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title: "Bolt vs Grab: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bolt or Grab? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ride hailing 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."
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# Bolt vs Grab: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Bolt or Grab? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ride hailing 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**: Bolt and Grab
- **Competitive set**: Ride hailing platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bolt Share of Search**: 5.6%
- **Grab Share of Search**: 2%

## Which is more popular in search, Bolt or Grab?

- In August 2026, Bolt had more branded searches than Grab among ride hailing platforms worldwide. Bolt was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Grab’s 49.5K, and held a 5.6% Share of Search versus Grab’s 2%.
- Bolt was ahead of Grab in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bolt’s estimated Share of Search among ride hailing platforms worldwide moved from 4.7% to 5.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 111K to 135K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Grab’s estimated Share of Search among ride hailing platforms worldwide moved from 1.7% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for ride hailing platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Bolt overtook Ola to rank 4th among ride hailing platforms worldwide, at 5.6%.
- In August 2026, Grab lost estimated Share of Search among ride hailing platforms worldwide, from 2.7% to 2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Bolt estimated searches | Bolt Share of Search | Bolt rank | Grab estimated searches | Grab Share of Search | Grab rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 111K | 4.7% | 5 | 40.5K | 1.7% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 111K | 4.8% | 5 | 110K | 4.8% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 135K | 6.2% | 5 | 60.5K | 2.8% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 111K | 5.4% | 5 | 74K | 3.6% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 111K | 5.1% | 5 | 60.5K | 2.8% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 111K | 4.7% | 5 | 60.5K | 2.6% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 110K | 4.5% | 5 | 60.5K | 2.5% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 91K | 2.9% | 5 | 60.5K | 2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 91.1K | 3.8% | 5 | 74K | 3.1% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 91K | 4.1% | 5 | 60.5K | 2.7% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 5.6% | 4 | 49.5K | 2% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bolt’s and Grab’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.

- **Bolt**: Measured on the search terms “bolt app” and “bolt ride hailing”, summed into one figure.
- **Grab**: Measured on the search term “grab app”.

- [Bolt profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bolt-mobility)
- [Grab profile](/demand/global-en/brands/grab)
- [All ride hailing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ride-hailing-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Bolt or Grab?

In August 2026, Bolt had more branded searches than Grab among ride hailing platforms worldwide. Bolt was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Grab’s 49.5K, and held a 5.6% Share of Search versus Grab’s 2%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Bolt vs Grab: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bolt-mobility-vs-grab

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