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title: "Google Drive vs Syncthing: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Google Drive or Syncthing more popular in search? 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."
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# Google Drive vs Syncthing: Which is searched more?

Is Google Drive or Syncthing more popular in search? 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 Syncthing
- **Competitive set**: File sync services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Google Drive Share of Search**: 65.7%
- **Syncthing Share of Search**: 0.19%

## Is Google Drive or Syncthing more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than Syncthing among file sync services worldwide. Google Drive had about 37.2 million branded searches, while Syncthing had 110,000. Google Drive made up 65.7% of all file sync service searches we track, and Syncthing accounted for 0.19%.
- Google Drive was ahead of Syncthing 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 file sync services worldwide moved from 66% to 65.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 37.2M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Syncthing’s share of searches among file sync services worldwide moved from 0.2% to 0.19%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110K.

## How did search popularity change for file sync services worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Google Drive lost share of searches among file sync services worldwide, from 68.7% to 65.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Google Drive estimated searches | Google Drive Share of Search | Google Drive rank | Syncthing estimated searches | Syncthing Share of Search | Syncthing rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 37.2M | 66% | 1 | 110K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 37.2M | 69% | 1 | 110K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 30.4M | 67.4% | 1 | 110K | 0.24% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 37.2M | 69% | 1 | 135K | 0.25% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 37.2M | 69% | 1 | 110K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 37.2M | 65.8% | 1 | 135K | 0.24% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 37.2M | 68.9% | 1 | 135K | 0.25% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 37.2M | 69% | 1 | 135K | 0.25% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 30.4M | 64.6% | 1 | 110K | 0.23% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 30.4M | 68.8% | 1 | 110K | 0.25% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 30.4M | 68.7% | 1 | 110K | 0.25% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 37.2M | 65.7% | 1 | 110K | 0.19% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

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

- [Google Drive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-drive)
- [Syncthing profile](/demand/global-en/brands/syncthing)
- [All file sync services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/file-sync-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Syncthing more popular in search?

In September 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than Syncthing among file sync services worldwide. Google Drive had about 37.2 million branded searches, while Syncthing had 110,000. Google Drive made up 65.7% of all file sync service searches we track, and Syncthing accounted for 0.19%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Google Drive vs Syncthing: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-drive-vs-syncthing

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