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Cloud file collaboration platforms:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, Dropbox was the most searched among cloud file collaboration platforms worldwide, with an estimated 4.1M branded searches and 96.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. Worldwide · English terms: these are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Dropbox96.6%
  2. ShareFile1.8%
  3. Egnyte0.97%
  4. Box0.56%
  5. Sync.com0.12%

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Share of Search among cloud file collaboration platforms worldwide, by month

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

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MonthDropboxShareFileEgnyteBoxSync.com
Oct 202596.3%2.1%0.96%0.46%0.12%
Nov 202597.1%1.5%0.8%0.46%0.15%
Dec 202597.1%1.5%0.8%0.46%0.15%
Jan 202696.7%1.8%0.97%0.46%0.15%
Feb 202696.8%1.8%0.8%0.46%0.12%
Mar 202696.3%2.1%0.96%0.47%0.15%
Apr 202696.8%1.8%0.79%0.46%0.12%
May 202697.2%1.5%0.8%0.46%0.1%
Jun 202696.9%1.8%0.8%0.46%0.1%
Jul 202696.2%2.2%0.96%0.56%0.12%
Aug 202696.6%1.8%0.97%0.56%0.12%
Sep 2026—————

This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.Dropbox

    96.6%

    held 1st · 4.1M estimated branded searches · +0.06% vs prior month · +0.4 points

  2. 2.ShareFile

    1.8%

    held 2nd · 76.1K estimated branded searches · -17.7% vs prior month · -0.4 points

  3. 3.Egnyte

    0.97%

    held 3rd · 41.4K estimated branded searches · +0.22% vs prior month · 0 points

  4. 4.Box

    0.56%

    held 4th · 24.1K estimated branded searches · 0% vs prior month · 0 points

  5. 5.Sync.com

    0.12%

    held 5th · 5.2K estimated branded searches · -0.38% vs prior month · 0 points

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Which brand is most popular in search among cloud file collaboration platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, Dropbox was the most searched among cloud file collaboration platforms worldwide, with an estimated 4.1M branded searches and 96.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. ShareFile is in 2nd place, 94.8 percentage points behind at 1.8% Share of Search.

Global cloud file collaboration platforms, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
Dropbox96.3% → 96.6%97.2%May 202696.2%Jul 20261st
ShareFile2.1% → 1.8%2.2%Jul 20261.5%Dec 20252nd
Egnyte0.96% → 0.97%0.97%Aug 20260.79%Apr 20263rd
Box0.46% → 0.56%0.56%Aug 20260.46%Nov 20254th
Sync.com0.12%0.15%Nov 20250.1%Jun 20265th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dropbox, ShareFile, Egnyte, Box and Sync.com held steady: their estimated Share of Search among cloud file collaboration platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for cloud file collaboration platforms worldwide in August 2026?

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for ShareFile worldwide fell 32.1% over 11 measured months, from 112K to 76.1K in August 2026.

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

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

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Egnyte worldwide fell 18% over 11 measured months, from 50.5K to 41.4K in August 2026.

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