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title: "Box vs OneDrive: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Box or OneDrive? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the File sharing services set worldwide. 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."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Box vs OneDrive: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Box or OneDrive? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the File sharing services set worldwide. 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

- **Compared**: Box and OneDrive
- **Competitive set**: File sharing services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Box Share of Search**: 0.04%
- **OneDrive Share of Search**: 16.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Box or OneDrive?

- In August 2026, OneDrive had more branded searches than Box among file sharing services worldwide. OneDrive was estimated to have 9.1M branded searches compared to Box’s 24.1K, and held a 16.7% Share of Search versus Box’s 0.04%.
- OneDrive was ahead of Box in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Box’s estimated Share of Search among file sharing services worldwide moved from 0.03% to 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 24.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OneDrive’s estimated Share of Search among file sharing services worldwide moved from 18.8% to 16.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.6M to 9.1M.

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

- In August 2026, OneDrive gained estimated Share of Search among file sharing services worldwide, from 16% to 16.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Box estimated searches | Box Share of Search | Box rank | OneDrive estimated searches | OneDrive Share of Search | OneDrive rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 24.1K | 0.03% | 5 | 13.6M | 18.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 23.8K | 0.03% | 5 | 11.1M | 15.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 23.8K | 0.04% | 5 | 9.1M | 15.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 11.1M | 16.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 11.1M | 16.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 24.6K | 0.03% | 5 | 13.6M | 18.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 11.1M | 16.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 11.1M | 16.6% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 11.1M | 18.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 9.1M | 16% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 9.1M | 16.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Box’s and OneDrive’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Box**: Measured on the search terms “box com” and “box file sharing”, summed into one figure.
- **OneDrive**: Measured on the search term “onedrive”.

- [Box profile](/demand/global-en/brands/box)
- [OneDrive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/onedrive)
- [All file sharing services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/file-sharing-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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

### Which is more popular in search, Box or OneDrive?

In August 2026, OneDrive had more branded searches than Box among file sharing services worldwide. OneDrive was estimated to have 9.1M branded searches compared to Box’s 24.1K, and held a 16.7% Share of Search versus Box’s 0.04%.

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