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title: "Public Storage: search popularity worldwide"
description: "Public Storage is self storage operator. 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/public-storage"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Public Storage: search popularity worldwide

Public Storage is self storage operator. 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**: Public Storage
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among storage facilities**: 51.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Storage facilities | 1 | 51.2% | 2.2M |

- [Storage facilities](/demand/global-en/categories/storage-facilities)

## How has branded search demand for Public Storage changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Public Storage worldwide rose from 1.5M to 2.2M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Public Storage’s estimated Share of Search among storage facilities worldwide increased from 45.6% to 51.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Public Storage’s estimated Share of Search among storage facilities worldwide peaked at 51.2% in August 2026 and was lowest at 40.7% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Public Storage rose from 2nd to 1st among storage facilities worldwide.

## How did search popularity change for storage facilities worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Public Storage overtook Extra Space to take the highest estimated Share of Search among storage facilities worldwide, at 51.2%.
- In August 2026, Extra Space lost estimated Share of Search among storage facilities worldwide, from 46.8% to 42.6%.
- In August 2026, CubeSmart lost estimated Share of Search among storage facilities worldwide, from 3.4% to 2.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for StorageMart worldwide rose 21.5% over 11 measured months, from 90.5K to 110K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Storage facilities | 1.5M | 45.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Storage facilities | 1.5M | 45.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Storage facilities | 1.2M | 40.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Storage facilities | 1.5M | 45.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Storage facilities | 1.2M | 40.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Storage facilities | 1.5M | 45.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Storage facilities | 1.5M | 45.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Storage facilities | 1.5M | 41.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Storage facilities | 1.5M | 45.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Storage facilities | 1.5M | 45.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Storage facilities | 2.2M | 51.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Storage facilities | — | — | — |

## How is Public Storage measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Public 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.

- “public storage”

## Which storage facilities compete with Public Storage?

- [Extra Space](/demand/global-en/brands/extra-space): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/extra-space-vs-public-storage
- [CubeSmart](/demand/global-en/brands/cubesmart): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/cubesmart-vs-public-storage
- [StorageMart](/demand/global-en/brands/storagemart): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/public-storage-vs-storagemart
- [Big Yellow](/demand/global-en/brands/big-yellow): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/big-yellow-vs-public-storage
- [Safestore](/demand/global-en/brands/safestore): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/public-storage-vs-safestore

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

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