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title: "Lime: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Lime runs shared e-scooters or e-bikes in New Zealand. 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/nz/brands/lime"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Lime: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Lime runs shared e-scooters or e-bikes in New Zealand. 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

- **Brand**: Lime
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among e-scooter and e-bike share schemes**: 44.8%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 2 | 44.8% | 2K |

- [E-scooter and e-bike share schemes](/demand/nz/categories/nz-e-scooter-shares)

## How has branded search demand for Lime changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Lime in New Zealand rose from 1.9K to 2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lime’s estimated Share of Search among e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in New Zealand decreased from 46.2% to 44.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lime’s estimated Share of Search among e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in New Zealand peaked at 48.7% in June 2026 and was lowest at 41.4% in February 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lime fell from 1st to 2nd among e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Beam gained estimated Share of Search among e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in New Zealand, from 3.5% to 4.4%.
- In August 2026, Flamingo lost estimated Share of Search among e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in New Zealand, from 50.8% to 49.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Neuron in New Zealand fell 16.7% over 11 measured months, from 60 to 50 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 1.9K | 46.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 2.2K | 47.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 2.6K | 42.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 2.6K | 41.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 2.1K | 41.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 3.1K | 47.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 2.5K | 47.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 2.4K | 45.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 2K | 48.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 2.1K | 44.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | 2K | 44.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | E-scooter and e-bike share schemes | — | — | — |

## How is Lime measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lime’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “lime app”
- “lime e scooter”
- “lime scooter”
- “lime scooter cost”
- “lime scooter price”
- “lime scooters near me”

## Which e-scooter and e-bike share schemes compete with Lime?

- [Flamingo](/demand/nz/brands/flamingo-scooters): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/flamingo-scooters-vs-lime
- [Beam](/demand/nz/brands/beam): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/beam-vs-lime
- [Neuron](/demand/nz/brands/neuron): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/lime-vs-neuron

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Lime: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/lime

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