--- title: "Blue Bubble Taxi vs Uber: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Blue Bubble Taxi 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/blue-bubble-taxi-vs-uber" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Blue Bubble Taxi vs Uber: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Blue Bubble Taxi 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**: Blue Bubble Taxi and Uber - **Competitive set**: Ride-hailing apps and taxis - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Blue Bubble Taxi Share of Search**: 6.4% - **Uber Share of Search**: 63.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Blue Bubble Taxi or Uber? - In August 2026, Uber had more branded searches than Blue Bubble Taxi among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. Uber was estimated to have 19.3K branded searches compared to Blue Bubble Taxi’s 1.9K, and held a 63.4% Share of Search versus Blue Bubble Taxi’s 6.4%. - Uber was ahead of Blue Bubble Taxi in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Blue Bubble Taxi’s estimated Share of Search among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand moved from 7.9% to 6.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2K to 1.9K. - 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%. - In August 2026, Blue Bubble Taxi gained estimated Share of Search among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand, from 5.9% to 6.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Blue Bubble Taxi estimated searches | Blue Bubble Taxi Share of Search | Blue Bubble Taxi rank | Uber estimated searches | Uber Share of Search | Uber rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2K | 7.9% | 4 | 13.2K | 52.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 2.5K | 9.4% | 4 | 14.6K | 55.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 2.5K | 9.4% | 4 | 15.4K | 58.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 8% | 4 | 15.7K | 64.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 9.5% | 4 | 15.3K | 60% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 2.5K | 8.4% | 4 | 18.3K | 62.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 7.7% | 4 | 16.4K | 64.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1.9K | 6.5% | 4 | 17.6K | 58.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 6.2% | 4 | 19.2K | 61.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 5.9% | 4 | 16.6K | 59.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 6.4% | 4 | 19.3K | 63.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blue Bubble Taxi’s 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. - **Blue Bubble Taxi**: Measured on the search terms “blue bubble taxi”, “blue bubble taxi app”, “blue bubble taxi hamilton” and “blue bubble taxis nz”, 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. - [Blue Bubble Taxi profile](/demand/nz/brands/blue-bubble-taxi) - [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, Blue Bubble Taxi or Uber? In August 2026, Uber had more branded searches than Blue Bubble Taxi among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. Uber was estimated to have 19.3K branded searches compared to Blue Bubble Taxi’s 1.9K, and held a 63.4% Share of Search versus Blue Bubble Taxi’s 6.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Blue Bubble Taxi vs Uber: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/blue-bubble-taxi-vs-uber This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/blue-bubble-taxi-vs-uber. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.