--- title: "Curb vs Lyft: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Curb or Lyft more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ride hailing 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/curb-taxi-vs-lyft" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Curb vs Lyft: Which is searched more? Is Curb or Lyft more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ride hailing 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**: Curb and Lyft - **Competitive set**: Ride hailing apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Curb Share of Search**: 0.02% - **Lyft Share of Search**: 12.4% ## Is Curb or Lyft more popular in search? - In September 2026, Lyft had more branded searches than Curb among ride hailing apps worldwide. Lyft had about 1.5 million branded searches, while Curb had 2,400. Lyft made up 12.4% of all ride hailing app searches we track, and Curb accounted for 0.02%. - Lyft was ahead of Curb in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Curb’s share of searches among ride hailing apps worldwide moved from 0.03% to 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 2.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lyft’s share of searches among ride hailing apps worldwide moved from 8.4% to 12.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 1.5M. ## Top ride hailing apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Lyft appeared in all five answers. Curb was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Lyft was listed before Curb in four out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Uber | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Lyft | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Curb | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bolt | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Grab | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | inDrive | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Green Cabs | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | DiDi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Ola | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about ride hailing apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which ride hailing app should I use?": 1. Uber, 2. Lyft - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ride hailing apps?": 1. Uber, 2. Lyft, 3. Bolt, 4. Grab, 5. Curb - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best ride hailing app for a late night ride?": 1. Uber, 2. Lyft - Searched Google, AI Overview "ride hailing apps": 1. Uber, 2. Lyft, 3. Curb, 4. Bolt, 5. Grab - Searched Google, AI Overview "taxi app": 1. Curb, 2. Uber, 3. Lyft, 4. Bolt, 5. inDrive, 6. Green Cabs Not named in any answer: DiDi and Ola. 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 ride hailing apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Lyft gained share of searches among ride hailing apps worldwide, from 8.6% to 12.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Curb worldwide fell 17.2% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 2.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Curb estimated searches | Curb Share of Search | Curb rank | Lyft estimated searches | Lyft Share of Search | Lyft rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 0.03% | 9 | 823K | 8.4% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 0.02% | 9 | 823K | 8.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 0.03% | 9 | 673K | 6.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 0.03% | 9 | 673K | 7% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 0.02% | 9 | 823K | 8.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 0.03% | 9 | 1M | 10.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 0.02% | 9 | 1M | 10.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.02% | 9 | 1.5M | 12.3% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 0.03% | 9 | 1M | 10.1% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 0.03% | 9 | 823K | 8.5% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 0.03% | 9 | 1M | 8.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 0.02% | 9 | 1.5M | 12.4% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Curb’s and Lyft’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. - **Curb**: Measured on the search term “curb app”. - **Lyft**: Measured on the search term “lyft”. - [Curb profile](/demand/global-en/brands/curb-taxi) - [Lyft profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lyft) - [All ride hailing apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ride-hailing-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Curb or Lyft more popular in search? In September 2026, Lyft had more branded searches than Curb among ride hailing apps worldwide. Lyft had about 1.5 million branded searches, while Curb had 2,400. Lyft made up 12.4% of all ride hailing app searches we track, and Curb accounted for 0.02%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Curb vs Lyft: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/curb-taxi-vs-lyft This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/curb-taxi-vs-lyft. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.