--- title: "Discord vs Microsoft Teams: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Discord or Microsoft Teams more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Team chat apps 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/discord-vs-microsoft-teams" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Discord vs Microsoft Teams: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Discord or Microsoft Teams more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Team chat apps 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**: Discord and Microsoft Teams - **Competitive set**: Team chat apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Discord Share of Search**: 71.6% - **Microsoft Teams Share of Search**: 10.5% ## Is Discord or Microsoft Teams more popular in search? - In September 2026, Discord had more branded searches than Microsoft Teams among team chat apps in New Zealand. Discord had about 118,000 branded searches, while Microsoft Teams had 17,400. Discord made up 71.6% of all team chat app searches we track, and Microsoft Teams accounted for 10.5%. - Discord was ahead of Microsoft Teams in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Discord’s share of searches among team chat apps in New Zealand moved from 73.6% to 71.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 142K to 118K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Teams’ share of searches among team chat apps in New Zealand moved from 10.8% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20.8K to 17.4K. ## Top team chat apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Teams appeared in all five answers. Discord was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Microsoft Teams was listed before Discord in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Slack | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Microsoft Teams | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Google Chat | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Discord | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pumble | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Rocket.Chat | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Workplace | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Zoho Cliq | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about team chat apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which team chat app should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Microsoft Teams, 2. Slack, 3. Google Chat, 4. Discord - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best team chat apps in New Zealand?": 1. Microsoft Teams, 2. Slack, 3. Google Chat, 4. Rocket.Chat, 5. Workplace - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best team chat app in New Zealand for a small team?": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat, 4. Pumble - Searched Google, AI Overview "best team chat app": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat, 4. Discord, 5. Pumble - Searched Google, AI Overview "work chat app": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat, 4. Discord Not named in any answer: Zoho Cliq. 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 team chat apps in September 2026? - In September 2026, Discord gained share of searches among team chat apps in New Zealand, from 69.9% to 71.6%. - In September 2026, Microsoft Teams lost share of searches among team chat apps in New Zealand, from 12.3% to 10.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Discord estimated searches | Discord Share of Search | Discord rank | Microsoft Teams estimated searches | Microsoft Teams Share of Search | Microsoft Teams rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 142K | 73.6% | 1 | 20.8K | 10.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 141K | 76.4% | 1 | 16.9K | 9.1% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 117K | 79.7% | 1 | 9.5K | 6.5% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 118K | 76.6% | 1 | 13.9K | 9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 118K | 70.3% | 1 | 24.9K | 14.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 144K | 67.7% | 1 | 31.7K | 14.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 143K | 76% | 1 | 17.8K | 9.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 143K | 73.6% | 1 | 21.3K | 10.9% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 118K | 67.8% | 1 | 21.5K | 12.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 118K | 72.5% | 1 | 17.8K | 10.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 118K | 69.9% | 1 | 20.7K | 12.3% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 118K | 71.6% | 1 | 17.4K | 10.5% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Discord’s and Microsoft Teams’ 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. - **Discord**: Measured on the search terms “browser discord”, “dating discord servers”, “desktop discord”, “discord”, “discord desktop site”, “discord link”, “discord me”, “discord servers”, “discord web”, “discord web browser” and “sexting discord”, summed into one figure. - **Microsoft Teams**: Measured on the search terms “installing microsoft teams”, “microsoft teams”, “microsoft teams business”, “microsoft teams essentials”, “microsoft teams web”, “microsoftteams” and “ms teams”, summed into one figure. - [Discord profile](/demand/nz/brands/discord) - [Microsoft Teams profile](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-teams) - [All team chat apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-team-chat-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Discord or Microsoft Teams more popular in search? In September 2026, Discord had more branded searches than Microsoft Teams among team chat apps in New Zealand. Discord had about 118,000 branded searches, while Microsoft Teams had 17,400. Discord made up 71.6% of all team chat app searches we track, and Microsoft Teams accounted for 10.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Discord vs Microsoft Teams: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/discord-vs-microsoft-teams This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/discord-vs-microsoft-teams. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.