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title: "FYI vs SharePoint: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is FYI or SharePoint more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document management 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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# FYI vs SharePoint: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is FYI or SharePoint more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document management 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**: FYI and SharePoint
- **Competitive set**: Document management software
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **FYI Share of Search**: 3.5%
- **SharePoint Share of Search**: 95.7%

## Is FYI or SharePoint more popular in search?

- In September 2026, SharePoint had more branded searches than FYI among document management software in New Zealand. SharePoint had about 19,500 branded searches, while FYI had 720. SharePoint made up 95.7% of all document management software searches we track, and FYI accounted for 3.5%.
- SharePoint was ahead of FYI in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, FYI’s share of searches among document management software in New Zealand moved from 4.2% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 720.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SharePoint’s share of searches among document management software in New Zealand moved from 94.9% to 95.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 19.7K to 19.5K.

## Top document management software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SharePoint appeared in all five answers. FYI did not appear in any of the five answers.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SharePoint | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| M-Files | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| DocuWare | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Objective | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| FYI | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about document management software

- Asked ChatGPT "Which document management system should I use in New Zealand?": 1. SharePoint, 2. M-Files, 3. Objective, 4. DocuWare
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best document management systems in New Zealand?": 1. SharePoint, 2. M-Files, 3. Objective, 4. DocuWare
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best document management system in New Zealand for a small office?": 1. SharePoint, 2. M-Files, 3. DocuWare
- Searched Google, AI Overview "document management software nz": 1. M-Files, 2. SharePoint, 3. DocuWare
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best document management system": 1. SharePoint, 2. M-Files, 3. DocuWare

Not named in any answer: FYI.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

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

- In September 2026, SharePoint gained share of searches among document management software in New Zealand, from 94.8% to 95.7%.
- In September 2026, FYI lost share of searches among document management software in New Zealand, from 4.3% to 3.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | FYI estimated searches | FYI Share of Search | FYI rank | SharePoint estimated searches | SharePoint Share of Search | SharePoint rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 880 | 4.2% | 2 | 19.7K | 94.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 880 | 5.1% | 2 | 16.2K | 93.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 720 | 6.1% | 2 | 11K | 92.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 720 | 5.1% | 2 | 13.3K | 93.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 5.8% | 2 | 16.2K | 93.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1K | 4.8% | 2 | 19.5K | 94.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 880 | 4.3% | 2 | 19.2K | 94.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 880 | 4.3% | 2 | 19.5K | 94.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1K | 4.8% | 2 | 19.5K | 94.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 880 | 4.3% | 2 | 19.5K | 94.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 880 | 4.3% | 2 | 19.5K | 94.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 720 | 3.5% | 2 | 19.5K | 95.7% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FYI’s and SharePoint’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.

- **FYI**: Measured on the search term “fyi docs”.
- **SharePoint**: Measured on the search terms “massey sharepoint”, “my sharepoint”, “ryman sharepoint”, “sharepoint”, “sharepoint 365”, “sharepoint administrator”, “sharepoint application”, “sharepoint dms”, “sharepoint intranet”, “sharepoint list”, “sharepoint massey”, “sharepoint records management”, “sharepoint web” and “sharepoint workflow”, summed into one figure.

- [FYI profile](/demand/nz/brands/fyi-docs)
- [SharePoint profile](/demand/nz/brands/sharepoint)
- [All document management software in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-document-management-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 FYI or SharePoint more popular in search?

In September 2026, SharePoint had more branded searches than FYI among document management software in New Zealand. SharePoint had about 19,500 branded searches, while FYI had 720. SharePoint made up 95.7% of all document management software searches we track, and FYI accounted for 3.5%.

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