--- title: "Microsoft Teams vs Workplace: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Microsoft Teams or Workplace more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Team chat apps 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-workplace" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Microsoft Teams vs Workplace: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Microsoft Teams or Workplace more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Team chat apps 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 Workplace - **Competitive set**: Team chat apps - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Microsoft Teams Share of Search**: 10.5% - **Workplace Share of Search**: 0.03% ## Is Microsoft Teams or Workplace more popular in search? - In September 2026, Microsoft Teams had more branded searches than Workplace among team chat apps in New Zealand. Microsoft Teams had about 17,400 branded searches, while Workplace had 50. Microsoft Teams made up 10.5% of all team chat app searches we track, and Workplace accounted for 0.03%. - Microsoft Teams was ahead of Workplace in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Teams’ share of searches among team chat apps in New Zealand moved from 10.8% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20.8K to 17.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Workplace’s share of searches among team chat apps in New Zealand held steady at 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60 to 50. ## Top team chat apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Teams appeared in all five answers. Workplace was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Microsoft Teams was listed before Workplace 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Slack | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Microsoft Teams | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Google Chat | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Discord | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pumble | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Rocket.Chat | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Workplace | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Zoho Cliq | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about team chat apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which team chat app should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Microsoft Teams, 2. Slack, 3. Google Chat, 4. Discord - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best team chat apps in New Zealand?": 1. Microsoft Teams, 2. Slack, 3. Google Chat, 4. Rocket.Chat, 5. Workplace - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best team chat app in New Zealand for a small team?": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat, 4. Pumble - Searched Google, AI Overview "best team chat app": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat, 4. Discord, 5. Pumble - Searched Google, AI Overview "work chat app": 1. Slack, 2. Microsoft Teams, 3. Google Chat, 4. Discord Not named in any answer: Zoho Cliq. 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 team chat apps in September 2026? - In September 2026, Microsoft Teams lost share of searches among team chat apps in New Zealand, from 12.3% to 10.5%. - In September 2026, Workplace fell from 7th to 8th among team chat apps in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Microsoft Teams estimated searches | Microsoft Teams Share of Search | Microsoft Teams rank | Workplace estimated searches | Workplace Share of Search | Workplace rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 20.8K | 10.8% | 2 | 60 | 0.03% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 16.9K | 9.1% | 2 | 50 | 0.03% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 9.5K | 6.5% | 3 | 60 | 0.04% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 13.9K | 9% | 2 | 40 | 0.03% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 24.9K | 14.8% | 2 | 30 | 0.02% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 31.7K | 14.9% | 2 | 60 | 0.03% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 17.8K | 9.5% | 2 | 30 | 0.02% | 8 | | May 2026 | 21.3K | 10.9% | 2 | 50 | 0.03% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 21.5K | 12.4% | 3 | 30 | 0.02% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 17.8K | 10.9% | 2 | 40 | 0.02% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 20.7K | 12.3% | 2 | 50 | 0.03% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 17.4K | 10.5% | 3 | 50 | 0.03% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Teams’ and Workplace’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 “installing microsoft teams”, “microsoft teams”, “microsoft teams business”, “microsoft teams essentials”, “microsoft teams web”, “microsoftteams” and “ms teams”, summed into one figure. - **Workplace**: Measured on the search terms “workplace app”, “workplace from meta” and “workplace workspace”, summed into one figure. - [Microsoft Teams profile](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-teams) - [Workplace profile](/demand/nz/brands/workplace) - [All team chat apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-team-chat-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Teams or Workplace more popular in search? In September 2026, Microsoft Teams had more branded searches than Workplace among team chat apps in New Zealand. Microsoft Teams had about 17,400 branded searches, while Workplace had 50. Microsoft Teams made up 10.5% of all team chat app searches we track, and Workplace accounted for 0.03%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Microsoft Teams vs Workplace: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-workplace This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-workplace. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.