--- title: "Microsoft 365 vs WPS Office: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Microsoft 365 or WPS Office more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Office suites 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/microsoft-365-vs-wps-office" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Microsoft 365 vs WPS Office: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Microsoft 365 or WPS Office more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Office suites 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**: Microsoft 365 and WPS Office - **Competitive set**: Office suites - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Microsoft 365 Share of Search**: 72.1% - **WPS Office Share of Search**: 1.3% ## Is Microsoft 365 or WPS Office more popular in search? - In September 2026, Microsoft 365 had more branded searches than WPS Office among office suites in New Zealand. Microsoft 365 had about 32,200 branded searches, while WPS Office had 590. Microsoft 365 made up 72.1% of all office suite searches we track, and WPS Office accounted for 1.3%. - Microsoft 365 was ahead of WPS Office in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft 365’s share of searches among office suites in New Zealand moved from 79% to 72.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 43.2K to 32.2K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, WPS Office’s share of searches among office suites in New Zealand held steady at 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 590. ## Top office suites in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Microsoft 365 was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. WPS Office was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Microsoft 365 was listed before WPS Office 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Microsoft 365 | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Google Workspace | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | LibreOffice | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | WPS Office | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Zoho Workplace | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about office suites - Asked ChatGPT "Which office suite should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Microsoft 365, 2. Google Workspace, 3. LibreOffice - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best office suites in New Zealand?": named none of the brands we track - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best office suite in New Zealand for a small office?": 1. Microsoft 365, 2. Google Workspace, 3. LibreOffice - Searched Google, AI Overview "best office suite": 1. Microsoft 365, 2. LibreOffice, 3. Google Workspace, 4. WPS Office - Searched Google, AI Overview "office productivity software": 1. Microsoft 365, 2. Google Workspace, 3. LibreOffice, 4. WPS Office Not named in any answer: Zoho Workplace. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand office suites in September 2026? - In September 2026, Microsoft 365 lost share of searches among office suites in New Zealand, from 73.9% to 72.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for WPS Office in New Zealand fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 590 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Microsoft 365 estimated searches | Microsoft 365 Share of Search | Microsoft 365 rank | WPS Office estimated searches | WPS Office Share of Search | WPS Office rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 43.2K | 79% | 1 | 720 | 1.3% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 41.4K | 79.5% | 1 | 720 | 1.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 22.7K | 72% | 1 | 590 | 1.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 35.5K | 74.8% | 1 | 590 | 1.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 47.2K | 70.1% | 1 | 590 | 0.88% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 55.8K | 80.9% | 1 | 720 | 1% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 42.4K | 77.1% | 1 | 720 | 1.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 53K | 77.5% | 1 | 720 | 1.1% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 44.2K | 74.9% | 1 | 590 | 1% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 44.1K | 76.3% | 1 | 590 | 1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 39.7K | 73.9% | 1 | 720 | 1.3% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 32.2K | 72.1% | 1 | 590 | 1.3% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft 365’s and WPS Office’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. - **Microsoft 365**: Measured on the search terms “microsoft 365”, “microsoft 365 business”, “microsoft 365 email”, “microsoft 365 office”, “microsoft 365 personal”, “microsoft 365 subscriptions”, “microsoft 365 suite”, “microsoft office”, “microsoft office suite”, “microsoft365”, “microsoft365 email” and “microsoft365 office”, summed into one figure. - **WPS Office**: Measured on the search term “wps office”. - [Microsoft 365 profile](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-365) - [WPS Office profile](/demand/nz/brands/wps-office) - [All office suites in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-office-suites): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Microsoft 365 or WPS Office more popular in search? In September 2026, Microsoft 365 had more branded searches than WPS Office among office suites in New Zealand. Microsoft 365 had about 32,200 branded searches, while WPS Office had 590. Microsoft 365 made up 72.1% of all office suite searches we track, and WPS Office accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Microsoft 365 vs WPS Office: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/microsoft-365-vs-wps-office This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/microsoft-365-vs-wps-office. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.