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title: "DigitalOcean: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "DigitalOcean provides tools and services to store application files and objects in the cloud. 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/nz/brands/digitalocean"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# DigitalOcean: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

DigitalOcean provides tools and services to store application files and objects in the cloud. 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

- **Brand**: DigitalOcean
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among cloud computing platforms**: 4.7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cloud computing platforms | 4 | 4.7% | 1.3K |

- [Cloud computing platforms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cloud-platforms)

## How has branded search demand for DigitalOcean changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for DigitalOcean in New Zealand held steady at 1.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DigitalOcean’s estimated Share of Search among cloud computing platforms in New Zealand increased from 3.3% to 4.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DigitalOcean’s estimated Share of Search among cloud computing platforms in New Zealand peaked at 5.8% in May 2026 and was lowest at 3.3% in October 2025.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cloud computing platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Amazon Web Services overtook Google Cloud to rank 2nd among cloud computing platforms in New Zealand, at 27.9%.
- In August 2026, Google Cloud lost estimated Share of Search among cloud computing platforms in New Zealand, from 27.3% to 25.4%.
- In August 2026, Microsoft Azure lost estimated Share of Search among cloud computing platforms in New Zealand, from 39.2% to 38.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Oracle Cloud in New Zealand rose 26.8% over 11 measured months, from 560 to 710 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Catalyst Cloud in New Zealand fell 20% over 11 measured months, from 300 to 240 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Cloud computing platforms | 1.3K | 3.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Cloud computing platforms | 1.1K | 4.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Cloud computing platforms | 1K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Cloud computing platforms | 1.3K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Cloud computing platforms | 1.3K | 5.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Cloud computing platforms | 1.6K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Cloud computing platforms | 1.4K | 5.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Cloud computing platforms | 1.7K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Cloud computing platforms | 1.4K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Cloud computing platforms | 1.4K | 4.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Cloud computing platforms | 1.3K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Cloud computing platforms | — | — | — |

## How is DigitalOcean measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DigitalOcean’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “digitalocean”
- “digitalocean cloud”
- “digitalocean com”
- “digitalocean console”
- “digitalocean hosting”
- “digitalocean nz”

## Which cloud computing platforms compete with DigitalOcean?

- [Microsoft Azure](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-azure): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/digitalocean-vs-microsoft-azure
- [Amazon Web Services](/demand/nz/brands/amazon-web-services): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/amazon-web-services-vs-digitalocean
- [Google Cloud](/demand/nz/brands/google-cloud): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/digitalocean-vs-google-cloud
- [Oracle Cloud](/demand/nz/brands/oracle-cloud): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/digitalocean-vs-oracle-cloud
- [Catalyst Cloud](/demand/nz/brands/catalyst-cloud): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/catalyst-cloud-vs-digitalocean

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "DigitalOcean: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/digitalocean

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