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title: "Foursquare vs Mapbox: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Foursquare or Mapbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geospatial analytics 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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# Foursquare vs Mapbox: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Foursquare or Mapbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geospatial analytics 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**: Foursquare and Mapbox
- **Competitive set**: Geospatial analytics platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Foursquare Share of Search**: 11.3%
- **Mapbox Share of Search**: 30.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Foursquare or Mapbox?

- In August 2026, Mapbox had more branded searches than Foursquare among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide. Mapbox was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Foursquare’s 49.5K, and held a 30.7% Share of Search versus Foursquare’s 11.3%.
- Mapbox was ahead of Foursquare in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Foursquare’s estimated Share of Search among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide moved from 10.5% to 11.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mapbox’s estimated Share of Search among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide moved from 28.6% to 30.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K.

## How did search popularity change for geospatial analytics platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mapbox lost estimated Share of Search among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide, from 31.3% to 30.7%.
- Foursquare’s estimated Share of Search among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 13.8% to 11.3% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Foursquare estimated searches | Foursquare Share of Search | Foursquare rank | Mapbox estimated searches | Mapbox Share of Search | Mapbox rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 10.5% | 3 | 165K | 28.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 10.6% | 3 | 165K | 28.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 12.6% | 3 | 135K | 28.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 11.5% | 3 | 165K | 31.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 14% | 3 | 165K | 31.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 110K | 17.6% | 3 | 165K | 26.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 12.6% | 3 | 165K | 28.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 13.8% | 3 | 165K | 30.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 13.8% | 3 | 135K | 30.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 11.5% | 3 | 135K | 31.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 11.3% | 3 | 135K | 30.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Foursquare’s and Mapbox’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.

- **Foursquare**: Measured on the search term “foursquare”.
- **Mapbox**: Measured on the search term “mapbox”.

- [Foursquare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/foursquare)
- [Mapbox profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mapbox)
- [All geospatial analytics platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/geospatial-analytics-platforms): 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, Foursquare or Mapbox?

In August 2026, Mapbox had more branded searches than Foursquare among geospatial analytics platforms worldwide. Mapbox was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Foursquare’s 49.5K, and held a 30.7% Share of Search versus Foursquare’s 11.3%.

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