--- title: "Google Cloud Storage: search popularity worldwide" description: "Google Cloud’s object storage service. 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/global-en/brands/google-cloud-storage" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Cloud Storage: search popularity worldwide Google Cloud’s object storage service. 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 - **Brand**: Google Cloud Storage - **Owned by**: Google - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among cloud object storage providers**: 0.85% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cloud object storage providers | 5 | 0.85% | 60.5K | - [Cloud object storage providers](/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-object-storage-providers) ## Top cloud object storage providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Google Cloud Storage appeared in all five answers. Google Cloud Storage is the second most recommended of the seven. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Amazon Web Services | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Google Cloud Storage | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Azure Blob Storage | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cloudflare | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Backblaze | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Wasabi | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | DigitalOcean | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about cloud object storage providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which cloud object storage provider should I use?": 1. Amazon Web Services, 2. Cloudflare, 3. Google Cloud Storage, 4. Azure Blob Storage, 5. Backblaze - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cloud object storage providers?": 1. Amazon Web Services, 2. Google Cloud Storage, 3. Azure Blob Storage, 4. Cloudflare, 5. Backblaze, 6. Wasabi - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cloud object storage provider for application files?": 1. Amazon Web Services, 2. Cloudflare, 3. Google Cloud Storage, 4. Backblaze, 5. Azure Blob Storage - Searched Google, AI Overview "cloud object storage providers": 1. Amazon Web Services, 2. Azure Blob Storage, 3. Google Cloud Storage, 4. Cloudflare, 5. Wasabi, 6. Backblaze - Searched Google, AI Overview "best cloud object storage": 1. Amazon Web Services, 2. Google Cloud Storage, 3. Azure Blob Storage, 4. Backblaze, 5. Wasabi Not named in any answer: DigitalOcean. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Google Cloud Storage changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Google Cloud Storage worldwide fell from 74K to 60.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Cloud Storage’s share of searches among cloud object storage providers worldwide held steady, from 0.82% to 0.85%. ## How did search popularity change for cloud object storage providers worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Amazon Web Services gained share of searches among cloud object storage providers worldwide, from 27.9% to 31.5%. - In September 2026, DigitalOcean gained share of searches among cloud object storage providers worldwide, from 6.9% to 7.8%. - In September 2026, Cloudflare lost share of searches among cloud object storage providers worldwide, from 62.5% to 57.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Backblaze worldwide rose 48% over 12 measured months, from 92.7K to 137K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Azure Blob Storage worldwide fell 32.9% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 22.2K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Wasabi worldwide fell 25.6% over 12 measured months, from 13.5K to 10.1K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Cloud object storage providers | 74K | 0.82% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Cloud object storage providers | 74K | 0.61% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Cloud object storage providers | 60.5K | 0.92% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Cloud object storage providers | 60.5K | 1.2% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Cloud object storage providers | 60.5K | 1.2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Cloud object storage providers | 74K | 1.2% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Cloud object storage providers | 60.5K | 1% | 5 | | May 2026 | Cloud object storage providers | 60.5K | 1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Cloud object storage providers | 60.5K | 1% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Cloud object storage providers | 60.5K | 1% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Cloud object storage providers | 49.5K | 0.76% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Cloud object storage providers | 60.5K | 0.85% | 5 | ## How are Google Cloud Storage’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Cloud Storage’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “google cloud storage” ## Which cloud object storage providers compete with Google Cloud Storage? - [Cloudflare](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare) - [Amazon Web Services](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-web-services): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/amazon-web-services-vs-google-cloud-storage - [DigitalOcean](/demand/global-en/brands/digitalocean): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/digitalocean-vs-google-cloud-storage - [Backblaze](/demand/global-en/brands/backblaze): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/backblaze-vs-google-cloud-storage - [Azure Blob Storage](/demand/global-en/brands/azure-blob-storage): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/azure-blob-storage-vs-google-cloud-storage - [Wasabi](/demand/global-en/brands/wasabi-storage): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/google-cloud-storage-vs-wasabi-storage ## Who owns Google Cloud Storage? Google Cloud Storage is owned by Google. Brandwave also tracks AppSheet, Chrome Remote Desktop, Display & Video 360, Firebase, Fitbit, Gemini, Gmail, Google, Google Ads, Google Alerts, Google Analytics, Google Artifact Registry, Google Authenticator, Google Chat, Google Chrome, Google Chromecast, Google Classroom, Google Cloud, Google Cloud Dataflow, Google Cloud Identity, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Google Cloud Run, Google Cloud Secret Manager, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, Google Cloud Vertex AI, Google Colab, Google DeepMind, Google Display & Video 360, Google Document AI, Google Drive, Google Earth Engine, Google Family Link, Google Forms, Google Keep, Google Keyword Planner, Google Maps, Google Maps Platform, Google Meet, Google Meridian, Google Nest, Google Nest Wifi, Google Project Management Certificate, Google Rich Results Test, Google Security Operations, Google Slides, Google Tasks, Google Threat Intelligence, Google Translate, Google Vault, Google Veo, Google Workspace, Looker, Looker Studio, Material Symbols, NotebookLM, Snapseed, TensorFlow Serving, YouTube, YouTube Music, YouTube Studio and YouTube TV, owned by the same company, worldwide. - [Google](/demand/global-en/companies/google): Owns 68 tracked 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 ### Who owns Google Cloud Storage? Google Cloud Storage is owned by Google. Brandwave also tracks AppSheet, Chrome Remote Desktop, Display & Video 360, Firebase, Fitbit, Gemini, Gmail, Google, Google Ads, Google Alerts, Google Analytics, Google Artifact Registry, Google Authenticator, Google Chat, Google Chrome, Google Chromecast, Google Classroom, Google Cloud, Google Cloud Dataflow, Google Cloud Identity, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Google Cloud Run, Google Cloud Secret Manager, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, Google Cloud Vertex AI, Google Colab, Google DeepMind, Google Display & Video 360, Google Document AI, Google Drive, Google Earth Engine, Google Family Link, Google Forms, Google Keep, Google Keyword Planner, Google Maps, Google Maps Platform, Google Meet, Google Meridian, Google Nest, Google Nest Wifi, Google Project Management Certificate, Google Rich Results Test, Google Security Operations, Google Slides, Google Tasks, Google Threat Intelligence, Google Translate, Google Vault, Google Veo, Google Workspace, Looker, Looker Studio, Material Symbols, NotebookLM, Snapseed, TensorFlow Serving, YouTube, YouTube Music, YouTube Studio and YouTube TV, owned by the same company, worldwide. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Cloud Storage: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/google-cloud-storage This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/google-cloud-storage. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.