--- title: "Alert Taxis vs DiDi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Alert Taxis or DiDi? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ride-hailing apps and taxis set 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/compare/alert-taxis-vs-didi" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Alert Taxis vs DiDi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Alert Taxis or DiDi? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ride-hailing apps and taxis set 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 - **Compared**: Alert Taxis and DiDi - **Competitive set**: Ride-hailing apps and taxis - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Alert Taxis Share of Search**: 1.6% - **DiDi Share of Search**: 19.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Alert Taxis or DiDi? - In August 2026, DiDi had more branded searches than Alert Taxis among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. DiDi was estimated to have 6K branded searches compared to Alert Taxis’ 490, and held a 19.7% Share of Search versus Alert Taxis’ 1.6%. - DiDi was ahead of Alert Taxis in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Alert Taxis’ estimated Share of Search among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand moved from 2.4% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 610 to 490. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DiDi’s estimated Share of Search among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand moved from 25% to 19.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.3K to 6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ride-hailing apps and taxis in August 2026? - In August 2026, DiDi lost estimated Share of Search among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand, from 23.6% to 19.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Alert Taxis in New Zealand fell 19.7% over 11 measured months, from 610 to 490 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Alert Taxis estimated searches | Alert Taxis Share of Search | Alert Taxis rank | DiDi estimated searches | DiDi Share of Search | DiDi rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 610 | 2.4% | 5 | 6.3K | 25% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 720 | 2.8% | 5 | 5.2K | 19.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 740 | 2.8% | 5 | 5K | 19% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 590 | 2.4% | 5 | 4K | 16.3% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 740 | 2.9% | 5 | 3.9K | 15.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 730 | 2.5% | 5 | 4K | 13.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 490 | 1.9% | 5 | 3.9K | 15.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 600 | 2% | 5 | 7.3K | 24.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 610 | 2% | 5 | 6.9K | 22.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 490 | 1.8% | 5 | 6.6K | 23.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 490 | 1.6% | 5 | 6K | 19.7% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Alert Taxis’ and DiDi’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. - **Alert Taxis**: Measured on the search terms “alert taxis”, “alert taxis app” and “alert taxis near me”, summed into one figure. - **DiDi**: Measured on the search terms “didi”, “didi app”, “didi australia”, “didi chuxing”, “didi near me”, “didi new zealand”, “didi nz”, “didi online”, “didi promo”, “didi ride”, “didi taxi”, “didi uber” and “didi voucher”, summed into one figure. - [Alert Taxis profile](/demand/nz/brands/alert-taxis) - [DiDi profile](/demand/nz/brands/didi) - [All ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ride-hailing-and-taxis): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Alert Taxis or DiDi? In August 2026, DiDi had more branded searches than Alert Taxis among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. DiDi was estimated to have 6K branded searches compared to Alert Taxis’ 490, and held a 19.7% Share of Search versus Alert Taxis’ 1.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Alert Taxis vs DiDi: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/alert-taxis-vs-didi This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/alert-taxis-vs-didi. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.