--- title: "Google Meet vs Whereby: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Google Meet or Whereby? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video conferencing tools 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-meet-vs-whereby" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Meet vs Whereby: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Google Meet or Whereby? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video conferencing tools 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 Meet and Whereby - **Competitive set**: Video conferencing tools - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Google Meet Share of Search**: 54.5% - **Whereby Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Google Meet or Whereby? - In August 2026, Google Meet had more branded searches than Whereby among video conferencing tools in New Zealand. Google Meet was estimated to have 43.2K branded searches compared to Whereby’s 900, and held a 54.5% Share of Search versus Whereby’s 1.1%. - Google Meet was ahead of Whereby in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Meet’s estimated Share of Search among video conferencing tools in New Zealand moved from 58.4% to 54.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 42.6K to 43.2K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Whereby’s estimated Share of Search among video conferencing tools in New Zealand moved from 1% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 760 to 900. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand video conferencing tools in August 2026? - In August 2026, Google Meet gained estimated Share of Search among video conferencing tools in New Zealand, from 52.9% to 54.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Whereby in New Zealand rose 18.4% over 11 measured months, from 760 to 900 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Google Meet estimated searches | Google Meet Share of Search | Google Meet rank | Whereby estimated searches | Whereby Share of Search | Whereby rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 42.6K | 58.4% | 1 | 760 | 1% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 42.7K | 61.9% | 1 | 740 | 1.1% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 35K | 68% | 1 | 750 | 1.5% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 34.9K | 60.8% | 1 | 770 | 1.3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 35.4K | 48.9% | 1 | 750 | 1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 43.4K | 47.8% | 1 | 1K | 1.1% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 43.2K | 58.1% | 1 | 950 | 1.3% | 5 | | May 2026 | 52.2K | 57.2% | 1 | 930 | 1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 43.6K | 49.5% | 1 | 1K | 1.2% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 43.1K | 52.9% | 1 | 910 | 1.1% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 43.2K | 54.5% | 1 | 900 | 1.1% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Meet’s and Whereby’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 Meet**: Measured on the search terms “free google meet”, “google meet”, “google meet app”, “google meet calling”, “google meet com”, “google meet download”, “google meet joining”, “google meet meeting”, “google meet online”, “google meet video call”, “googlemeet”, “googlemeet app”, “googlemeet meeting”, “googlemeet video call”, “joining google meet” and “meet google com”, summed into one figure. - **Whereby**: Measured on the search terms “whereby”, “whereby app”, “whereby com”, “whereby meeting”, “whereby near me” and “whereby online”, summed into one figure. - [Google Meet profile](/demand/nz/brands/google-meet) - [Whereby profile](/demand/nz/brands/whereby) - [All video conferencing tools in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-video-conferencing-tools): 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 Meet or Whereby? In August 2026, Google Meet had more branded searches than Whereby among video conferencing tools in New Zealand. Google Meet was estimated to have 43.2K branded searches compared to Whereby’s 900, and held a 54.5% Share of Search versus Whereby’s 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Meet vs Whereby: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-meet-vs-whereby This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-meet-vs-whereby. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.