--- title: "Google Chat vs Microsoft Teams: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Google Chat 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/google-chat-vs-microsoft-teams" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Chat vs Microsoft Teams: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Google Chat 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**: Google Chat and Microsoft Teams - **Competitive set**: Team chat apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Google Chat Share of Search**: 11.2% - **Microsoft Teams Share of Search**: 10.5% ## Is Google Chat or Microsoft Teams more popular in search? - In September 2026, Google Chat had more branded searches than Microsoft Teams among team chat apps in New Zealand. Google Chat had about 18,500 branded searches, while Microsoft Teams had 17,400. Google Chat made up 11.2% of all team chat app searches we track, and Microsoft Teams accounted for 10.5%. - The lead changed hands 5 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Google Chat took it in December 2025, Microsoft Teams took it in January 2026, Google Chat took it in June 2026, Microsoft Teams took it in July 2026, Google Chat took it in September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Chat’s share of searches among team chat apps in New Zealand moved from 9.8% to 11.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.8K to 18.5K. - 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, both Google Chat and Microsoft Teams showed up in all five answers. Microsoft Teams was listed before Google Chat 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, Microsoft Teams lost share of searches among team chat apps in New Zealand, from 12.3% to 10.5%. - In September 2026, Google Chat rose from 3rd to 2nd among team chat apps in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Google Chat estimated searches | Google Chat Share of Search | Google Chat rank | Microsoft Teams estimated searches | Microsoft Teams Share of Search | Microsoft Teams rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.8K | 9.8% | 3 | 20.8K | 10.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 15.4K | 8.3% | 3 | 16.9K | 9.1% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 12.7K | 8.6% | 2 | 9.5K | 6.5% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 12.8K | 8.3% | 3 | 13.9K | 9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 15.3K | 9.1% | 3 | 24.9K | 14.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 23.1K | 10.8% | 3 | 31.7K | 14.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 15.7K | 8.4% | 3 | 17.8K | 9.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 18.6K | 9.6% | 3 | 21.3K | 10.9% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 22.9K | 13.2% | 2 | 21.5K | 12.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 15.7K | 9.6% | 3 | 17.8K | 10.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 18.9K | 11.2% | 3 | 20.7K | 12.3% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 18.5K | 11.2% | 2 | 17.4K | 10.5% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Chat’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. - **Google Chat**: Measured on the search terms “google chat”, “google chat app”, “google chat avenue”, “google chat spaces”, “google chat workspace”, “googlechat” and “googlechat app”, 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. - [Google Chat profile](/demand/nz/brands/google-chat) - [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 Google Chat or Microsoft Teams more popular in search? In September 2026, Google Chat had more branded searches than Microsoft Teams among team chat apps in New Zealand. Google Chat had about 18,500 branded searches, while Microsoft Teams had 17,400. Google Chat made up 11.2% of all team chat app searches we track, and Microsoft Teams accounted for 10.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Chat vs Microsoft Teams: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-chat-vs-microsoft-teams This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-chat-vs-microsoft-teams. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.