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title: "Google Drive vs OneDrive: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Google Drive or OneDrive? 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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# Google Drive vs OneDrive: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Google Drive or OneDrive? 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**: Google Drive and OneDrive
- **Competitive set**: Cloud storage services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Google Drive Share of Search**: 53.1%
- **OneDrive Share of Search**: 16%

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

- In August 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than OneDrive among cloud storage services worldwide. Google Drive was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to OneDrive’s 9.1M, and held a 53.1% Share of Search versus OneDrive’s 16%.
- Google Drive was ahead of OneDrive in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- 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.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OneDrive’s estimated Share of Search among cloud storage services worldwide moved from 18.8% to 16%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.6M to 9.1M.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for OneDrive worldwide fell 32.8% over 11 measured months, from 13.6M to 9.1M 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 | Google Drive estimated searches | Google Drive Share of Search | Google Drive rank | OneDrive estimated searches | OneDrive Share of Search | OneDrive rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 37.2M | 51.3% | 1 | 13.6M | 18.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 37.2M | 55.5% | 1 | 11.1M | 16.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 30.4M | 49.7% | 1 | 9.1M | 14.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 37.2M | 53.2% | 1 | 11.1M | 15.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 37.2M | 55.5% | 1 | 11.1M | 16.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 37.2M | 51.3% | 1 | 13.6M | 18.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 37.2M | 55.5% | 1 | 11.1M | 16.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 37.2M | 55.5% | 1 | 11.1M | 16.6% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 30.4M | 50.5% | 1 | 11.1M | 18.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 30.4M | 53.1% | 1 | 9.1M | 16% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 30.4M | 53.1% | 1 | 9.1M | 16% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Drive’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.

- **Google Drive**: Measured on the search term “google drive”.
- **OneDrive**: Measured on the search term “onedrive”.

- [Google Drive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-drive)
- [OneDrive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/onedrive)
- [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, Google Drive or OneDrive?

In August 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than OneDrive among cloud storage services worldwide. Google Drive was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to OneDrive’s 9.1M, and held a 53.1% Share of Search versus OneDrive’s 16%.

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