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title: "Waze: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Waze is a maps or navigation app used in New Zealand. 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/waze"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Waze: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Waze is a maps or navigation app used in New Zealand. 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**: Waze
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among navigation apps**: 1.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Navigation apps | 2 | 1.2% | 2.2M |

- [Navigation apps](/demand/global-en/categories/navigation-apps)

## How has branded search demand for Waze changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Waze worldwide held steady at 2.2M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Waze’s estimated Share of Search among navigation apps worldwide held steady at 1.2%.

## How did search popularity change for navigation apps worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Apple Maps rose from 5th to 4th among navigation apps worldwide.
- In August 2026, TomTom fell from 4th to 5th among navigation apps worldwide.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Navigation apps | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Navigation apps | — | — | — |

## How is Waze measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Waze’s 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.

- “waze”

## Which navigation apps compete with Waze?

- [Google Maps](/demand/global-en/brands/google-maps): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/google-maps-vs-waze
- [MapQuest](/demand/global-en/brands/mapquest): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/mapquest-vs-waze
- [Apple Maps](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-maps): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/apple-maps-vs-waze
- [TomTom](/demand/global-en/brands/tomtom): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/tomtom-vs-waze

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Waze: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/waze

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