--- title: "Meta Ads vs Microsoft Advertising: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Meta Ads or Microsoft Advertising? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Advertising platforms 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/meta-ads-vs-microsoft-advertising" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Meta Ads vs Microsoft Advertising: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Meta Ads or Microsoft Advertising? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Advertising platforms 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**: Meta Ads and Microsoft Advertising - **Competitive set**: Advertising platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Meta Ads Share of Search**: 17.5% - **Microsoft Advertising Share of Search**: 1.2% ## Which is more popular in search, Meta Ads or Microsoft Advertising? - In August 2026, Meta Ads had more branded searches than Microsoft Advertising among advertising platforms in New Zealand. Meta Ads was estimated to have 4.6K branded searches compared to Microsoft Advertising’s 320, and held a 17.5% Share of Search versus Microsoft Advertising’s 1.2%. - Meta Ads was ahead of Microsoft Advertising in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Meta Ads’ estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand moved from 12.7% to 17.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7K to 4.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Advertising’s estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand moved from 1.6% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 330 to 320. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand advertising platforms in August 2026? - In August 2026, Meta Ads lost estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand, from 23.7% to 17.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Meta Ads estimated searches | Meta Ads Share of Search | Meta Ads rank | Microsoft Advertising estimated searches | Microsoft Advertising Share of Search | Microsoft Advertising rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.7K | 12.7% | 2 | 330 | 1.6% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 2.7K | 12.8% | 2 | 330 | 1.6% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 2K | 13.9% | 2 | 210 | 1.4% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 3K | 16.2% | 2 | 210 | 1.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 3K | 16% | 2 | 270 | 1.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 3.3K | 14.4% | 2 | 390 | 1.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 16.1% | 2 | 320 | 1.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | 4.4K | 18.7% | 2 | 260 | 1.1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 6.1K | 23.7% | 2 | 320 | 1.3% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 6.1K | 23.7% | 2 | 270 | 1.1% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 4.6K | 17.5% | 2 | 320 | 1.2% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Meta Ads’ and Microsoft Advertising’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. - **Meta Ads**: Measured on the search terms “fb meta ads”, “meta ads”, “meta ads ads manager”, “meta ads advertising”, “meta ads near me”, “meta ads online”, “metaads” and “metaads manager”, summed into one figure. - **Microsoft Advertising**: Measured on the search terms “ads microsoft com”, “microsoft advertising”, “microsoft advertising online” and “microsoftadvertising”, summed into one figure. - [Meta Ads profile](/demand/nz/brands/meta-ads) - [Microsoft Advertising profile](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-advertising) - [All advertising platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-advertising-platforms): 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, Meta Ads or Microsoft Advertising? In August 2026, Meta Ads had more branded searches than Microsoft Advertising among advertising platforms in New Zealand. Meta Ads was estimated to have 4.6K branded searches compared to Microsoft Advertising’s 320, and held a 17.5% Share of Search versus Microsoft Advertising’s 1.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Meta Ads vs Microsoft Advertising: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/meta-ads-vs-microsoft-advertising This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/meta-ads-vs-microsoft-advertising. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.