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title: "Canva vs Microsoft PowerPoint: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Canva or Microsoft PowerPoint more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Presentation software 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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# Canva vs Microsoft PowerPoint: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Canva or Microsoft PowerPoint more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Presentation software 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**: Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint
- **Competitive set**: Presentation software
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Canva Share of Search**: 86.4%
- **Microsoft PowerPoint Share of Search**: 3.6%

## Is Canva or Microsoft PowerPoint more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Canva had more branded searches than Microsoft PowerPoint among presentation software in New Zealand. Canva had about 679,000 branded searches, while Microsoft PowerPoint had 28,500. Canva made up 86.4% of all presentation software searches we track, and Microsoft PowerPoint accounted for 3.6%.
- Canva was ahead of Microsoft PowerPoint in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Canva’s share of searches among presentation software in New Zealand moved from 86.8% to 86.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 679K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft PowerPoint’s share of searches among presentation software in New Zealand moved from 3% to 3.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 23.7K to 28.5K.

## Top presentation software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint showed up in all five answers. Canva was listed before Microsoft PowerPoint in three of them.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canva | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Google Slides | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Gamma | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Prezi | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Keynote | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Pitch | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about presentation software

- Asked ChatGPT "Which presentation tool should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Microsoft PowerPoint, 2. Canva, 3. Google Slides, 4. Gamma
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best presentation tools in New Zealand?": 1. Canva, 2. Microsoft PowerPoint, 3. Google Slides, 4. Gamma, 5. Keynote, 6. Prezi
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best presentation tool in New Zealand for slide decks?": 1. Canva, 2. Microsoft PowerPoint, 3. Google Slides, 4. Gamma
- Searched Google, AI Overview "presentation software": 1. Microsoft PowerPoint, 2. Google Slides, 3. Canva, 4. Gamma, 5. Prezi, 6. Pitch, 7. Keynote
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best presentation tool": 1. Gamma, 2. Canva, 3. Google Slides, 4. Microsoft PowerPoint, 5. Prezi

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand presentation software in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft PowerPoint in New Zealand rose 20.3% over 12 measured months, from 23.7K to 28.5K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Canva estimated searches | Canva Share of Search | Canva rank | Microsoft PowerPoint estimated searches | Microsoft PowerPoint Share of Search | Microsoft PowerPoint rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 679K | 86.8% | 1 | 23.7K | 3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 680K | 87.4% | 1 | 19.3K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 372K | 91.2% | 1 | 5.8K | 1.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 304K | 92.7% | 1 | 6K | 1.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 678K | 86.9% | 1 | 23.6K | 3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 831K | 84.5% | 1 | 35.2K | 3.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 455K | 86.1% | 1 | 19.6K | 3.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 681K | 83.8% | 1 | 35.1K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 831K | 86.7% | 1 | 29.3K | 3.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 456K | 86.7% | 1 | 16.6K | 3.1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 680K | 86.3% | 1 | 29.2K | 3.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 679K | 86.4% | 1 | 28.5K | 3.6% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Canva’s and Microsoft PowerPoint’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.

- **Canva**: Measured on the search terms “canva”, “canva ai”, “canva company”, “canva downloader”, “canva for educators”, “canva home”, “canva instructure”, “canva lms”, “canva om”, “canva powerpoint”, “canva pro”, “canva slides”, “canva websites”, “google canva”, “home canva” and “my canva”, summed into one figure.
- **Microsoft PowerPoint**: Measured on the search terms “ai powerpoint maker”, “downloadable powerpoint”, “microsoft powerpoint”, “microsoft powerpoint presentation”, “microsoft powerpoint slides”, “microsoft powerpoint templates”, “microsoftpowerpoint”, “microsoftpowerpoint templates”, “ms powerpoint”, “powerpoint”, “powerpoint ai”, “powerpoint presenter view” and “powerpoint viewer”, summed into one figure.

- [Canva profile](/demand/nz/brands/canva)
- [Microsoft PowerPoint profile](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-powerpoint)
- [All presentation software in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-presentation-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Canva or Microsoft PowerPoint more popular in search?

In September 2026, Canva had more branded searches than Microsoft PowerPoint among presentation software in New Zealand. Canva had about 679,000 branded searches, while Microsoft PowerPoint had 28,500. Canva made up 86.4% of all presentation software searches we track, and Microsoft PowerPoint accounted for 3.6%.

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