--- title: "DiDi vs Green Cabs: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, DiDi or Green Cabs? 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/didi-vs-green-cabs" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # DiDi vs Green Cabs: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, DiDi or Green Cabs? 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**: DiDi and Green Cabs - **Competitive set**: Ride-hailing apps and taxis - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **DiDi Share of Search**: 19.7% - **Green Cabs Share of Search**: 0.69% ## Which is more popular in search, DiDi or Green Cabs? - In August 2026, DiDi had more branded searches than Green Cabs among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. DiDi was estimated to have 6K branded searches compared to Green Cabs’ 210, and held a 19.7% Share of Search versus Green Cabs’ 0.69%. - DiDi was ahead of Green Cabs in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - 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. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Green Cabs’ estimated Share of Search among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand moved from 0.48% to 0.69%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 120 to 210. ## 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 Green Cabs in New Zealand rose 75% over 11 measured months, from 120 to 210 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | DiDi estimated searches | DiDi Share of Search | DiDi rank | Green Cabs estimated searches | Green Cabs Share of Search | Green Cabs rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.3K | 25% | 2 | 120 | 0.48% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 5.2K | 19.9% | 2 | 150 | 0.57% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 5K | 19% | 2 | 120 | 0.46% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 4K | 16.3% | 2 | 130 | 0.54% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 3.9K | 15.4% | 2 | 140 | 0.55% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 4K | 13.7% | 2 | 120 | 0.41% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 3.9K | 15.5% | 2 | 110 | 0.44% | 6 | | May 2026 | 7.3K | 24.2% | 2 | 120 | 0.4% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 6.9K | 22.2% | 2 | 120 | 0.38% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 23.6% | 2 | 130 | 0.47% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 6K | 19.7% | 2 | 210 | 0.69% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DiDi’s and Green Cabs’ 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. - **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. - **Green Cabs**: Measured on the search terms “green cabs”, “green cabs app”, “green cabs near me”, “green cabs nz”, “greencabs” and “greencabs co nz”, summed into one figure. - [DiDi profile](/demand/nz/brands/didi) - [Green Cabs profile](/demand/nz/brands/green-cabs) - [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, DiDi or Green Cabs? In August 2026, DiDi had more branded searches than Green Cabs among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. DiDi was estimated to have 6K branded searches compared to Green Cabs’ 210, and held a 19.7% Share of Search versus Green Cabs’ 0.69%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "DiDi vs Green Cabs: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/didi-vs-green-cabs This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/didi-vs-green-cabs. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.