--- title: "Apple Maps vs Google Maps: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Apple Maps or Google Maps more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Transit apps set worldwide. 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/compare/apple-maps-vs-google-maps" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apple Maps vs Google Maps: Which is searched more? Is Apple Maps or Google Maps more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Transit apps set worldwide. 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 - **Compared**: Apple Maps and Google Maps - **Competitive set**: Transit apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apple Maps Share of Search**: 0.44% - **Google Maps Share of Search**: 99.1% ## Is Apple Maps or Google Maps more popular in search? - In September 2026, Google Maps had more branded searches than Apple Maps among transit apps worldwide. Google Maps had about 185 million branded searches, while Apple Maps had 823,000. Google Maps made up 99.1% of all transit app searches we track, and Apple Maps accounted for 0.44%. - Google Maps was ahead of Apple Maps in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple Maps’ share of searches among transit apps worldwide moved from 0.36% to 0.44%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 823K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Maps’ share of searches among transit apps worldwide moved from 99% to 99.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 185M. ## Top transit apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Google Maps appeared in all five answers. Apple Maps was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Google Maps was listed before Apple Maps in every answer. 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 | | Transit | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Citymapper | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Rome2Rio | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Apple Maps | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Moovit | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about transit apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which transit app should I use?": 1. Google Maps, 2. Transit, 3. Citymapper, 4. Apple Maps - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best transit apps?": 1. Google Maps, 2. Transit, 3. Citymapper, 4. Moovit, 5. Apple Maps - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best transit app for public transport trips?": 1. Google Maps, 2. Transit, 3. Citymapper, 4. Apple Maps - Searched Google, AI Overview "public transport app": 1. Transit, 2. Google Maps - Searched Google, AI Overview "trip planner app": 1. Rome2Rio, 2. Google Maps Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for transit apps worldwide 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. ## Month by month | Month | Apple Maps estimated searches | Apple Maps Share of Search | Apple Maps rank | Google Maps estimated searches | Google Maps Share of Search | Google Maps rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 673K | 0.36% | 2 | 185M | 99% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 673K | 0.36% | 2 | 185M | 99.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 450K | 0.3% | 2 | 151M | 99.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 2 | 185M | 99.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 823K | 0.54% | 2 | 151M | 98.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 823K | 0.44% | 2 | 185M | 98.9% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 2 | 185M | 99% | 1 | | May 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 2 | 185M | 99.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 2 | 185M | 99.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 550K | 0.29% | 2 | 185M | 99.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 2 | 185M | 99.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 823K | 0.44% | 2 | 185M | 99.1% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple Maps’ and Google Maps’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Apple Maps**: Measured on the search term “apple maps”. - **Google Maps**: Measured on the search term “google maps”. - [Apple Maps profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-maps) - [Google Maps profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-maps) - [All transit apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/transit-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Apple Maps or Google Maps more popular in search? In September 2026, Google Maps had more branded searches than Apple Maps among transit apps worldwide. Google Maps had about 185 million branded searches, while Apple Maps had 823,000. Google Maps made up 99.1% of all transit app searches we track, and Apple Maps accounted for 0.44%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apple Maps vs Google Maps: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/transit-apps/compare/apple-maps-vs-google-maps This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/transit-apps/compare/apple-maps-vs-google-maps. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.