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title: "Google Chat vs Zoho Cliq: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Google Chat or Zoho Cliq? 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."
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# Google Chat vs Zoho Cliq: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Google Chat or Zoho Cliq? 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 Zoho Cliq
- **Competitive set**: Team chat apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Google Chat Share of Search**: 62.1%
- **Zoho Cliq Share of Search**: 0.29%

## Which is more popular in search, Google Chat or Zoho Cliq?

- In August 2026, Google Chat had more branded searches than Zoho Cliq among team chat apps in New Zealand. Google Chat was estimated to have 19.2K branded searches compared to Zoho Cliq’s 90, and held a 62.1% Share of Search versus Zoho Cliq’s 0.29%.
- Google Chat was ahead of Zoho Cliq in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Chat’s estimated Share of Search among team chat apps in New Zealand moved from 62.3% to 62.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 19.1K to 19.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zoho Cliq’s estimated Share of Search among team chat apps in New Zealand moved from 0.23% to 0.29%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 90.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand team chat apps in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Google Chat gained estimated Share of Search among team chat apps in New Zealand, from 57.5% to 62.1%.
- In August 2026, Zoho Cliq rose from 5th to 3rd among team chat apps in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Google Chat estimated searches | Google Chat Share of Search | Google Chat rank | Zoho Cliq estimated searches | Zoho Cliq Share of Search | Zoho Cliq rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 19.1K | 62.3% | 1 | 70 | 0.23% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 15.6K | 57.1% | 1 | 110 | 0.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.9K | 61.9% | 1 | 80 | 0.38% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.9K | 57.1% | 1 | 120 | 0.53% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 15.6K | 60.9% | 1 | 100 | 0.39% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 23.4K | 61.6% | 1 | 90 | 0.24% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 15.9K | 57% | 1 | 170 | 0.61% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 18.9K | 60.7% | 1 | 180 | 0.58% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 23.1K | 65.5% | 1 | 120 | 0.34% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 16K | 57.5% | 1 | 50 | 0.18% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 19.2K | 62.1% | 1 | 90 | 0.29% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Chat’s and Zoho Cliq’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.

- **Google Chat**: Measured on the search terms “chat google com”, “google chat”, “google chat app”, “google chat app android”, “google chat avenue”, “google chat download”, “google chat live support”, “google chat near me”, “google chat online”, “google chat spaces”, “google chat workspace”, “googlechat” and “googlechat app”, summed into one figure.
- **Zoho Cliq**: Measured on the search terms “zoho cliq”, “zoho cliq app”, “zoho cliq chat” and “zohocliq”, summed into one figure.

- [Google Chat profile](/demand/nz/brands/google-chat)
- [Zoho Cliq profile](/demand/nz/brands/zoho-cliq)
- [All team chat apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-team-chat-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Google Chat or Zoho Cliq?

In August 2026, Google Chat had more branded searches than Zoho Cliq among team chat apps in New Zealand. Google Chat was estimated to have 19.2K branded searches compared to Zoho Cliq’s 90, and held a 62.1% Share of Search versus Zoho Cliq’s 0.29%.

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