--- title: "Transit apps: Which brands are most popular in search?" description: "Compare the apps used to plan public transport trips. Share of Search among Google Maps, Rome2Rio, Moovit, Citymapper and Transit, the transit apps Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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/categories/transit-apps" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Transit apps: Which brands are most popular in search? Compare the apps used to plan public transport trips. Share of Search among Google Maps, Rome2Rio, Moovit, Citymapper and Transit, the transit apps Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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 - **Competitive set**: Transit apps - **Market**: Global - **Brands compared**: 5 - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: Google Maps, 99.5% ## Which brand is most popular in search among transit apps worldwide? - In August 2026, Google Maps was the most searched among transit apps worldwide, with an estimated 185M branded searches and 99.5% estimated Share of Search within this set. - Rome2Rio is in 2nd place, 99.2 percentage points behind at 0.24% Share of Search. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rome2Rio rose from 3rd to 2nd among transit apps worldwide. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Moovit fell from 2nd to 3rd among transit apps worldwide. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Maps, Citymapper and Transit held steady: their estimated Share of Search among transit apps worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points. ## How did search popularity change for transit apps worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Transit worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 49.5K to 33.1K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Moovit worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 450K to 301K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Citymapper worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 246K to 201K in August 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Google Maps | 99.5% | 185M | 0.0% | Google | | 2 | Rome2Rio | 0.24% | 450K | 0.0% | Rome2Rio | | 3 | Moovit | 0.16% | 301K | 0.0% | Moovit | | 4 | Citymapper | 0.11% | 201K | 0.0% | Citymapper | | 5 | Transit | 0.02% | 33.1K | 0.0% | Transit | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Google Maps | 185M | 99.4% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | Moovit | 450K | 0.24% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | Rome2Rio | 450K | 0.24% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | Citymapper | 246K | 0.13% | 4 | | Oct 2025 | Transit | 49.5K | 0.03% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Google Maps | 185M | 99.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Rome2Rio | 450K | 0.24% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Moovit | 368K | 0.2% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Citymapper | 201K | 0.11% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | Transit | 40.5K | 0.02% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Google Maps | 151M | 99.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Moovit | 368K | 0.24% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Rome2Rio | 368K | 0.24% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Citymapper | 201K | 0.13% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Transit | 40.5K | 0.03% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Google Maps | 185M | 99.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Rome2Rio | 450K | 0.24% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Moovit | 368K | 0.2% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Citymapper | 246K | 0.13% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Transit | 33.1K | 0.02% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Google Maps | 151M | 99.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Rome2Rio | 450K | 0.3% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Moovit | 368K | 0.24% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Citymapper | 201K | 0.13% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Transit | 33.1K | 0.02% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Google Maps | 185M | 99.4% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Rome2Rio | 550K | 0.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Moovit | 368K | 0.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Citymapper | 201K | 0.11% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Transit | 33.1K | 0.02% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Google Maps | 185M | 99.4% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Rome2Rio | 550K | 0.3% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Moovit | 368K | 0.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Citymapper | 246K | 0.13% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Transit | 33.1K | 0.02% | 5 | | May 2026 | Google Maps | 185M | 99.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | Rome2Rio | 450K | 0.24% | 2 | | May 2026 | Moovit | 368K | 0.2% | 3 | | May 2026 | Citymapper | 201K | 0.11% | 4 | | May 2026 | Transit | 33.1K | 0.02% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Google Maps | 185M | 99.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Rome2Rio | 450K | 0.24% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Moovit | 301K | 0.16% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Citymapper | 246K | 0.13% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Transit | 33.1K | 0.02% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Google Maps | 185M | 99.5% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Rome2Rio | 450K | 0.24% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Moovit | 301K | 0.16% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Citymapper | 201K | 0.11% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Transit | 33.1K | 0.02% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Google Maps | 185M | 99.5% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Rome2Rio | 450K | 0.24% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Moovit | 301K | 0.16% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Citymapper | 201K | 0.11% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Transit | 33.1K | 0.02% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Citymapper | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Google Maps | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Moovit | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Rome2Rio | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Transit | — | — | — | ## What is being compared - **Citymapper**: Measured on the search term “citymapper”. - **Google Maps**: Measured on the search term “google maps”. - **Moovit**: Measured on the search term “moovit”. - **Rome2Rio**: Measured on the search term “rome2rio”. - **Transit**: Measured on the search term “transit app”. - [Citymapper](/demand/global-en/brands/citymapper) - [Google Maps](/demand/global-en/brands/google-maps) - [Moovit](/demand/global-en/brands/moovit) - [Rome2Rio](/demand/global-en/brands/rome2rio) - [Transit](/demand/global-en/brands/transit) ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which brand is most popular in search among transit apps worldwide? In August 2026, Google Maps was the most searched among transit apps worldwide, with an estimated 185M branded searches and 99.5% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Transit apps: Which brands are most popular in search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/transit-apps This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/transit-apps. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.