--- title: "Google Maps vs HERE WeGo: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Google Maps or HERE WeGo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Navigation 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/google-maps-vs-here-wego" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Google Maps vs HERE WeGo: Which is searched more? Is Google Maps or HERE WeGo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Navigation 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**: Google Maps and HERE WeGo - **Competitive set**: Navigation apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Google Maps Share of Search**: 97.4% - **HERE WeGo Share of Search**: 0.09% ## Is Google Maps or HERE WeGo more popular in search? - In September 2026, Google Maps had more branded searches than HERE WeGo among navigation apps worldwide. Google Maps had about 185 million branded searches, while HERE WeGo had 173,000. Google Maps made up 97.4% of all navigation app searches we track, and HERE WeGo accounted for 0.09%. - Google Maps was ahead of HERE WeGo in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Maps’ share of searches among navigation apps worldwide moved from 97.6% to 97.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 185M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HERE WeGo’s share of searches among navigation apps worldwide moved from 0.07% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 139K to 173K. ## Top navigation apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Google Maps appeared in all five answers. HERE WeGo was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Google Maps was listed before HERE WeGo 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google Maps | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Waze | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Apple Maps | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | HERE WeGo | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Organic Maps | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | MapQuest | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | TomTom | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about navigation apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which navigation app should I use?": 1. Google Maps, 2. Waze, 3. Apple Maps, 4. HERE WeGo - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best navigation apps?": 1. Google Maps, 2. Waze, 3. Apple Maps, 4. HERE WeGo, 5. Organic Maps - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best navigation app for driving?": 1. Google Maps, 2. Waze, 3. Apple Maps - Searched Google, AI Overview "navigation apps": 1. Google Maps, 2. Apple Maps, 3. Waze, 4. HERE WeGo, 5. Organic Maps - Searched Google, AI Overview "offline navigation app": 1. Organic Maps, 2. HERE WeGo, 3. Google Maps Not named in any answer: MapQuest and TomTom. 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 navigation apps worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for HERE WeGo worldwide rose 24.2% over 12 measured months, from 139K to 173K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Google Maps estimated searches | Google Maps Share of Search | Google Maps rank | HERE WeGo estimated searches | HERE WeGo Share of Search | HERE WeGo rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 185M | 97.6% | 1 | 139K | 0.07% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 185M | 97.7% | 1 | 139K | 0.07% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 151M | 97.4% | 1 | 139K | 0.09% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 185M | 97.7% | 1 | 170K | 0.09% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 151M | 97.1% | 1 | 142K | 0.09% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 185M | 97.5% | 1 | 140K | 0.07% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 185M | 97.6% | 1 | 140K | 0.07% | 6 | | May 2026 | 185M | 97.7% | 1 | 170K | 0.09% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 185M | 97.7% | 1 | 206K | 0.11% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 185M | 97.4% | 1 | 206K | 0.11% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 185M | 97.5% | 1 | 253K | 0.13% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 185M | 97.4% | 1 | 173K | 0.09% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Maps’ and HERE WeGo’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**: Measured on the search term “google maps”. - **HERE WeGo**: Measured on the search terms “here we go maps” and “here wego”, summed into one figure. - [Google Maps profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-maps) - [HERE WeGo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/here-wego) - [All navigation apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/navigation-apps): 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 Google Maps or HERE WeGo more popular in search? In September 2026, Google Maps had more branded searches than HERE WeGo among navigation apps worldwide. Google Maps had about 185 million branded searches, while HERE WeGo had 173,000. Google Maps made up 97.4% of all navigation app searches we track, and HERE WeGo accounted for 0.09%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Google Maps vs HERE WeGo: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-maps-vs-here-wego This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/google-maps-vs-here-wego. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.