--- title: "MEGA vs OneDrive: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is MEGA or OneDrive 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/mega-cloud-vs-onedrive" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # MEGA vs OneDrive: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is MEGA or OneDrive 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**: MEGA and OneDrive - **Competitive set**: Cloud storage services - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **MEGA Share of Search**: 0.15% - **OneDrive Share of Search**: 19.3% ## Is MEGA or OneDrive more popular in search? - In September 2026, OneDrive had more branded searches than MEGA among cloud storage services in New Zealand. OneDrive had about 61,600 branded searches, while MEGA had 480. OneDrive made up 19.3% of all cloud storage service searches we track, and MEGA accounted for 0.15%. - OneDrive was ahead of MEGA in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MEGA’s share of searches among cloud storage services in New Zealand held steady at 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 480. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OneDrive’s share of searches among cloud storage services in New Zealand held steady at 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 61.9K to 61.6K. ## Top cloud storage services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, OneDrive appeared in all five answers. MEGA was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. OneDrive was listed before MEGA 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 | 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, OneDrive gained share of searches among cloud storage services in New Zealand, from 17.3% to 19.3%. ## Month by month | Month | MEGA estimated searches | MEGA Share of Search | MEGA rank | OneDrive estimated searches | OneDrive Share of Search | OneDrive rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 480 | 0.15% | 6 | 61.9K | 19.3% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 480 | 0.17% | 6 | 50.6K | 18.1% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 480 | 0.23% | 6 | 33.9K | 16.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 480 | 0.2% | 6 | 41.6K | 17.2% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 390 | 0.14% | 6 | 50.7K | 18.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 480 | 0.13% | 6 | 75.4K | 20% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 0.21% | 6 | 50.7K | 18.2% | 2 | | May 2026 | 590 | 0.18% | 6 | 75.3K | 22.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 480 | 0.16% | 6 | 50.7K | 16.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 390 | 0.15% | 6 | 50.8K | 18.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 0.11% | 6 | 61.5K | 17.3% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 480 | 0.15% | 6 | 61.6K | 19.3% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MEGA’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. - **MEGA**: Measured on the search term “mega nz”. - **OneDrive**: Measured on the search terms “installing onedrive”, “linux onedrive”, “onedrive”, “onedrive cloud storage”, “onedrive dl”, “onedrive enterprise”, “onedrive osx” and “onedrive storage”, summed into one figure. - [MEGA profile](/demand/nz/brands/mega-cloud) - [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, 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 MEGA or OneDrive more popular in search? In September 2026, OneDrive had more branded searches than MEGA among cloud storage services in New Zealand. OneDrive had about 61,600 branded searches, while MEGA had 480. OneDrive made up 19.3% of all cloud storage service searches we track, and MEGA accounted for 0.15%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "MEGA vs OneDrive: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mega-cloud-vs-onedrive This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mega-cloud-vs-onedrive. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.