--- title: "Google Translate vs Microsoft Translator: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Google Translate or Microsoft Translator? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Translation 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-translate-vs-microsoft-translator" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Translate vs Microsoft Translator: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Google Translate or Microsoft Translator? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Translation 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 Translate and Microsoft Translator - **Competitive set**: Translation tools - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Google Translate Share of Search**: 92% - **Microsoft Translator Share of Search**: 0.39% ## Which is more popular in search, Google Translate or Microsoft Translator? - In August 2026, Google Translate had more branded searches than Microsoft Translator among translation tools in New Zealand. Google Translate was estimated to have 598K branded searches compared to Microsoft Translator’s 2.5K, and held a 92% Share of Search versus Microsoft Translator’s 0.39%. - Google Translate was ahead of Microsoft Translator in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Translate’s estimated Share of Search among translation tools in New Zealand moved from 95.6% to 92%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 578K to 598K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Translator’s estimated Share of Search among translation tools in New Zealand moved from 0.06% to 0.39%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 360 to 2.5K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand translation tools in August 2026? - In August 2026, Google Translate gained estimated Share of Search among translation tools in New Zealand, from 87.8% to 92%. - In August 2026, Microsoft Translator rose from 5th to 4th among translation tools in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Google Translate estimated searches | Google Translate Share of Search | Google Translate rank | Microsoft Translator estimated searches | Microsoft Translator Share of Search | Microsoft Translator rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 578K | 95.6% | 1 | 360 | 0.06% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 577K | 95.5% | 1 | 930 | 0.15% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 471K | 95.7% | 1 | 620 | 0.13% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 475K | 95.6% | 1 | 630 | 0.13% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 493K | 94.5% | 1 | 530 | 0.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 599K | 93.7% | 1 | 440 | 0.07% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 500K | 94.1% | 1 | 210 | 0.04% | 5 | | May 2026 | 655K | 92.6% | 1 | 210 | 0.03% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 774K | 92.9% | 1 | 330 | 0.04% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 652K | 87.8% | 1 | 370 | 0.05% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 598K | 92% | 1 | 2.5K | 0.39% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Translate’s and Microsoft Translator’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 Translate**: Measured on the search terms “eng to fil google translate”, “google translate”, “google translate add on chrome”, “google translate app”, “google translate app android”, “google translate eng to hin”, “google translate english”, “google translate english to china”, “google translate english to espanol”, “google translate english to japan”, “google translate english to sinhala”, “google translate near me”, “google translate new zealand”, “google translate nz”, “google translate online”, “google translate site”, “google translate translate”, “googletranslate”, “googletranslate translate” and “translate google com”, summed into one figure. - **Microsoft Translator**: Measured on the search terms “app microsoft translator”, “microsoft translator”, “microsoft translator app”, “microsoft translator online”, “microsoft translator translate”, “microsofttranslator” and “microsofttranslator translate”, summed into one figure. - [Google Translate profile](/demand/nz/brands/google-translate) - [Microsoft Translator profile](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-translator) - [All translation tools in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-translation-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 Translate or Microsoft Translator? In August 2026, Google Translate had more branded searches than Microsoft Translator among translation tools in New Zealand. Google Translate was estimated to have 598K branded searches compared to Microsoft Translator’s 2.5K, and held a 92% Share of Search versus Microsoft Translator’s 0.39%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Translate vs Microsoft Translator: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-translate-vs-microsoft-translator This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-translate-vs-microsoft-translator. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.