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How popular isOneDrive in search?

In August 2026, there were an estimated 9.1M branded searches for OneDrive worldwide which is down 32.8% over the last 11 months. OneDrive holds 20.9% estimated Share of Search among file sync services worldwide and is ranked 2nd of 6 competitors for search popularity. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Google Drive69.6%
  2. OneDrive20.9%
  3. Dropbox9.5%
  4. Box0.06%
  5. Sync.com0.01%
  6. pCloud<0.01%
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Which file sync services compete with OneDrive?

OneDrive against file sync services worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthGoogle DriveOneDriveDropboxBoxSync.compCloud
Oct 202566.6%24.3%9%0.04%0.01%<0.01%
Nov 202569.7%20.8%9.5%0.04%0.01%<0.01%
Dec 202568.1%20.5%11.3%0.05%0.02%<0.01%
Jan 202669.7%20.8%9.5%0.05%0.01%<0.01%
Feb 202669.7%20.8%9.5%0.05%0.01%<0.01%
Mar 202666.6%24.3%9%0.04%0.01%<0.01%
Apr 202669.7%20.8%9.5%0.05%0.01%<0.01%
May 202669.7%20.8%9.5%0.05%0.01%<0.01%
Jun 202665.3%23.8%10.8%0.05%0.01%<0.01%
Jul 202669.6%20.9%9.5%0.06%0.01%<0.01%
Aug 202669.6%20.9%9.5%0.06%0.01%<0.01%
Sep 2026——————

  1. 1.Google Drive

    69.6%

    Held 1st. 30.4M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  2. 2.OneDrive

    20.9%

    Held 2nd. 9.1M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  3. 3.Dropbox

    9.5%

    Held 3rd. 4.1M estimated branded searches, +0.06% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  4. 4.Box

    0.06%

    Held 4th. 24.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.Sync.com

    0.01%

    Held 5th. 5.2K estimated branded searches, -0.38% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  6. 6.pCloud

    <0.01%

    Held 6th. 390 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

Compare search popularity between OneDrive and its closest rivals

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

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for OneDrive worldwide fell from 13.6M to 9.1M.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OneDrive’s estimated Share of Search among file sync services worldwide decreased from 24.3% to 20.9%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OneDrive’s estimated Share of Search among file sync services worldwide peaked at 24.3% in October 2025 and was lowest at 20.5% in December 2025.

How did search popularity change for file sync services worldwide in August 2026?

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for pCloud worldwide fell 33.9% over 11 measured months, from 590 to 390 in August 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for OneDrive worldwide fell 32.8% over 11 measured months, from 13.6M to 9.1M in August 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Sync.com worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 6.4K to 5.2K in August 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Google Drive worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 37.2M to 30.4M in August 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Dropbox worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 5.1M to 4.1M in August 2026.

Where does OneDrive compete?

OneDrive is ranked in three competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of SearchRanking
Cloud storage services3rd of 616%Show ranking
File sharing services3rd of 516.7%Show ranking
File sync services2nd of 620.9%Shown above

How is OneDrive measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OneDrive’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.

1 branded search term

  • onedrive

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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