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title: "Box vs Google Drive: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Box or Google Drive? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud storage 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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# Box vs Google Drive: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Box or Google Drive? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud storage 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 Google Drive
- **Competitive set**: Cloud storage services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Box Share of Search**: 0.04%
- **Google Drive Share of Search**: 53.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Box or Google Drive?

- In August 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than Box among cloud storage services worldwide. Google Drive was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to Box’s 24.1K, and held a 53.1% Share of Search versus Box’s 0.04%.
- Google Drive 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 cloud storage 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, Google Drive’s estimated Share of Search among cloud storage services worldwide moved from 51.3% to 53.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 37.2M to 30.4M.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Google Drive worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 37.2M to 30.4M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Box estimated searches | Box Share of Search | Box rank | Google Drive estimated searches | Google Drive Share of Search | Google Drive rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 24.1K | 0.03% | 5 | 37.2M | 51.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 23.8K | 0.04% | 5 | 37.2M | 55.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 23.8K | 0.04% | 5 | 30.4M | 49.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 24.1K | 0.03% | 5 | 37.2M | 53.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 37.2M | 55.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 24.6K | 0.03% | 5 | 37.2M | 51.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 37.2M | 55.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 37.2M | 55.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 30.4M | 50.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 30.4M | 53.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 24.1K | 0.04% | 5 | 30.4M | 53.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Box’s and Google Drive’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.
- **Google Drive**: Measured on the search term “google drive”.

- [Box profile](/demand/global-en/brands/box)
- [Google Drive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-drive)
- [All cloud storage services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-storage-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Google Drive?

In August 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than Box among cloud storage services worldwide. Google Drive was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to Box’s 24.1K, and held a 53.1% Share of Search versus Box’s 0.04%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Box vs Google Drive: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/box-vs-google-drive

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