--- title: "DiDi vs YourRide: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is DiDi or YourRide more popular in search? 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-yourride" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # DiDi vs YourRide: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is DiDi or YourRide more popular in search? 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 YourRide - **Competitive set**: Ride-hailing apps and taxis - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **DiDi Share of Search**: 20.2% - **YourRide Share of Search**: 0.9% ## Is DiDi or YourRide more popular in search? - In September 2026, DiDi had more branded searches than YourRide among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. DiDi had about 4,730 branded searches, while YourRide had 210. DiDi made up 20.2% of all ride-hailing apps and taxi searches we track, and YourRide accounted for 0.9%. - DiDi was ahead of YourRide in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, DiDi’s share of searches among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand moved from 29.5% to 20.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.1K to 4.7K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, YourRide’s share of searches among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand moved from 1.9% to 0.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 210. ## Top ride-hailing apps and taxis in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, YourRide was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. DiDi was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. DiDi was listed before YourRide in two out of three answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Uber | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | YourRide | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | DiDi | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Corporate Cabs | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Blue Bubble Taxi | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Alert Taxis | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Green Cabs | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about ride-hailing apps and taxis - Asked ChatGPT "Which taxi or ride-hailing service should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Uber, 2. Corporate Cabs, 3. Blue Bubble Taxi - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best taxi and ride-hailing services in New Zealand?": 1. Uber, 2. DiDi, 3. YourRide, 4. Corporate Cabs, 5. Blue Bubble Taxi - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best taxi or ride-hailing service in New Zealand for a ride across town?": 1. Uber, 2. DiDi, 3. YourRide - Searched Google, AI Overview "book a taxi online": 1. YourRide, 2. Uber - Searched Google, AI Overview "ride hailing services": 1. Uber Not named in any answer: Alert Taxis and Green Cabs. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ride-hailing apps and taxis in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for YourRide in New Zealand fell 34.4% over 12 measured months, from 320 to 210 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | DiDi estimated searches | DiDi Share of Search | DiDi rank | YourRide estimated searches | YourRide Share of Search | YourRide rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.1K | 29.5% | 2 | 320 | 1.9% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 4.2K | 24.5% | 2 | 390 | 2.3% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 4.1K | 22.8% | 2 | 480 | 2.7% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 3.3K | 20.1% | 2 | 390 | 2.4% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 3.3K | 18.2% | 2 | 390 | 2.1% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 3.4K | 15.1% | 3 | 390 | 1.8% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 3.3K | 17.1% | 2 | 320 | 1.7% | 6 | | May 2026 | 6.2K | 26.3% | 2 | 320 | 1.4% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 6.2K | 24.5% | 2 | 260 | 1% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 5.5K | 25.3% | 2 | 260 | 1.2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 4.8K | 20.3% | 2 | 320 | 1.3% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 4.7K | 20.2% | 2 | 210 | 0.9% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DiDi’s and YourRide’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. - **DiDi**: Measured on the search terms “didi”, “didi app”, “didi chuxing”, “didi promo”, “didi ride”, “didi taxi”, “didi uber” and “didi voucher”, summed into one figure. - **YourRide**: Measured on the search term “yourride”. - [DiDi profile](/demand/nz/brands/didi) - [YourRide profile](/demand/nz/brands/yourride) - [All ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ride-hailing-and-taxis): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is DiDi or YourRide more popular in search? In September 2026, DiDi had more branded searches than YourRide among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. DiDi had about 4,730 branded searches, while YourRide had 210. DiDi made up 20.2% of all ride-hailing apps and taxi searches we track, and YourRide accounted for 0.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "DiDi vs YourRide: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/didi-vs-yourride This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/didi-vs-yourride. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.