--- title: "File transfer services: Which are searched most?" description: "Compare the services used to send large files. Share of Search among WeTransfer, Send Anywhere, Filemail, Smash and MASV, the file transfer services Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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/categories/file-transfer-services" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # File transfer services: Which are searched most? Compare the services used to send large files. Share of Search among WeTransfer, Send Anywhere, Filemail, Smash and MASV, the file transfer services Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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 - **Competitive set**: File transfer services - **Market**: Global - **Brands compared**: 5 - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: WeTransfer, 92.3% ## Which brand is most popular in search among file transfer services worldwide? - In August 2026, WeTransfer was the most searched among file transfer services worldwide, with an estimated 11.1M branded searches and 92.3% estimated Share of Search within this set. - Send Anywhere is in 2nd place, 85.5 percentage points behind at 6.8% Share of Search. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WeTransfer’s estimated Share of Search among file transfer services worldwide decreased from 95.2% to 92.3%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Send Anywhere’s estimated Share of Search among file transfer services worldwide increased from 3.9% to 6.8%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WeTransfer’s estimated Share of Search among file transfer services worldwide peaked at 95.4% in November 2025 and was lowest at 92.3% in August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Filemail, Smash and MASV held steady: their estimated Share of Search among file transfer services worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points. ## Compare search popularity between leading brands - [WeTransfer vs Send Anywhere: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/send-anywhere-vs-wetransfer): 92.3% against 6.8% Share of Search. ## How did search popularity change for file transfer services worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Send Anywhere gained estimated Share of Search among file transfer services worldwide, from 5.7% to 6.8%. - In August 2026, WeTransfer lost estimated Share of Search among file transfer services worldwide, from 93.6% to 92.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Filemail worldwide fell 45% over 11 measured months, from 110K to 60.5K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Smash worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 40.5K to 27.1K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for MASV worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 12.1K to 9.9K in August 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | WeTransfer | 92.3% | 11.1M | -18.4% | WeTransfer | | 2 | Send Anywhere | 6.8% | 823K | 0.0% | Send Anywhere | | 3 | Filemail | 0.5% | 60.5K | 0.0% | Filemail | | 4 | Smash | 0.23% | 27.1K | -18.1% | Smash | | 5 | MASV | 0.08% | 9.9K | 0.0% | MASV | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | WeTransfer | 16.6M | 95.2% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | Send Anywhere | 673K | 3.9% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | Filemail | 110K | 0.63% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | Smash | 40.5K | 0.23% | 4 | | Oct 2025 | MASV | 12.1K | 0.07% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | WeTransfer | 16.6M | 95.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Send Anywhere | 673K | 3.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Filemail | 90.5K | 0.52% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Smash | 33.1K | 0.19% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | MASV | 9.9K | 0.06% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | WeTransfer | 13.6M | 94.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Send Anywhere | 673K | 4.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Filemail | 90.5K | 0.63% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Smash | 33.1K | 0.23% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | MASV | 9.9K | 0.07% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | WeTransfer | 13.6M | 94.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Send Anywhere | 673K | 4.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Filemail | 74K | 0.51% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Smash | 33.1K | 0.23% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | MASV | 9.9K | 0.07% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | WeTransfer | 13.6M | 94.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Send Anywhere | 673K | 4.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Filemail | 74K | 0.51% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Smash | 33.1K | 0.23% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | MASV | 9.9K | 0.07% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | WeTransfer | 16.6M | 94.6% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Send Anywhere | 823K | 4.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Filemail | 74K | 0.42% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Smash | 40.5K | 0.23% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | MASV | 12.1K | 0.07% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | WeTransfer | 13.6M | 93.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Send Anywhere | 823K | 5.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Filemail | 74K | 0.51% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Smash | 33.1K | 0.23% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | MASV | 12.1K | 0.08% | 5 | | May 2026 | WeTransfer | 13.6M | 94.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | Send Anywhere | 673K | 4.7% | 2 | | May 2026 | Filemail | 74K | 0.51% | 3 | | May 2026 | Smash | 33.1K | 0.23% | 4 | | May 2026 | MASV | 9.9K | 0.07% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | WeTransfer | 13.6M | 94.5% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Send Anywhere | 673K | 4.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Filemail | 74K | 0.51% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Smash | 40.5K | 0.28% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | MASV | 9.9K | 0.07% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | WeTransfer | 13.6M | 93.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Send Anywhere | 823K | 5.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Filemail | 60.5K | 0.42% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Smash | 33.1K | 0.23% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | MASV | 9.9K | 0.07% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | WeTransfer | 11.1M | 92.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Send Anywhere | 823K | 6.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Filemail | 60.5K | 0.5% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Smash | 27.1K | 0.23% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | MASV | 9.9K | 0.08% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Filemail | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | MASV | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Send Anywhere | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Smash | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | WeTransfer | — | — | — | ## What is being compared - **Filemail**: Measured on the search term “filemail”. - **MASV**: Measured on the search term “masv”. - **Send Anywhere**: Measured on the search term “send anywhere”. - **Smash**: Measured on the search term “fromsmash”. - **WeTransfer**: Measured on the search term “wetransfer”. - [Filemail](/demand/global-en/brands/filemail) - [MASV](/demand/global-en/brands/masv) - [Send Anywhere](/demand/global-en/brands/send-anywhere) - [Smash](/demand/global-en/brands/smash) - [WeTransfer](/demand/global-en/brands/wetransfer) ## 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 brand is most popular in search among file transfer services worldwide? In August 2026, WeTransfer was the most searched among file transfer services worldwide, with an estimated 11.1M branded searches and 92.3% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "File transfer services: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/file-transfer-services This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/file-transfer-services. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.