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title: "Box vs OneDrive: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Box or OneDrive? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud storage services set in New Zealand. 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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# Box vs OneDrive: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Box or OneDrive? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud storage services set in New Zealand. 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**: Box and OneDrive
- **Competitive set**: Cloud storage services
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Box Share of Search**: 0.05%
- **OneDrive Share of Search**: 17.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Box or OneDrive?

- In August 2026, OneDrive had more branded searches than Box among cloud storage services in New Zealand. OneDrive was estimated to have 63.6K branded searches compared to Box’s 200, and held a 17.4% Share of Search versus Box’s 0.05%.
- OneDrive was ahead of Box in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Box’s estimated Share of Search among cloud storage services in New Zealand held steady at 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 160 to 200.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OneDrive’s estimated Share of Search among cloud storage services in New Zealand moved from 19.3% to 17.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 63.5K to 63.6K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cloud storage services in August 2026?

- In August 2026, OneDrive lost estimated Share of Search among cloud storage services in New Zealand, from 18% to 17.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Box in New Zealand rose 25% over 11 measured months, from 160 to 200 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Box estimated searches | Box Share of Search | Box rank | OneDrive estimated searches | OneDrive Share of Search | OneDrive rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 160 | 0.05% | 6 | 63.5K | 19.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 200 | 0.07% | 6 | 51.9K | 18% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 200 | 0.09% | 6 | 35K | 16.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 230 | 0.09% | 6 | 43.1K | 17.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 210 | 0.07% | 6 | 52.3K | 18.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 210 | 0.05% | 6 | 77.6K | 20% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 200 | 0.07% | 6 | 54.7K | 18.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 200 | 0.06% | 6 | 81.1K | 23.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 210 | 0.06% | 6 | 55.1K | 17% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 240 | 0.08% | 6 | 52.8K | 18% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 200 | 0.05% | 6 | 63.6K | 17.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Box’s and OneDrive’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.

- **Box**: Measured on the search terms “box cloud storage”, “box com”, “box storage” and “drop box cloud storage”, summed into one figure.
- **OneDrive**: Measured on the search terms “installing onedrive”, “linux onedrive”, “microsoft com onedrive”, “microsoft onedrive cloud storage”, “microsoft onedrive download”, “microsoft onedrive online”, “onedrive”, “onedrive cloud storage”, “onedrive cost”, “onedrive dl”, “onedrive enterprise”, “onedrive near me”, “onedrive nz”, “onedrive online”, “onedrive osx”, “onedrive personal”, “onedrive storage” and “onedrive website”, summed into one figure.

- [Box profile](/demand/nz/brands/box)
- [OneDrive profile](/demand/nz/brands/onedrive)
- [All cloud storage services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cloud-storage-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, Box or OneDrive?

In August 2026, OneDrive had more branded searches than Box among cloud storage services in New Zealand. OneDrive was estimated to have 63.6K branded searches compared to Box’s 200, and held a 17.4% Share of Search versus Box’s 0.05%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Box vs OneDrive: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/box-vs-onedrive

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