--- title: "SharePoint: search popularity worldwide" description: "SharePoint is document management software. 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/sharepoint" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # SharePoint: search popularity worldwide SharePoint is document management software. 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**: SharePoint - **Owned by**: Microsoft - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Aug 2026 - **Share of Search among document management systems**: 78.1% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Document management systems | 1 | 78.1% | 2.7M | - [Document management systems](/demand/global-en/categories/document-management-systems) ## How has branded search demand for SharePoint changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for SharePoint worldwide held steady at 2.7M. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SharePoint’s estimated Share of Search among document management systems worldwide increased from 74.4% to 78.1%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SharePoint’s estimated Share of Search among document management systems worldwide peaked at 78.1% in August 2026 and was lowest at 74.4% in December 2025. ## How did search popularity change for document management systems worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Dropbox Business worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 5.4K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for M-Files worldwide fell 33% over 11 measured months, from 18.4K to 12.3K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Confluence worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 849K to 694K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for DocuWare worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 41.1K to 33.7K in August 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Document management systems | 2.7M | 74.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Document management systems | 2.7M | 77.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Document management systems | 2.2M | 74.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Document management systems | 2.7M | 74.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Document management systems | 2.7M | 77.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Document management systems | 2.7M | 74.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Document management systems | 2.7M | 77.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | Document management systems | 2.7M | 78% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Document management systems | 2.7M | 74.7% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Document management systems | 2.7M | 78% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Document management systems | 2.7M | 78.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | Document management systems | — | — | — | ## How is SharePoint measured? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SharePoint’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. - “sharepoint” ## Which document management systems compete with SharePoint? - [Confluence](/demand/global-en/brands/confluence): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/confluence-vs-sharepoint - [DocuWare](/demand/global-en/brands/docuware): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/docuware-vs-sharepoint - [Box](/demand/global-en/brands/box): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/box-vs-sharepoint - [M-Files](/demand/global-en/brands/m-files): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/m-files-vs-sharepoint - [Dropbox Business](/demand/global-en/brands/dropbox-business): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/dropbox-business-vs-sharepoint ## Who owns SharePoint? SharePoint is owned by Microsoft. Brandwave also tracks Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, LinkedIn, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Clarity, Microsoft Designer, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Translator, Microsoft Visio, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Power Automate, Power BI and Xbox, owned by the same company, worldwide. - [Microsoft](/demand/global-en/companies/microsoft): Owns 35 tracked brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Who owns SharePoint? SharePoint is owned by Microsoft. Brandwave also tracks Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, LinkedIn, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Clarity, Microsoft Designer, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Translator, Microsoft Visio, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Power Automate, Power BI and Xbox, owned by the same company, worldwide. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "SharePoint: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/sharepoint This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/sharepoint. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.