--- title: "pCloud vs Proton Drive: Which is searched more?" description: "Is pCloud or Proton Drive more popular in search? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pcloud-vs-proton-drive" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # pCloud vs Proton Drive: Which is searched more? Is pCloud or Proton Drive more popular in search? 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**: pCloud and Proton Drive - **Competitive set**: Cloud storage services - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **pCloud Share of Search**: 0.51% - **Proton Drive Share of Search**: 0.28% ## Is pCloud or Proton Drive more popular in search? - In September 2026, pCloud had more branded searches than Proton Drive among cloud storage services worldwide. pCloud had about 450,000 branded searches, while Proton Drive had 246,000. pCloud made up 0.51% of all cloud storage service searches we track, and Proton Drive accounted for 0.28%. - pCloud was ahead of Proton Drive in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, pCloud’s share of searches among cloud storage services worldwide moved from 0.33% to 0.51%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 302K to 450K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Proton Drive’s share of searches among cloud storage services worldwide moved from 0.15% to 0.28%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 246K. ## Top cloud storage services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Proton Drive appeared in all five answers. pCloud was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Proton Drive was listed before pCloud in four out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google Drive | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | OneDrive | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | iCloud | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Dropbox | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Proton Drive | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Box | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | pCloud | 7th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | WeTransfer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about cloud storage services - Asked ChatGPT "Which cloud storage service should I use?": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. iCloud, 4. Proton Drive, 5. Dropbox - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cloud storage services?": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. iCloud, 4. Proton Drive, 5. Dropbox, 6. pCloud - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cloud storage service for files online?": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. iCloud, 4. Dropbox, 5. Proton Drive - Searched Google, AI Overview "cloud storage services": 1. iCloud, 2. OneDrive, 3. Google Drive, 4. Dropbox, 5. Proton Drive, 6. Box, 7. pCloud - Searched Google, AI Overview "online storage service": 1. Google Drive, 2. Box, 3. pCloud, 4. OneDrive, 5. iCloud, 6. Dropbox, 7. Proton Drive Not named in any answer: WeTransfer. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for cloud storage services worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Proton Drive worldwide rose 82.2% over 12 measured months, from 135K to 246K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for pCloud worldwide rose 49.4% over 12 measured months, from 302K to 450K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | pCloud estimated searches | pCloud Share of Search | pCloud rank | Proton Drive estimated searches | Proton Drive Share of Search | Proton Drive rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 302K | 0.33% | 6 | 135K | 0.15% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 369K | 0.43% | 6 | 135K | 0.16% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 302K | 0.4% | 6 | 135K | 0.18% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 302K | 0.35% | 6 | 165K | 0.19% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 302K | 0.37% | 6 | 165K | 0.2% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 369K | 0.41% | 6 | 201K | 0.22% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 369K | 0.45% | 6 | 165K | 0.2% | 7 | | May 2026 | 301K | 0.37% | 6 | 201K | 0.25% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 301K | 0.4% | 6 | 165K | 0.22% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 301K | 0.42% | 6 | 165K | 0.23% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 301K | 0.43% | 6 | 201K | 0.29% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 450K | 0.51% | 6 | 246K | 0.28% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using pCloud’s and Proton Drive’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. - **pCloud**: Measured on the search terms “pcloud” and “pcloud storage”, summed into one figure. - **Proton Drive**: Measured on the search term “proton drive”. - [pCloud profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pcloud) - [Proton Drive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/proton-drive) - [All cloud storage services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-storage-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 pCloud or Proton Drive more popular in search? In September 2026, pCloud had more branded searches than Proton Drive among cloud storage services worldwide. pCloud had about 450,000 branded searches, while Proton Drive had 246,000. pCloud made up 0.51% of all cloud storage service searches we track, and Proton Drive accounted for 0.28%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "pCloud vs Proton Drive: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pcloud-vs-proton-drive This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pcloud-vs-proton-drive. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.