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How popular isGoogle Drive in search?

In September 2026, people searched for Google Drive by name about 37.2 million times worldwide, about the same as the previous year. These searches made up 91.4% of all global business document management platform searches, placing Google Drive first out of nine platforms. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of searches, September 2026
  1. Google Drive91.4%
  2. SharePoint8.2%
  3. OpenText0.22%
  4. DocuWare0.08%
  5. Laserfiche0.05%
  6. M-Files0.04%
  7. Folderit<0.01%
  8. LogicalDOC<0.01%
  9. Box<0.01%
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Which business document management platforms compete with Google Drive?

Google Drive against business document management platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Google Drive, SharePoint. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthGoogle DriveSharePointOpenTextDocuWareLaserficheM-FilesFolderitLogicalDOCBox
Oct 202592.7%6.8%0.28%0.1%0.06%0.05%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Nov 202592.7%6.8%0.23%0.1%0.05%0.05%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Dec 202592.7%6.8%0.23%0.1%0.06%0.05%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Jan 202692.7%6.8%0.23%0.1%0.06%0.05%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Feb 202692.7%6.8%0.23%0.1%0.05%0.05%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Mar 202692.7%6.8%0.23%0.1%0.06%0.05%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Apr 202692.7%6.8%0.23%0.1%0.06%0.05%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
May 202692.8%6.8%0.19%0.08%0.05%0.04%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Jun 202691.3%8.2%0.28%0.1%0.05%0.04%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Jul 202691.3%8.2%0.28%0.1%0.05%0.04%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Aug 202691.3%8.2%0.27%0.1%0.07%0.04%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%
Sep 202691.4%8.2%0.22%0.08%0.05%0.04%<0.01%<0.01%<0.01%

  1. 1.Google Drive

    91.4%

    Held 1st. 37.2M estimated branded searches, +22.4% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  2. 2.SharePoint

    8.2%

    Held 2nd. 3.4M estimated branded searches, +22.3% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  3. 3.OpenText

    0.22%

    Held 3rd. 91.1K estimated branded searches, -0.08% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  4. 4.DocuWare

    0.08%

    Held 4th. 33.5K estimated branded searches, -0.39% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.Laserfiche

    0.05%

    Held 5th. 22.2K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  6. 6.M-Files

    0.04%

    Held 6th. 15K estimated branded searches, +22.4% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  7. 7.Folderit

    <0.01%

    Held 7th. 2.4K estimated branded searches, +25.5% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  8. 8.LogicalDOC

    <0.01%

    Held 8th. 1.3K estimated branded searches, +29.7% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  9. 9.Box

    <0.01%

    Held 9th. 590 estimated branded searches, +22.9% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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How has branded search demand for Google Drive changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

3 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Google Drive worldwide held steady at 37.2M.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Drive’s share of searches among business document management platforms worldwide decreased from 92.7% to 91.4%.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Drive’s share of searches among business document management platforms worldwide peaked at 92.8% in May 2026 and was lowest at 91.3% in July 2026.

How did search popularity change for business document management platforms worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for Box worldwide rose 22.9% over 12 measured months, from 480 to 590 in September 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for SharePoint worldwide rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 2.7M to 3.4M in September 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for LogicalDOC worldwide fell 55% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 1.3K in September 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for DocuWare worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 41.1K to 33.5K in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for M-Files worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 18.3K to 15K in September 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for OpenText worldwide fell 17.8% over 12 measured months, from 111K to 91.1K in September 2026.

How are Google Drive’s branded searches counted?

1 search term

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Drive’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 drive

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Who owns Google Drive?

Google Drive 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 Storage, Google Cloud Vertex AI, Google Colab, Google DeepMind, Google Display & Video 360, Google Document AI, 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.

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Where does Google Drive compete?

Google Drive is ranked in four competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Cloud storage services1st of 842.4%Show ranking
File sharing services1st of 953.3%Show ranking
File sync services1st of 865.7%Show ranking
Business document management platforms1st of 991.4%Shown above
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