Google Docs
Google, Mountain View, California, United StatesGoogle Docs is a web-based word processor and part of the 
Google Docs Editors suite that enables users to create and edit documents collaboratively in real time within a browser.
It includes a document editor with built-in styles and templates, version history with named revisions, voice typing in over 100 languages, smart compose and grammar suggestions, and offline editing with automatic synchronization.
It stores files in 
Google Drive and supports extensions through the Google Workspace Marketplace and import and export of formats such as DOCX, PDF, and ODT.
According to our data, Google Docs is the second most popular document editor on the web.
It has 35.4% of the document editor market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.
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Google Docs is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Document Editors
- Rank: 2
- Market share: 35.4%
- Online Collaboration
- Rank: 3
- Market share: 9.9%
🏆 Google Docs Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Document Editors category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Russia in the Document Editors category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Ukraine in the Document Editors category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Indonesia in the Document Editors category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United States in the Online Collaboration category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United Kingdom in the Document Editors category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the Czech Republic in the Document Editors category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the Czech Republic in the Online Collaboration category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Spain in the Document Editors category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Brazil in the Document Editors category.
⚡ Sites Using Google Docs
We have data on 6,005 websites that use the Google Docs document editor. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Google Docs is feverup.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2,218 | English | ||
| 2 |  chromewebstore.google.com |
United States | American English | |
| 3 | #2,861 | United States | American English | |
| 4 | #2,988 | Chile | Spanish | |
| 5 | #5,787 | United States | English | |
| 6 | #5,910 | India | English | |
| 7 | #5,970 | United States | English | |
| 8 | #6,454 | American English | ||
| 9 | #6,695 | United States | English | |
| 10 | #8,271 | United States | American English | |
| 11 | #9,021 | Russia | Russian | |
| 12 | #10,766 | Canada | American English | |
| 13 | #10,808 | Russia | Russian | |
| 14 | #12,671 | Colombia | European Spanish | |
| 15 | #13,450 | English | ||
| 16 | #13,583 | American English | ||
| 17 | #15,828 | United States | English | |
| 18 | #16,372 | English | ||
| 19 | #18,621 | United States | English | |
| 20 | #18,899 | Russia | Russian |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Google Docs:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Education/Reference category.
Most of the sites using Google Docs are from the United States and Russia.
- United States 47.7%
- Russia 6.6%
- United Kingdom 3.2%
- Ukraine 2.9%
- Czech Republic 2.1%
- India 2.1%
- Spain 2.1%
- Brazil 2%
- France 1.9%
- Other 29.4%
Most Google Docs users speak English, Russian, or Spanish.
- English 71%
- Russian 6.5%
- Spanish 3.5%
- Ukrainian 2.1%
- Portuguese 1.9%
- French 1.9%
- Czech 1.5%
- Vietnamese 1.3%
- Japanese 1%
- Other 9.3%
The Google Docs document editor is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 30%
- .org 27.4%
- .net 4.8%
- .ru 3.8%
- .us 1.6%
- .cz 1.3%
- .ca 0.8%
- .edu 0.8%
- .co.uk 0.7%
- Other 28.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Google Docs include education and reference, business, and marketing and merchandising.
- Education/Reference 38.3%
- Business 8.3%
- Marketing/Merchandising 7.1%
- Blogs/Wiki 6%
- Sports 5.3%
- Internet Services 3.6%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 3.5%
- Entertainment 3%
- Search Engines 2.9%
- Other 22%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Google Docs?
Google Docs is owned by Google LLC, headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States.
Can I use Google Docs for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
What is the price of Google Docs?
Google Docs is priced from $7 per user per month (paid annually) for the Business Starter plan.
Which country uses Google Docs the most?
The majority of Google Docs users are from the United States.
Who uses Google Docs?
According to our data, Google Docs is used on thousands of sites, including feverup.com,
chromewebstore.google.com, and coda.io.
Is Google Docs used on government websites?
In total, we found Google Docs on 7 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Google Docs?
Yes. The most notable of these are nptel.ac.in and
univalle.edu.co. Overall, we know of 46 academic websites in the United States that use Google Docs.
How does Google Docs compare to its competitors?
Google Docs is one of the most popular document editors, second only to 
Microsoft Office.
What are the alternatives to Google Docs?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Google Docs may include 
Microsoft Word, 
Google Slides, and 
Google Sheets.
👉 See Also
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Google Sites🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,861,081 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.
