--- title: "Organic Maps: search popularity worldwide" description: "A free, open source offline maps app. 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/global-en/brands/organic-maps" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Organic Maps: search popularity worldwide A free, open source offline maps app. 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 - **Brand**: Organic Maps - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among navigation apps**: 0.05% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Navigation apps | 7 | 0.05% | 90.5K | - [Navigation apps](/demand/global-en/categories/navigation-apps) ## Top navigation apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Organic Maps was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Organic Maps is the fifth most recommended of the seven. 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 Maps | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Waze | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Apple Maps | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | HERE WeGo | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Organic Maps | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | MapQuest | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | TomTom | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about navigation apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which navigation app should I use?": 1. Google Maps, 2. Waze, 3. Apple Maps, 4. HERE WeGo - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best navigation apps?": 1. Google Maps, 2. Waze, 3. Apple Maps, 4. HERE WeGo, 5. Organic Maps - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best navigation app for driving?": 1. Google Maps, 2. Waze, 3. Apple Maps - Searched Google, AI Overview "navigation apps": 1. Google Maps, 2. Apple Maps, 3. Waze, 4. HERE WeGo, 5. Organic Maps - Searched Google, AI Overview "offline navigation app": 1. Organic Maps, 2. HERE WeGo, 3. Google Maps Not named in any answer: MapQuest and TomTom. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Organic Maps changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Organic Maps worldwide rose from 27.1K to 90.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Organic Maps’ share of searches among navigation apps worldwide held steady, from 0.01% to 0.05%. ## How did search popularity change for navigation apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, MapQuest rose from 3rd to 2nd among navigation apps worldwide. - In September 2026, Waze fell from 2nd to 3rd among navigation apps worldwide. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Organic Maps worldwide rose 233.9% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 90.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for HERE WeGo worldwide rose 24.2% over 12 measured months, from 139K to 173K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Apple Maps worldwide rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 673K to 823K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for TomTom worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 301K to 246K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Navigation apps | 27.1K | 0.01% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | Navigation apps | 22.2K | 0.01% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | Navigation apps | 22.2K | 0.01% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | Navigation apps | 33.1K | 0.02% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | Navigation apps | 27.1K | 0.02% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | Navigation apps | 110K | 0.06% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | Navigation apps | 60.5K | 0.03% | 7 | | May 2026 | Navigation apps | 49.5K | 0.03% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | Navigation apps | 49.5K | 0.03% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | Navigation apps | 74K | 0.04% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | Navigation apps | 90.5K | 0.05% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | Navigation apps | 90.5K | 0.05% | 7 | ## How are Organic Maps’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Organic Maps’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “organic maps” ## Which navigation apps compete with Organic Maps? - [Google Maps](/demand/global-en/brands/google-maps) - [MapQuest](/demand/global-en/brands/mapquest): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/mapquest-vs-organic-maps - [Waze](/demand/global-en/brands/waze): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/organic-maps-vs-waze - [Apple Maps](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-maps): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/apple-maps-vs-organic-maps - [TomTom](/demand/global-en/brands/tomtom): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/organic-maps-vs-tomtom - [HERE WeGo](/demand/global-en/brands/here-wego): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/here-wego-vs-organic-maps ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Organic Maps: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/organic-maps This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/organic-maps. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.