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title: "DigitalOcean vs Google Cloud: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, DigitalOcean or Google Cloud? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud hosting platforms 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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# DigitalOcean vs Google Cloud: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, DigitalOcean or Google Cloud? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud hosting platforms 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**: DigitalOcean and Google Cloud
- **Competitive set**: Cloud hosting platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **DigitalOcean Share of Search**: 7.5%
- **Google Cloud Share of Search**: 20.1%

## Which is more popular in search, DigitalOcean or Google Cloud?

- In August 2026, Google Cloud had more branded searches than DigitalOcean among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. Google Cloud was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to DigitalOcean’s 457K, and held a 20.1% Share of Search versus DigitalOcean’s 7.5%.
- Google Cloud was ahead of DigitalOcean in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DigitalOcean’s estimated Share of Search among cloud hosting platforms worldwide moved from 3.9% to 7.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 455K to 457K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Cloud’s estimated Share of Search among cloud hosting platforms worldwide moved from 10.4% to 20.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M.

## How did search popularity change for cloud hosting platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Google Cloud gained estimated Share of Search among cloud hosting platforms worldwide, from 17% to 20.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | DigitalOcean estimated searches | DigitalOcean Share of Search | DigitalOcean rank | Google Cloud estimated searches | Google Cloud Share of Search | Google Cloud rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 455K | 3.9% | 4 | 1.2M | 10.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 455K | 6.4% | 4 | 1.2M | 17.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 455K | 7.4% | 4 | 1.2M | 19.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 455K | 6.8% | 4 | 1.2M | 18.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 455K | 7.5% | 4 | 1.2M | 20% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 555K | 7.4% | 4 | 1.5M | 20.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 455K | 7.5% | 4 | 1.2M | 20% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 555K | 9% | 4 | 1.2M | 19.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 455K | 7.5% | 4 | 1.2M | 20% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 456K | 7.8% | 4 | 1M | 17% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 457K | 7.5% | 4 | 1.2M | 20.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DigitalOcean’s and Google Cloud’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.

- **DigitalOcean**: Measured on the search terms “cloud storage digitalocean”, “digitalocean”, “digitalocean app”, “digitalocean cloud storage”, “digitalocean com”, “digitalocean object storage” and “digitalocean spaces”, summed into one figure.
- **Google Cloud**: Measured on the search term “google cloud”.

- [DigitalOcean profile](/demand/global-en/brands/digitalocean)
- [Google Cloud profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-cloud)
- [All cloud hosting platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-hosting-platforms): 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, DigitalOcean or Google Cloud?

In August 2026, Google Cloud had more branded searches than DigitalOcean among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. Google Cloud was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to DigitalOcean’s 457K, and held a 20.1% Share of Search versus DigitalOcean’s 7.5%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "DigitalOcean vs Google Cloud: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/digitalocean-vs-google-cloud

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