Google Cloud Reaches 15% Share in Q2 as AWS Slips to 28%
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Updated · CRN · Aug 6
Google Cloud Reaches 15% Share in Q2 as AWS Slips to 28%
3 articles · Updated · CRN · Aug 6
Summary
Google Cloud took a record 15% of global cloud infrastructure spending in Q2 2026, up from 13% a year earlier, while AWS fell to 28% from 30%.
Synergy said AI is driving the shift and the broader market’s acceleration: global enterprise cloud spending hit $143 billion, up 43% year over year, the fastest growth in eight years.
Google Cloud posted $24.8 billion in Q2 revenue, up 82%, outpacing AWS’s $42.2 billion revenue growth of 37% and Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud growth of 32% to $39.3 billion.
Microsoft held the No. 2 position at 20% share, leaving AWS, Microsoft and Google with a combined 67% of global enterprise cloud infrastructure spending.
GenAI-specific cloud services are growing 165% year over year, Synergy said, underscoring how AI demand is reshaping competitive positions across the cloud market.