tools | 8.9K | 1.2% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | Graphic design tools | — | — | — | ## How is Adobe Photoshop measured? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Photoshop’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “adobe photoshop” - “adobe photoshop app” - “adobe photoshop cost” - “adobe photoshop design” - “adobe photoshop express free” - “adobe photoshop free” - “adobe photoshop graphic design” - “adobe photoshop nz” - “adobe photoshop online” - “adobe photoshop templates” - “adobephotoshop” - “ai photoshop” - “free photoshop” - “photoshop” - “photoshop ai” - “photoshop cost” - “photoshop elements” - “photoshop ex” - “photoshop express” - “photoshop near me” - “photoshop online” - “photoshop online free” - “photoshop web” ## Which graphic design tools compete with Adobe Photoshop? - [Canva](/demand/nz/brands/canva): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/adobe-photoshop-vs-canva - [Figma](/demand/nz/brands/figma): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/adobe-photoshop-vs-figma - [Adobe Express](/demand/nz/brands/adobe-express): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/adobe-express-vs-adobe-photoshop - [Adobe Illustrator](/demand/nz/brands/adobe-illustrator): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/adobe-illustrator-vs-adobe-photoshop - [Affinity](/demand/nz/brands/affinity): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/adobe-photoshop-vs-affinity ## Who owns Adobe Photoshop? Adobe Photoshop is owned by Adobe. Brandwave also tracks Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Stock, owned by the same company, in New Zealand. - [Adobe](/demand/nz/companies/adobe): Owns 12 tracked 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 ### Who owns Adobe Photoshop? Adobe Photoshop is owned by Adobe. Brandwave also tracks Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Stock, owned by the same company, in New Zealand. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adobe Photoshop: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/adobe-photoshop This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/adobe-photoshop. 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