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title: "Microsoft Advertising: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Microsoft Advertising is an advertising platform used by New Zealand marketers. 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-advertising"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Microsoft Advertising: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Microsoft Advertising is an advertising platform used by New Zealand marketers. 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 Advertising
- **Owned by**: Microsoft
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among advertising platforms**: 1.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising platforms | 5 | 1.2% | 320 |

- [Advertising platforms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-advertising-platforms)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Advertising in New Zealand held steady, from 330 to 320.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Advertising’s estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand held steady, from 1.6% to 1.2%.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand advertising platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Google Ads gained estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand, from 67.2% to 74.7%.
- In August 2026, Meta Ads lost estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand, from 23.7% to 17.5%.
- In August 2026, TikTok Ads lost estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand, from 6.7% to 5.2%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Advertising platforms | 330 | 1.6% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Advertising platforms | 330 | 1.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Advertising platforms | 210 | 1.4% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Advertising platforms | 210 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Advertising platforms | 270 | 1.4% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Advertising platforms | 390 | 1.7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Advertising platforms | 320 | 1.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Advertising platforms | 260 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Advertising platforms | 320 | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Advertising platforms | 270 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Advertising platforms | 320 | 1.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Advertising platforms | — | — | — |

## How is Microsoft Advertising measured?

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

- “ads microsoft com”
- “microsoft advertising”
- “microsoft advertising online”
- “microsoftadvertising”

## Which advertising platforms compete with Microsoft Advertising?

- [Google Ads](/demand/nz/brands/google-ads): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/google-ads-vs-microsoft-advertising
- [Meta Ads](/demand/nz/brands/meta-ads): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/meta-ads-vs-microsoft-advertising
- [TikTok Ads](/demand/nz/brands/tiktok-ads): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/microsoft-advertising-vs-tiktok-ads
- [LinkedIn Ads](/demand/nz/brands/linkedin-ads): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/linkedin-ads-vs-microsoft-advertising

## Who owns Microsoft Advertising?

Microsoft Advertising is owned by Microsoft. Brandwave also tracks Microsoft Copilot, Bing, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Ads, Microsoft 365, 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 Advertising?

Microsoft Advertising is owned by Microsoft. Brandwave also tracks Microsoft Copilot, Bing, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Ads, Microsoft 365, 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

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