 The Google Earth Engine, GE, portal provides researchers with access to satellite and other ancillary data, cloud computing and algorithms for processing large amounts of data. Despite its potential, however, the uptake and usage of this opportunity remain limited and unclear. To address this issue, we conducted a study to examine the usage patterns of the GE platform and determine if researchers in developing countries are taking advantage of the opportunity. Our analysis revealed that 300 journal articles have been published since 2011 that utilize GE in their research, distributed among 158 different journals. The highest number of publications were found in remote sensing, followed by remote sensing of environment. A significant number of papers were also published in prestigious journals like Nature and Science. Furthermore, the application areas covered by these papers were diverse, including forest and vegetation studies, malaria, and more. Landsat was the most commonly used dataset, comprising the largest portion of the GEE data portal. Data from the first through the current Landsat series is available for download in use. We also examined the geographic distribution of the data and found that the majority of studies originate from. This article was authored by Lullit Kumar and Anisamo Mutonga. We are article.tv, links in the description below.