--- title: "Uber vs YourRide: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Uber 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/uber-vs-yourride" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Uber vs YourRide: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Uber 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**: Uber and YourRide - **Competitive set**: Ride-hailing apps and taxis - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Uber Share of Search**: 57.2% - **YourRide Share of Search**: 0.9% ## Is Uber or YourRide more popular in search? - In September 2026, Uber had more branded searches than YourRide among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. Uber had about 13,400 branded searches, while YourRide had 210. Uber made up 57.2% of all ride-hailing apps and taxi searches we track, and YourRide accounted for 0.9%. - Uber was ahead of YourRide in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Uber’s share of searches among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand moved from 36.3% to 57.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.3K to 13.4K. - 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, Uber appeared in all five answers. YourRide was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Uber was listed before YourRide in three out of four answers. 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 Uber in New Zealand rose 113.5% over 12 measured months, from 6.3K to 13.4K 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 | Uber estimated searches | Uber Share of Search | Uber rank | YourRide estimated searches | YourRide Share of Search | YourRide rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.3K | 36.3% | 1 | 320 | 1.9% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 6.3K | 36.8% | 1 | 390 | 2.3% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 7.6K | 42.5% | 1 | 480 | 2.7% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 8.3K | 50.2% | 1 | 390 | 2.4% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 8.3K | 45.7% | 1 | 390 | 2.1% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 11.6K | 52.2% | 1 | 390 | 1.8% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 10.7K | 55.7% | 1 | 320 | 1.7% | 6 | | May 2026 | 12.1K | 51.1% | 1 | 320 | 1.4% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 13.7K | 54.5% | 1 | 260 | 1% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 11.4K | 52.2% | 1 | 260 | 1.2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 13.7K | 57.4% | 1 | 320 | 1.3% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 13.4K | 57.2% | 1 | 210 | 0.9% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Uber’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. - **Uber**: Measured on the search terms “uber app”, “uber ride” and “uber taxi”, summed into one figure. - **YourRide**: Measured on the search term “yourride”. - [Uber profile](/demand/nz/brands/uber) - [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 Uber or YourRide more popular in search? In September 2026, Uber had more branded searches than YourRide among ride-hailing apps and taxis in New Zealand. Uber had about 13,400 branded searches, while YourRide had 210. Uber made up 57.2% of all ride-hailing apps and taxi searches we track, and YourRide accounted for 0.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Uber vs YourRide: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/uber-vs-yourride This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/uber-vs-yourride. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.