--- title: "Google Classroom vs Microsoft Teams: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Classroom 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-classroom-vs-microsoft-teams" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Classroom vs Microsoft Teams: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Classroom 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 Classroom and Microsoft Teams - **Competitive set**: Classroom apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Google Classroom Share of Search**: 88.7% - **Microsoft Teams Share of Search**: 3.4% ## Is Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams more popular in search? - In September 2026, Google Classroom had more branded searches than Microsoft Teams among classroom apps in New Zealand. Google Classroom had about 450,000 branded searches, while Microsoft Teams had 17,400. Google Classroom made up 88.7% of all classroom app searches we track, and Microsoft Teams accounted for 3.4%. - Google Classroom was ahead of Microsoft Teams in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Classroom’s share of searches among classroom apps in New Zealand moved from 81.7% to 88.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 450K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Teams’ share of searches among classroom apps in New Zealand moved from 5.6% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20.8K to 17.4K. ## Top classroom apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Google Classroom was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Microsoft Teams was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Google Classroom was listed before Microsoft Teams 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google Classroom | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Seesaw | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Microsoft Teams | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | ClassDojo | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about classroom apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which classroom app should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Google Classroom, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Seesaw - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best classroom apps in New Zealand?": 1. Google Classroom, 2. Seesaw, 3. Microsoft Teams - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best classroom app in New Zealand for school communication?": 1. Seesaw - Searched Google, AI Overview "best classroom app": 1. Google Classroom, 2. ClassDojo - Searched Google, AI Overview "school communication app nz": named none of the brands we track 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 classroom apps in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Google Classroom in New Zealand rose 49.5% over 12 measured months, from 301K to 450K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Teams in New Zealand fell 16.4% over 12 measured months, from 20.8K to 17.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Google Classroom estimated searches | Google Classroom Share of Search | Google Classroom rank | Microsoft Teams estimated searches | Microsoft Teams Share of Search | Microsoft Teams rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 301K | 81.7% | 1 | 20.8K | 5.6% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 246K | 77.4% | 1 | 16.9K | 5.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 55.9% | 1 | 9.5K | 13.1% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 68.6% | 1 | 13.9K | 19.3% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 550K | 88% | 1 | 24.9K | 4% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 673K | 86.8% | 1 | 31.7K | 4.1% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 301K | 87% | 1 | 17.8K | 5.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 550K | 89% | 1 | 21.3K | 3.4% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 551K | 88.7% | 1 | 21.5K | 3.5% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 301K | 87.1% | 1 | 17.8K | 5.2% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 550K | 89.2% | 1 | 20.7K | 3.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 450K | 88.7% | 1 | 17.4K | 3.4% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Classroom’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 Classroom**: Measured on the search terms “class google classroom”, “e google classroom”, “google classroom”, “google classroom 6”, “google classroom home”, “google classroom homework”, “google classroom room”, “google classroom unblocked” and “googleclassroom”, 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 Classroom profile](/demand/nz/brands/google-classroom) - [Microsoft Teams profile](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-teams) - [All classroom apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-classroom-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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 Classroom or Microsoft Teams more popular in search? In September 2026, Google Classroom had more branded searches than Microsoft Teams among classroom apps in New Zealand. Google Classroom had about 450,000 branded searches, while Microsoft Teams had 17,400. Google Classroom made up 88.7% of all classroom app searches we track, and Microsoft Teams accounted for 3.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Classroom vs Microsoft Teams: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-classroom-vs-microsoft-teams This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-classroom-vs-microsoft-teams. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.