--- title: "Google Drive vs Sync.com: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Google Drive or Sync.com? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the File sync 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-drive-vs-sync-com" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Drive vs Sync.com: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Google Drive or Sync.com? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the File sync 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 Sync.com - **Competitive set**: File sync services - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Google Drive Share of Search**: 69.6% - **Sync.com Share of Search**: 0.01% ## Which is more popular in search, Google Drive or Sync.com? - In August 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than Sync.com among file sync services worldwide. Google Drive was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to Sync.com’s 5.2K, and held a 69.6% Share of Search versus Sync.com’s 0.01%. - Google Drive was ahead of Sync.com 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 file sync services worldwide moved from 66.6% to 69.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 37.2M to 30.4M. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sync.com’s estimated Share of Search among file sync services worldwide held steady at 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.4K to 5.2K. ## How did search popularity change for file sync services worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Sync.com worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 6.4K to 5.2K 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 | Sync.com estimated searches | Sync.com Share of Search | Sync.com rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 37.2M | 66.6% | 1 | 6.4K | 0.01% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 37.2M | 69.7% | 1 | 7.7K | 0.01% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 30.4M | 68.1% | 1 | 7.6K | 0.02% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 37.2M | 69.7% | 1 | 7.7K | 0.01% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 37.2M | 69.7% | 1 | 6.4K | 0.01% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 37.2M | 66.6% | 1 | 7.7K | 0.01% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 37.2M | 69.7% | 1 | 6.4K | 0.01% | 5 | | May 2026 | 37.2M | 69.7% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.01% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 30.4M | 65.3% | 1 | 5.1K | 0.01% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 30.4M | 69.6% | 1 | 5.2K | 0.01% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 30.4M | 69.6% | 1 | 5.2K | 0.01% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Drive’s and Sync.com’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”. - **Sync.com**: Measured on the search terms “sync cloud storage”, “sync com”, “sync.com” and “sync.com app”, summed into one figure. - [Google Drive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-drive) - [Sync.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sync-com) - [All file sync services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/file-sync-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 Sync.com? In August 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than Sync.com among file sync services worldwide. Google Drive was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to Sync.com’s 5.2K, and held a 69.6% Share of Search versus Sync.com’s 0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Drive vs Sync.com: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-drive-vs-sync-com This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-drive-vs-sync-com. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.