--- title: "Jitsi Meet vs Whereby: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Jitsi Meet or Whereby more popular in search? 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/jitsi-meet-vs-whereby" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Jitsi Meet vs Whereby: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Jitsi Meet or Whereby more popular in search? 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**: Jitsi Meet and Whereby - **Competitive set**: Video conferencing tools - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Jitsi Meet Share of Search**: 0.49% - **Whereby Share of Search**: 0.62% ## Is Jitsi Meet or Whereby more popular in search? - In September 2026, Whereby had more branded searches than Jitsi Meet among video conferencing tools in New Zealand. Whereby had about 500 branded searches, while Jitsi Meet had 390. Whereby made up 0.62% of all video conferencing tool searches we track, and Jitsi Meet accounted for 0.49%. - Whereby was ahead of Jitsi Meet in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Jitsi Meet’s share of searches among video conferencing tools in New Zealand moved from 0.68% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 390. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Whereby’s share of searches among video conferencing tools in New Zealand moved from 1% to 0.62%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 740 to 500. ## Top video conferencing tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Jitsi Meet was mentioned in two out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Whereby did not appear in any of the four answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Zoom | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Microsoft Teams | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Google Meet | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Webex | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Jitsi Meet | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Whereby | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about video conferencing tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which video conferencing tool should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Google Meet, 2. Zoom, 3. Microsoft Teams - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best video conferencing tools in New Zealand?": 1. Zoom, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Meet, 4. Webex, 5. Jitsi Meet - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best video conferencing tool in New Zealand for remote meetings?": 1. Microsoft Teams, 2. Zoom, 3. Google Meet, 4. Webex - Searched Google, AI Overview "video meeting software": 1. Zoom, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Meet, 4. Webex, 5. Jitsi Meet Not named in any answer: Whereby. 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 video conferencing tools in September 2026? - In September 2026, Whereby lost share of searches among video conferencing tools in New Zealand, from 1.2% to 0.62%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Jitsi Meet in New Zealand fell 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 480 to 390 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Jitsi Meet estimated searches | Jitsi Meet Share of Search | Jitsi Meet rank | Whereby estimated searches | Whereby Share of Search | Whereby rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 480 | 0.68% | 6 | 740 | 1% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 260 | 0.39% | 6 | 730 | 1.1% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 320 | 0.64% | 6 | 740 | 1.5% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 320 | 0.58% | 6 | 740 | 1.3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 260 | 0.38% | 6 | 740 | 1.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 320 | 0.37% | 6 | 1K | 1.2% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 260 | 0.36% | 6 | 900 | 1.3% | 5 | | May 2026 | 320 | 0.37% | 6 | 900 | 1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 260 | 0.34% | 6 | 1K | 1.3% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 320 | 0.44% | 6 | 900 | 1.2% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 320 | 0.42% | 6 | 890 | 1.2% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 390 | 0.49% | 6 | 500 | 0.62% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Jitsi 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. - **Jitsi Meet**: Measured on the search term “jitsi meet”. - **Whereby**: Measured on the search terms “whereby”, “whereby app” and “whereby meeting”, summed into one figure. - [Jitsi Meet profile](/demand/nz/brands/jitsi-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, 6 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 Jitsi Meet or Whereby more popular in search? In September 2026, Whereby had more branded searches than Jitsi Meet among video conferencing tools in New Zealand. Whereby had about 500 branded searches, while Jitsi Meet had 390. Whereby made up 0.62% of all video conferencing tool searches we track, and Jitsi Meet accounted for 0.49%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Jitsi Meet vs Whereby: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/jitsi-meet-vs-whereby This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/jitsi-meet-vs-whereby. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.