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title: "Blackboard vs TalentLMS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Blackboard or TalentLMS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Learning management systems set in New Zealand. 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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# Blackboard vs TalentLMS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Blackboard or TalentLMS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Learning management systems set in New Zealand. 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**: Blackboard and TalentLMS
- **Competitive set**: Learning management systems
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Blackboard Share of Search**: 0.06%
- **TalentLMS Share of Search**: 0.31%

## Which is more popular in search, Blackboard or TalentLMS?

- In August 2026, TalentLMS had more branded searches than Blackboard among learning management systems in New Zealand. TalentLMS was estimated to have 170 branded searches compared to Blackboard’s 30, and held a 0.31% Share of Search versus Blackboard’s 0.06%.
- TalentLMS was ahead of Blackboard in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Blackboard’s estimated Share of Search among learning management systems in New Zealand held steady at 0.06%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 30.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TalentLMS’s estimated Share of Search among learning management systems in New Zealand moved from 0.45% to 0.31%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 170.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand learning management systems in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for TalentLMS in New Zealand fell 19% over 11 measured months, from 210 to 170 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Blackboard estimated searches | Blackboard Share of Search | Blackboard rank | TalentLMS estimated searches | TalentLMS Share of Search | TalentLMS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 0.06% | 6 | 210 | 0.45% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 0.09% | 6 | 190 | 0.59% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 30 | 0.31% | 6 | 150 | 1.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | 0.17% | 6 | 140 | 1.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 30 | 0.08% | 6 | 190 | 0.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 80 | 0.1% | 6 | 240 | 0.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 | 0.04% | 6 | 230 | 0.51% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 60 | 0.11% | 6 | 200 | 0.36% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 30 | 0.06% | 6 | 320 | 0.59% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 20 | 0.04% | 6 | 220 | 0.49% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 30 | 0.06% | 6 | 170 | 0.31% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blackboard’s and TalentLMS’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.

- **Blackboard**: Measured on the search terms “blackboard elearning”, “blackboard learn” and “blackboard lms”, summed into one figure.
- **TalentLMS**: Measured on the search terms “talentlms”, “talentlms com”, “talentlms learning management system” and “talentlms lms”, summed into one figure.

- [Blackboard profile](/demand/nz/brands/blackboard)
- [TalentLMS profile](/demand/nz/brands/talentlms)
- [All learning management systems in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-learning-management-systems): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Blackboard or TalentLMS?

In August 2026, TalentLMS had more branded searches than Blackboard among learning management systems in New Zealand. TalentLMS was estimated to have 170 branded searches compared to Blackboard’s 30, and held a 0.31% Share of Search versus Blackboard’s 0.06%.

## Cite this page

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