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title: "Microsoft Surface vs MSI: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Surface or MSI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Laptop brands 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."
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# Microsoft Surface vs MSI: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Surface or MSI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Laptop brands 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 Surface and MSI
- **Competitive set**: Laptop brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Microsoft Surface Share of Search**: 6.8%
- **MSI Share of Search**: 0.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Surface or MSI?

- In August 2026, Microsoft Surface had more branded searches than MSI among laptop brands in New Zealand. Microsoft Surface was estimated to have 10.1K branded searches compared to MSI’s 740, and held a 6.8% Share of Search versus MSI’s 0.5%.
- Microsoft Surface was ahead of MSI in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Surface’s estimated Share of Search among laptop brands in New Zealand moved from 8.3% to 6.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.8K to 10.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MSI’s estimated Share of Search among laptop brands in New Zealand moved from 0.53% to 0.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 690 to 740.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand laptop brands in August 2026?

Neither Microsoft Surface nor MSI moved beyond provider rounding among laptop brands in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Microsoft Surface estimated searches | Microsoft Surface Share of Search | Microsoft Surface rank | MSI estimated searches | MSI Share of Search | MSI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10.8K | 8.3% | 4 | 690 | 0.53% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 11.5K | 7.9% | 5 | 740 | 0.51% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.4K | 7.4% | 5 | 600 | 0.47% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 10.2K | 6.9% | 5 | 800 | 0.54% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.6K | 6.8% | 5 | 800 | 0.57% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 11K | 5.9% | 5 | 850 | 0.46% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.6K | 6.9% | 5 | 690 | 0.56% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 9.5K | 6.8% | 5 | 740 | 0.53% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 11.3K | 7.6% | 4 | 740 | 0.5% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 10.1K | 7.1% | 5 | 800 | 0.56% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 10.1K | 6.8% | 5 | 740 | 0.5% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Surface’s and MSI’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 Surface**: Measured on the search terms “microsoft com”, “microsoft surface laptop”, “microsoft surface laptop 7”, “microsoft surface near me”, “microsoft surface nz”, “microsoft surface pro 11”, “microsoft surface tab”, “microsoftsurface”, “microsoftsurface laptop”, “pc surface pro”, “surface laptop”, “surface laptop 7”, “surface laptop notebook”, “surface laptop tablet”, “surface pro”, “surface pro 11”, “surface pro 4”, “surface pro 7”, “surface pro 8”, “surface pro 9” and “surface pro laptop”, summed into one figure.
- **MSI**: Measured on the search terms “msi gaming laptop” and “msi laptop”, summed into one figure.

- [Microsoft Surface profile](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-surface)
- [MSI profile](/demand/nz/brands/msi)
- [All laptop brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-laptop-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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, Microsoft Surface or MSI?

In August 2026, Microsoft Surface had more branded searches than MSI among laptop brands in New Zealand. Microsoft Surface was estimated to have 10.1K branded searches compared to MSI’s 740, and held a 6.8% Share of Search versus MSI’s 0.5%.

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