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title: "Apple Maps vs HERE WeGo: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Apple Maps or HERE WeGo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Navigation 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."
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# Apple Maps vs HERE WeGo: Which is searched more?

Is Apple Maps or HERE WeGo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Navigation 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 HERE WeGo
- **Competitive set**: Navigation apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Apple Maps Share of Search**: 0.43%
- **HERE WeGo Share of Search**: 0.09%

## Is Apple Maps or HERE WeGo more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Apple Maps had more branded searches than HERE WeGo among navigation apps worldwide. Apple Maps had about 823,000 branded searches, while HERE WeGo had 173,000. Apple Maps made up 0.43% of all navigation app searches we track, and HERE WeGo accounted for 0.09%.
- Apple Maps was ahead of HERE WeGo in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple Maps’ share of searches among navigation apps worldwide moved from 0.35% to 0.43%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 823K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HERE WeGo’s share of searches among navigation apps worldwide moved from 0.07% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 139K to 173K.

## How did search popularity change for navigation apps worldwide 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.

## Month by month

| Month | Apple Maps estimated searches | Apple Maps Share of Search | Apple Maps rank | HERE WeGo estimated searches | HERE WeGo Share of Search | HERE WeGo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 673K | 0.35% | 4 | 139K | 0.07% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 139K | 0.07% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 450K | 0.29% | 4 | 139K | 0.09% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 170K | 0.09% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 823K | 0.53% | 4 | 142K | 0.09% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 823K | 0.43% | 4 | 140K | 0.07% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 673K | 0.35% | 4 | 140K | 0.07% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 170K | 0.09% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 206K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 550K | 0.29% | 5 | 206K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 673K | 0.35% | 4 | 253K | 0.13% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 823K | 0.43% | 4 | 173K | 0.09% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple Maps’ and HERE WeGo’s 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”.
- **HERE WeGo**: Measured on the search terms “here we go maps” and “here wego”, summed into one figure.

- [Apple Maps profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-maps)
- [HERE WeGo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/here-wego)
- [All navigation apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/navigation-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 HERE WeGo more popular in search?

In September 2026, Apple Maps had more branded searches than HERE WeGo among navigation apps worldwide. Apple Maps had about 823,000 branded searches, while HERE WeGo had 173,000. Apple Maps made up 0.43% of all navigation app searches we track, and HERE WeGo accounted for 0.09%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Apple Maps vs HERE WeGo: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apple-maps-vs-here-wego

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