Best Cloud Providers of 2026
Cloud pillar: CRN/Synergy 1Q26 eight-vendor share; 2Q26 top-3 update.
Q1 main table: global cloud share (Synergy / CRN 1Q26)
Compiled 2026-08-12. CRN citing Synergy: enterprise cloud-infrastructure spend about $129B in Q1 (+35% YoY). Eight named vendors: AWS 28%, Microsoft 21%, Google Cloud 14%, Oracle 4% (first time at No. 4), Alibaba Cloud 4%, Salesforce / Huawei / Tencent about 2% each.
| # | Vendor | 1Q26 | 4Q25 | 1Q25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | 28% | 28% | 29% |
| 2 | Microsoft | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| 3 | Google Cloud | 14% | 14% | 12% |
| 4 | Oracle | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| 5 | Alibaba Cloud | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| 6 | Salesforce | ~2% | ~2% | ~2% |
| 7 | Huawei | ~2% | ~2% | ~2% |
| 8 | Tencent | ~2% | ~2% | ~2% |
CRN’s “Top 20 Market Share Leaders For Q1 2026” lists Salesforce / Huawei / Tencent at ~2%, and notes the same level in Q1 and Q4 2025. The 1% club (Akamai, CoreWeave, IBM, OpenAI, etc.) is tagged to Q4 2024, so it stays off the 2026 Q1 table.
Q2 update: top three (Synergy 2Q26)
Synergy, 30 Jul 2026: Q2 spend $143.4B (+43% YoY); trailing twelve months ~$500B. Only the top three were published: AWS 28%, Microsoft 20%, Google Cloud 15% (~67% of public cloud). See the 2026 VPS ranking for droplet-style hosts.
| # | Vendor | 2Q26 share | 2Q25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | 28% | 30% |
| 2 | Microsoft | 20% | 20% |
| 3 | Google Cloud | 15% | 13% |
How this ranking is put together
Longest named board is Synergy / CRN 1Q26 (eight vendors). Q2 is a spend update with only the top three printed. Earnings sit after the source table. Logos from TierMaker “Tech Companies”. Default rows are S–D.
| Source | Date | What it tracks |
|---|---|---|
| CRN / Synergy 1Q26 | 2026 Q1 | Eight named shares; ~$129B spend |
| Synergy Q2 2026 | 2026 Q2 | $143.4B; top-3 shares |
| Amazon Q2 2026 | Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026 | AWS $42.23B |
| Microsoft FY26 Q4 | Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026 | Intelligent Cloud $39.31B |
| Alphabet Q2 2026 | Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026 | Google Cloud $24.8B |
| TierMaker | Synced | Logo tiles |
Hyperscaler filings (calendar Q2 2026)
AWS net sales $42.23B (+37%). Google Cloud $24.8B (+82%). Microsoft Intelligent Cloud $39.31B (+32%); Azure and other cloud services +43%.
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