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title: "Microsoft 365: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Microsoft 365 provides tools and services to provide hosted business email accounts. 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/microsoft-365"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Microsoft 365: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Microsoft 365 provides tools and services to provide hosted business email accounts. 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**: Microsoft 365
- **Owned by**: Microsoft
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among office suites**: 81.5%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Office suites | 1 | 81.5% | 70.5K |

- [Office suites](/demand/nz/categories/nz-office-suites)

## How has branded search demand for Microsoft 365 changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft 365 in New Zealand fell from 95.4K to 70.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft 365’s estimated Share of Search among office suites in New Zealand decreased from 89% to 81.5%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft 365’s estimated Share of Search among office suites in New Zealand peaked at 89% in October 2025 and was lowest at 81.1% in July 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand office suites in August 2026?

- In August 2026, LibreOffice gained estimated Share of Search among office suites in New Zealand, from 4.7% to 6.1%.
- In August 2026, Google Workspace lost estimated Share of Search among office suites in New Zealand, from 14.1% to 12.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft 365 in New Zealand fell 26.1% over 11 measured months, from 95.4K to 70.5K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Zoho Workplace in New Zealand fell 25% over 11 measured months, from 80 to 60 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Office suites | 95.4K | 89% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Office suites | 84.6K | 88.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Office suites | 47.3K | 83.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Office suites | 61K | 82.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Office suites | 91.5K | 81.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Office suites | 109K | 88.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Office suites | 72.8K | 84.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Office suites | 91.4K | 84% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Office suites | 81.5K | 82.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Office suites | 76.2K | 81.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Office suites | 70.5K | 81.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Office suites | — | — | — |

## How is Microsoft 365 measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft 365’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.

- “micro office 365”
- “microsoft 365”
- “microsoft 365 business”
- “microsoft 365 business plans”
- “microsoft 365 business premium”
- “microsoft 365 business standard”
- “microsoft 365 cost”
- “microsoft 365 email”
- “microsoft 365 for mac”
- “microsoft 365 near me”
- “microsoft 365 nz”
- “microsoft 365 office”
- “microsoft 365 online”
- “microsoft 365 personal”
- “microsoft 365 plans”
- “microsoft 365 subscriptions”
- “microsoft 365 suite”
- “microsoft office”
- “microsoft office for mac”
- “microsoft office suite”
- “microsoft365”
- “microsoft365 email”
- “microsoft365 nz”
- “microsoft365 office”
- “office 365”
- “office 365 email”

## Which office suites compete with Microsoft 365?

- [Google Workspace](/demand/nz/brands/google-workspace): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/google-workspace-vs-microsoft-365
- [LibreOffice](/demand/nz/brands/libreoffice): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/libreoffice-vs-microsoft-365
- [Zoho Workplace](/demand/nz/brands/zoho-workplace): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/microsoft-365-vs-zoho-workplace

## Who owns Microsoft 365?

Microsoft 365 is owned by Microsoft. Brandwave also tracks Microsoft Copilot, Bing, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Ads, Microsoft Advertising, Microsoft Authenticator, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Bookings, Microsoft Clarity, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Translator, Microsoft Visio, Minecraft, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, Xbox and Xbox Game Pass, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

- [Microsoft](/demand/nz/companies/microsoft): Owns 35 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 Microsoft 365?

Microsoft 365 is owned by Microsoft. Brandwave also tracks Microsoft Copilot, Bing, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Ads, Microsoft Advertising, Microsoft Authenticator, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Bookings, Microsoft Clarity, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Translator, Microsoft Visio, Minecraft, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, Xbox and Xbox Game Pass, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Microsoft 365: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-365

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