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title: "Beam vs Lime: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Beam or Lime? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the E-scooter and e-bike share schemes 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."
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# Beam vs Lime: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Beam or Lime? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the E-scooter and e-bike share schemes 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**: Beam and Lime
- **Competitive set**: E-scooter and e-bike share schemes
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Beam Share of Search**: 4.4%
- **Lime Share of Search**: 44.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Beam or Lime?

- In August 2026, Lime had more branded searches than Beam among e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in New Zealand. Lime was estimated to have 2K branded searches compared to Beam’s 200, and held a 44.8% Share of Search versus Beam’s 4.4%.
- Lime was ahead of Beam in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Beam’s estimated Share of Search among e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in New Zealand moved from 7.5% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 310 to 200.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lime’s estimated Share of Search among e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in New Zealand moved from 46.2% to 44.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 2K.

## 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%.

## Month by month

| Month | Beam estimated searches | Beam Share of Search | Beam rank | Lime estimated searches | Lime Share of Search | Lime rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 310 | 7.5% | 3 | 1.9K | 46.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 220 | 4.7% | 3 | 2.2K | 47.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 230 | 3.7% | 3 | 2.6K | 42.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 220 | 3.5% | 3 | 2.6K | 41.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 250 | 5% | 3 | 2.1K | 41.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 230 | 3.5% | 3 | 3.1K | 47.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 210 | 3.9% | 3 | 2.5K | 47.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 210 | 4% | 3 | 2.4K | 45.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 190 | 4.6% | 3 | 2K | 48.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 160 | 3.5% | 3 | 2.1K | 44.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 200 | 4.4% | 3 | 2K | 44.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Beam’s and Lime’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.

- **Beam**: Measured on the search terms “beam app”, “beam e scooter” and “beam scooter”, summed into one figure.
- **Lime**: Measured on the search terms “lime app”, “lime e scooter”, “lime scooter”, “lime scooter cost”, “lime scooter price” and “lime scooters near me”, summed into one figure.

- [Beam profile](/demand/nz/brands/beam)
- [Lime profile](/demand/nz/brands/lime)
- [All e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-e-scooter-shares): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Beam or Lime?

In August 2026, Lime had more branded searches than Beam among e-scooter and e-bike share schemes in New Zealand. Lime was estimated to have 2K branded searches compared to Beam’s 200, and held a 44.8% Share of Search versus Beam’s 4.4%.

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Brandwave. "Beam vs Lime: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/beam-vs-lime

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