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title: "BlaBlaCar vs redBus: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is BlaBlaCar or redBus more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bus booking platforms 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/blablacar-vs-redbus"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# BlaBlaCar vs redBus: Which is searched more?

Is BlaBlaCar or redBus more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bus booking platforms 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**: BlaBlaCar and redBus
- **Competitive set**: Bus booking platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **BlaBlaCar Share of Search**: 23.9%
- **redBus Share of Search**: 35.7%

## Is BlaBlaCar or redBus more popular in search?

- In September 2026, redBus had more branded searches than BlaBlaCar among bus booking platforms worldwide. redBus had about 7.5 million branded searches, while BlaBlaCar had 5 million. redBus made up 35.7% of all bus booking platform searches we track, and BlaBlaCar accounted for 23.9%.
- redBus was ahead of BlaBlaCar in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, BlaBlaCar’s share of searches among bus booking platforms worldwide moved from 25.6% to 23.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.1M to 5M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, redBus’ share of searches among bus booking platforms worldwide moved from 38.3% to 35.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.1M to 7.5M.

## How did search popularity change for bus booking platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, FlixBus overtook redBus to become the leader among bus booking platforms worldwide, with 35.7% of the searches.
- In September 2026, redBus lost share of searches among bus booking platforms worldwide, from 38.6% to 35.7%.
- In September 2026, BlaBlaCar lost share of searches among bus booking platforms worldwide, from 25.8% to 23.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | BlaBlaCar estimated searches | BlaBlaCar Share of Search | BlaBlaCar rank | redBus estimated searches | redBus Share of Search | redBus rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.1M | 25.6% | 3 | 9.1M | 38.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 5M | 23.7% | 3 | 7.5M | 35.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.1M | 27.6% | 3 | 7.5M | 33.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 5M | 23.9% | 3 | 7.5M | 35.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.1M | 23.8% | 3 | 6.1M | 35.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 5M | 23.8% | 3 | 7.5M | 35.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.1M | 25.9% | 3 | 9.1M | 38.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 6.1M | 25.8% | 3 | 9.1M | 38.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.1M | 27.7% | 3 | 7.5M | 33.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.1M | 25.8% | 3 | 7.5M | 31.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.1M | 25.8% | 3 | 9.1M | 38.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 5M | 23.9% | 3 | 7.5M | 35.7% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BlaBlaCar’s and redBus’ 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.

- **BlaBlaCar**: Measured on the search term “blablacar”.
- **redBus**: Measured on the search terms “red bus” and “redbus”, summed into one figure.

- [BlaBlaCar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/blablacar)
- [redBus profile](/demand/global-en/brands/redbus)
- [All bus booking platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bus-booking-platforms): 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 BlaBlaCar or redBus more popular in search?

In September 2026, redBus had more branded searches than BlaBlaCar among bus booking platforms worldwide. redBus had about 7.5 million branded searches, while BlaBlaCar had 5 million. redBus made up 35.7% of all bus booking platform searches we track, and BlaBlaCar accounted for 23.9%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "BlaBlaCar vs redBus: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/blablacar-vs-redbus

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