--- title: "Google Drive vs SharePoint: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Google Drive or SharePoint more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business document management 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-drive-vs-sharepoint" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Drive vs SharePoint: Which is searched more? Is Google Drive or SharePoint more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business document management 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**: Google Drive and SharePoint - **Competitive set**: Business document management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Google Drive Share of Search**: 91.4% - **SharePoint Share of Search**: 8.2% ## Is Google Drive or SharePoint more popular in search? - In September 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than SharePoint among business document management platforms worldwide. Google Drive had about 37.2 million branded searches, while SharePoint had 3.4 million. Google Drive made up 91.4% of all business document management platform searches we track, and SharePoint accounted for 8.2%. - Google Drive was ahead of SharePoint in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Drive’s share of searches among business document management platforms worldwide moved from 92.7% to 91.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 37.2M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SharePoint’s share of searches among business document management platforms worldwide moved from 6.8% to 8.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7M to 3.4M. ## Top business document management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SharePoint appeared in all five answers. Google Drive was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. SharePoint was listed before Google Drive in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SharePoint | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Box | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | M-Files | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Laserfiche | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | DocuWare | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Google Drive | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | OpenText | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Folderit | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | LogicalDOC | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about business document management platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which business document management platform should I use?": 1. SharePoint, 2. Google Drive, 3. Box, 4. M-Files, 5. DocuWare - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best business document management platforms?": 1. SharePoint, 2. Box, 3. M-Files, 4. DocuWare, 5. Laserfiche, 6. Google Drive, 7. OpenText - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best business document management platform for office documents?": 1. SharePoint, 2. Box, 3. M-Files, 4. DocuWare - Searched Google, AI Overview "document management software": 1. SharePoint, 2. Laserfiche, 3. M-Files, 4. Box, 5. DocuWare - Searched Google, AI Overview "document control system": 1. SharePoint, 2. Box Not named in any answer: Folderit and LogicalDOC. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for business document management platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for SharePoint worldwide rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 2.7M to 3.4M in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Google Drive estimated searches | Google Drive Share of Search | Google Drive rank | SharePoint estimated searches | SharePoint Share of Search | SharePoint rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 2.7M | 6.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 2.7M | 6.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 30.4M | 92.7% | 1 | 2.2M | 6.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 2.7M | 6.8% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 2.7M | 6.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 2.7M | 6.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 37.2M | 92.7% | 1 | 2.7M | 6.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 37.2M | 92.8% | 1 | 2.7M | 6.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 30.4M | 91.3% | 1 | 2.7M | 8.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 30.4M | 91.3% | 1 | 2.7M | 8.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 30.4M | 91.3% | 1 | 2.7M | 8.2% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 37.2M | 91.4% | 1 | 3.4M | 8.2% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Drive’s and SharePoint’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”. - **SharePoint**: Measured on the search term “sharepoint”. - [Google Drive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-drive) - [SharePoint profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sharepoint) - [All business document management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/business-document-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Google Drive or SharePoint more popular in search? In September 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than SharePoint among business document management platforms worldwide. Google Drive had about 37.2 million branded searches, while SharePoint had 3.4 million. Google Drive made up 91.4% of all business document management platform searches we track, and SharePoint accounted for 8.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Drive vs SharePoint: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-drive-vs-sharepoint This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-drive-vs-sharepoint. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.