--- title: "Google Drive vs Sync.com: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Google Drive or Sync.com more popular in search? 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-sync-com" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Drive vs Sync.com: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Google Drive or Sync.com more popular in search? 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 Sync.com - **Competitive set**: Cloud storage services - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Google Drive Share of Search**: 52.1% - **Sync.com Share of Search**: <0.01% ## Is Google Drive or Sync.com more popular in search? - In September 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than Sync.com among cloud storage services in New Zealand. Google Drive had about 166,000 branded searches, while Sync.com had 10. Google Drive made up 52.1% of all cloud storage service searches we track, and Sync.com accounted for <0.01%. - Google Drive was ahead of Sync.com 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 cloud storage services in New Zealand moved from 51.9% to 52.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 166K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sync.com’s share of searches among cloud storage services in New Zealand held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10. ## Top cloud storage services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Google Drive appeared in all five answers. Sync.com was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Google Drive was listed before Sync.com in every answer. 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 | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | MEGA | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Dropbox | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Sync.com | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | WeTransfer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Box | 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 in New Zealand?": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. iCloud, 4. Dropbox - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cloud storage services in New Zealand?": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. iCloud, 4. Dropbox - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cloud storage service in New Zealand for file storage and sharing?": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. Dropbox, 4. MEGA - Searched Google, AI Overview "cloud storage nz": 1. MEGA, 2. OneDrive, 3. Google Drive, 4. iCloud, 5. Sync.com - Searched Google, AI Overview "online file storage": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. iCloud, 4. Dropbox, 5. MEGA, 6. Sync.com Not named in any answer: WeTransfer and Box. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cloud storage services in September 2026? - In September 2026, Google Drive lost share of searches among cloud storage services in New Zealand, from 57% to 52.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Google Drive estimated searches | Google Drive Share of Search | Google Drive rank | Sync.com estimated searches | Sync.com Share of Search | Sync.com rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 166K | 51.9% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 137K | 48.9% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 91.7K | 44.1% | 1 | 30 | 0.01% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 111K | 46.1% | 1 | 30 | 0.01% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 137K | 50% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 203K | 53.7% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 136K | 48.9% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | May 2026 | 166K | 49.9% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 167K | 53.9% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 137K | 51% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 203K | 57% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 166K | 52.1% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Drive’s and Sync.com’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 “google drive”, “google drive app”, “google drive backup”, “google drive photos”, “google drive storage”, “googledrive”, “googledrive storage” and “my google drive”, summed into one figure. - **Sync.com**: Measured on the search terms “sync com” and “sync.com”, summed into one figure. - [Google Drive profile](/demand/nz/brands/google-drive) - [Sync.com profile](/demand/nz/brands/sync-com) - [All cloud storage services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-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 Google Drive or Sync.com more popular in search? In September 2026, Google Drive had more branded searches than Sync.com among cloud storage services in New Zealand. Google Drive had about 166,000 branded searches, while Sync.com had 10. Google Drive made up 52.1% of all cloud storage service searches we track, and Sync.com accounted for <0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Drive vs Sync.com: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-drive-vs-sync-com This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/google-drive-vs-sync-com. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.