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title: "Google Maps Platform vs Mapbox: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Google Maps Platform or Mapbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geolocation APIs 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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# Google Maps Platform vs Mapbox: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Google Maps Platform or Mapbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Geolocation APIs 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**: Google Maps Platform and Mapbox
- **Competitive set**: Geolocation APIs
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Google Maps Platform Share of Search**: 13.5%
- **Mapbox Share of Search**: 25.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Google Maps Platform or Mapbox?

- In August 2026, Mapbox had more branded searches than Google Maps Platform among geolocation APIs worldwide. Mapbox was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Google Maps Platform’s 71.7K, and held a 25.4% Share of Search versus Google Maps Platform’s 13.5%.
- Mapbox was ahead of Google Maps Platform in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Maps Platform’s estimated Share of Search among geolocation APIs worldwide moved from 20.6% to 13.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 128K to 71.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mapbox’s estimated Share of Search among geolocation APIs worldwide moved from 26.5% to 25.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K.

## How did search popularity change for geolocation APIs worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mapbox gained estimated Share of Search among geolocation APIs worldwide, from 12.7% to 25.4%.
- In August 2026, Google Maps Platform gained estimated Share of Search among geolocation APIs worldwide, from 7.8% to 13.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Google Maps Platform estimated searches | Google Maps Platform Share of Search | Google Maps Platform rank | Mapbox estimated searches | Mapbox Share of Search | Mapbox rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 128K | 20.6% | 3 | 165K | 26.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 105K | 19.4% | 3 | 165K | 30.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 88.8K | 17.9% | 3 | 135K | 27.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 105K | 19.3% | 3 | 165K | 30.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 75.3K | 14.7% | 3 | 165K | 32.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 78.6K | 15.1% | 3 | 165K | 31.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 78.6K | 13.8% | 3 | 165K | 28.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 75.3K | 13.3% | 3 | 165K | 29.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 75.3K | 15.6% | 3 | 135K | 28% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 82.7K | 7.8% | 3 | 135K | 12.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 71.7K | 13.5% | 3 | 135K | 25.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Maps Platform’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.

- **Google Maps Platform**: Measured on the search terms “google maps api” and “google maps platform”, summed into one figure.
- **Mapbox**: Measured on the search term “mapbox”.

- [Google Maps Platform profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-maps-platform)
- [Mapbox profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mapbox)
- [All geolocation APIs worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/geolocation-apis): 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, Google Maps Platform or Mapbox?

In August 2026, Mapbox had more branded searches than Google Maps Platform among geolocation APIs worldwide. Mapbox was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Google Maps Platform’s 71.7K, and held a 25.4% Share of Search versus Google Maps Platform’s 13.5%.

## Cite this page

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