--- title: "Google Drive vs iCloud: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Google Drive or iCloud? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-drive-vs-icloud" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Drive vs iCloud: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Google Drive or iCloud? 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**: Google Drive and iCloud - **Competitive set**: Cloud storage services - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Google Drive Share of Search**: 57% - **iCloud Share of Search**: 11.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Google Drive or iCloud? - In August 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than iCloud among cloud storage services in New Zealand. Google Drive was estimated to have 209K branded searches compared to iCloud’s 42.6K, and held a 57% Share of Search versus iCloud’s 11.6%. - Google Drive was ahead of iCloud 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 cloud storage services in New Zealand moved from 51.8% to 57%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170K to 209K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, iCloud’s estimated Share of Search among cloud storage services in New Zealand moved from 13.1% to 11.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 43.1K to 42.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cloud storage services in August 2026? - In August 2026, Google Drive gained estimated Share of Search among cloud storage services in New Zealand, from 53.5% to 57%. - In August 2026, iCloud lost estimated Share of Search among cloud storage services in New Zealand, from 12.5% to 11.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Google Drive estimated searches | Google Drive Share of Search | Google Drive rank | iCloud estimated searches | iCloud Share of Search | iCloud rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 170K | 51.8% | 1 | 43.1K | 13.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 141K | 49% | 1 | 43K | 15% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 95.1K | 44.2% | 1 | 42.6K | 19.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 116K | 46.3% | 1 | 44.3K | 17.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 142K | 50.1% | 1 | 36.8K | 13% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 208K | 53.6% | 1 | 44K | 11.4% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 141K | 48.6% | 1 | 42.5K | 14.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | 172K | 49.4% | 1 | 42.9K | 12.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 174K | 53.8% | 1 | 42.5K | 13.1% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 157K | 53.5% | 1 | 36.6K | 12.5% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 209K | 57% | 1 | 42.6K | 11.6% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Drive’s and iCloud’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 terms “drive google com”, “google drive”, “google drive app”, “google drive app store”, “google drive backup”, “google drive cloud storage”, “google drive com”, “google drive cost”, “google drive desktop app”, “google drive download”, “google drive file sharing”, “google drive for desktop”, “google drive for mac”, “google drive for windows”, “google drive near me”, “google drive nz”, “google drive online”, “google drive photos”, “google drive pricing”, “google drive storage”, “google drive storage cost”, “googledrive”, “googledrive storage” and “my google drive”, summed into one figure. - **iCloud**: Measured on the search terms “apple icloud”, “find icloud com find”, “find my icloud”, “icloud”, “icloud backup”, “icloud cloud storage”, “icloud com”, “icloud contacts”, “icloud drive”, “icloud e mail”, “icloud find”, “icloud for windows”, “icloud mail”, “icloud microsoft”, “icloud near me”, “icloud new zealand”, “icloud notes”, “icloud nz”, “icloud online”, “icloud register”, “icloud storage”, “mail icloud com” and “sign into icloud”, summed into one figure. - [Google Drive profile](/demand/nz/brands/google-drive) - [iCloud profile](/demand/nz/brands/icloud) - [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, Google Drive or iCloud? In August 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than iCloud among cloud storage services in New Zealand. Google Drive was estimated to have 209K branded searches compared to iCloud’s 42.6K, and held a 57% Share of Search versus iCloud’s 11.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Drive vs iCloud: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-drive-vs-icloud This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-drive-vs-icloud. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.