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title: "Apple Maps vs Waze: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Apple Maps or Waze? 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apple-maps-vs-waze"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Apple Maps vs Waze: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Apple Maps or Waze? 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 Waze
- **Competitive set**: Navigation apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Apple Maps Share of Search**: 0.36%
- **Waze Share of Search**: 1.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Apple Maps or Waze?

- In August 2026, Waze had more branded searches than Apple Maps among navigation apps worldwide. Waze was estimated to have 2.2M branded searches compared to Apple Maps’ 673K, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus Apple Maps’ 0.36%.
- Waze was ahead of Apple Maps in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apple Maps’ estimated Share of Search among navigation apps worldwide held steady at 0.36%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 673K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Waze’s estimated Share of Search among navigation apps worldwide held steady at 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.2M.

## 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.

## Month by month

| Month | Apple Maps estimated searches | Apple Maps Share of Search | Apple Maps rank | Waze estimated searches | Waze Share of Search | Waze rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 450K | 0.29% | 4 | 2.2M | 1.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 823K | 0.53% | 4 | 2.2M | 1.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 823K | 0.43% | 4 | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 550K | 0.29% | 5 | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 673K | 0.36% | 4 | 2.2M | 1.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple Maps’ and Waze’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”.
- **Waze**: Measured on the search term “waze”.

- [Apple Maps profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-maps)
- [Waze profile](/demand/global-en/brands/waze)
- [All navigation apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/navigation-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## 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 is more popular in search, Apple Maps or Waze?

In August 2026, Waze had more branded searches than Apple Maps among navigation apps worldwide. Waze was estimated to have 2.2M branded searches compared to Apple Maps’ 673K, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus Apple Maps’ 0.36%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Apple Maps vs Waze: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apple-maps-vs-waze

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