--- title: "Microsoft Teams vs Whereby: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Teams or Whereby? 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/microsoft-teams-vs-whereby" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Microsoft Teams vs Whereby: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Teams or Whereby? 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**: Microsoft Teams and Whereby - **Competitive set**: Video conferencing tools - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Microsoft Teams Share of Search**: 35.7% - **Whereby Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Teams or Whereby? - In August 2026, Microsoft Teams had more branded searches than Whereby among video conferencing tools in New Zealand. Microsoft Teams was estimated to have 28.3K branded searches compared to Whereby’s 900, and held a 35.7% Share of Search versus Whereby’s 1.1%. - Microsoft Teams was ahead of Whereby in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Teams’ estimated Share of Search among video conferencing tools in New Zealand moved from 32.6% to 35.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 23.8K to 28.3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Whereby’s estimated Share of Search among video conferencing tools in New Zealand moved from 1% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 760 to 900. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand video conferencing tools in August 2026? - In August 2026, Microsoft Teams lost estimated Share of Search among video conferencing tools in New Zealand, from 37.2% to 35.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Whereby in New Zealand rose 18.4% over 11 measured months, from 760 to 900 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Microsoft Teams estimated searches | Microsoft Teams Share of Search | Microsoft Teams rank | Whereby estimated searches | Whereby Share of Search | Whereby rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 23.8K | 32.6% | 2 | 760 | 1% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 20K | 29% | 2 | 740 | 1.1% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 11.7K | 22.7% | 2 | 750 | 1.5% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 17K | 29.5% | 2 | 770 | 1.3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 29.7K | 41% | 2 | 750 | 1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 38.4K | 42.4% | 2 | 1K | 1.1% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 23.5K | 31.6% | 2 | 950 | 1.3% | 5 | | May 2026 | 30.6K | 33.5% | 2 | 930 | 1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 36.1K | 41% | 2 | 1K | 1.2% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 30.3K | 37.2% | 2 | 910 | 1.1% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 28.3K | 35.7% | 2 | 900 | 1.1% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Teams’ 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. - **Microsoft Teams**: Measured on the search terms “download microsoft teams for mac”, “installing microsoft teams”, “microsoft teams”, “microsoft teams app”, “microsoft teams business”, “microsoft teams calling plans”, “microsoft teams com”, “microsoft teams download”, “microsoft teams download mac”, “microsoft teams essentials”, “microsoft teams for mac”, “microsoft teams meeting”, “microsoft teams near me”, “microsoft teams new zealand”, “microsoft teams nz”, “microsoft teams online”, “microsoft teams plans”, “microsoft teams pricing”, “microsoft teams video call”, “microsoft teams web”, “microsoftteams”, “microsoftteams app”, “ms teams”, “ms teams download” and “ms teams online”, summed into one figure. - **Whereby**: Measured on the search terms “whereby”, “whereby app”, “whereby com”, “whereby meeting”, “whereby near me” and “whereby online”, summed into one figure. - [Microsoft Teams profile](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-teams) - [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, 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, Microsoft Teams or Whereby? In August 2026, Microsoft Teams had more branded searches than Whereby among video conferencing tools in New Zealand. Microsoft Teams was estimated to have 28.3K branded searches compared to Whereby’s 900, and held a 35.7% Share of Search versus Whereby’s 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Microsoft Teams vs Whereby: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-whereby This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-whereby. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.