--- title: "Alert Taxis vs Uber: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Alert Taxis or Uber? 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-uber" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Alert Taxis vs Uber: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Alert Taxis or Uber? 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 Uber - **Competitive set**: Ride-hailing apps and taxis - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Alert Taxis Share of Search**: 1.6% - **Uber Share of Search**: 63.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Alert Taxis or Uber? - In August 2026, Uber had more branded searches than Alert Taxis among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. Uber was estimated to have 19.3K branded searches compared to Alert Taxis’ 490, and held a 63.4% Share of Search versus Alert Taxis’ 1.6%. - Uber 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, Uber’s estimated Share of Search among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand moved from 52.4% to 63.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.2K to 19.3K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ride-hailing apps and taxis in August 2026? - In August 2026, Uber gained estimated Share of Search among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand, from 59.4% to 63.4%. - 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 | Uber estimated searches | Uber Share of Search | Uber rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 610 | 2.4% | 5 | 13.2K | 52.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 720 | 2.8% | 5 | 14.6K | 55.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 740 | 2.8% | 5 | 15.4K | 58.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 590 | 2.4% | 5 | 15.7K | 64.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 740 | 2.9% | 5 | 15.3K | 60% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 730 | 2.5% | 5 | 18.3K | 62.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 490 | 1.9% | 5 | 16.4K | 64.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 600 | 2% | 5 | 17.6K | 58.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 610 | 2% | 5 | 19.2K | 61.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 490 | 1.8% | 5 | 16.6K | 59.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 490 | 1.6% | 5 | 19.3K | 63.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Alert Taxis’ and Uber’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. - **Uber**: Measured on the search terms “nz uber”, “uber app”, “uber app nz”, “uber auckland nz”, “uber black nz”, “uber contact nz”, “uber dunedin nz”, “uber nelson nz”, “uber nz”, “uber queenstown nz”, “uber ride”, “uber ride nz”, “uber taxi” and “uber wellington nz”, summed into one figure. - [Alert Taxis profile](/demand/nz/brands/alert-taxis) - [Uber profile](/demand/nz/brands/uber) - [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 Uber? In August 2026, Uber had more branded searches than Alert Taxis among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. Uber was estimated to have 19.3K branded searches compared to Alert Taxis’ 490, and held a 63.4% Share of Search versus Alert Taxis’ 1.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Alert Taxis vs Uber: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/alert-taxis-vs-uber This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/alert-taxis-vs-uber. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.