--- title: "Addison Lee: search popularity in the United Kingdom" description: "Addison Lee is a London private hire and taxi company with a booking app. 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/uk/brands/addison-lee" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Addison Lee: search popularity in the United Kingdom Addison Lee is a London private hire and taxi company with a booking app. 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 - **Brand**: Addison Lee - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among taxi apps**: 20.6% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Taxi apps | 2 | 20.6% | 74K | - [Taxi apps in the UK](/demand/uk/categories/uk-taxi-apps) ## Top taxi apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Addison Lee did not appear in any of the 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 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Bolt | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | FREENOW | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Gett | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Veezu | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Addison Lee | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about taxi apps - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best taxi app in the UK?": 1. Uber, 2. Bolt, 3. FREENOW, 4. Veezu - Asked ChatGPT "Which app should I use to book a taxi in London?": 1. Uber, 2. Bolt, 3. Gett - Asked ChatGPT "Which taxi app is cheapest in the UK?": 1. Bolt, 2. Uber - Searched Google, AI Overview "taxi app": 1. Uber, 2. Bolt, 3. FREENOW, 4. Gett Not named in any answer: Addison Lee. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 27, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Addison Lee changed in the United Kingdom over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Addison Lee in the United Kingdom rose from 60.5K to 74K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Addison Lee’s share of searches among taxi apps in the United Kingdom increased from 19.7% to 20.6%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Addison Lee’s share of searches among taxi apps in the United Kingdom peaked at 20.6% in September 2026 and was lowest at 12.7% in August 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom taxi apps in September 2026? - In September 2026, Addison Lee gained share of searches among taxi apps in the United Kingdom, from 12.7% to 20.6%. - In September 2026, Veezu gained share of searches among taxi apps in the United Kingdom, from 7% to 7.5%. - In September 2026, Uber lost share of searches among taxi apps in the United Kingdom, from 75% to 66.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Bolt in the United Kingdom rose 51.6% over 12 measured months, from 6.4K to 9.7K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for FREENOW in the United Kingdom fell 16.7% over 12 measured months, from 9K to 7.5K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Taxi apps | 60.5K | 19.7% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Taxi apps | 49.5K | 18.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Taxi apps | 49.5K | 15.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Taxi apps | 49.5K | 17.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Taxi apps | 49.5K | 18.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Taxi apps | 49.5K | 16.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Taxi apps | 49.5K | 15% | 2 | | May 2026 | Taxi apps | 60.5K | 15.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Taxi apps | 60.5K | 15.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Taxi apps | 60.5K | 17.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Taxi apps | 49.5K | 12.7% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | Taxi apps | 74K | 20.6% | 2 | ## How are Addison Lee’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Addison Lee’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “addison lee” ## Which taxi apps compete with Addison Lee? - [Uber](/demand/uk/brands/uber): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/addison-lee-vs-uber - [Veezu](/demand/uk/brands/veezu): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/addison-lee-vs-veezu - [Bolt](/demand/uk/brands/bolt-mobility): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/addison-lee-vs-bolt-mobility - [FREENOW](/demand/uk/brands/freenow): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/addison-lee-vs-freenow - [Gett](/demand/uk/brands/gett): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/addison-lee-vs-gett ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Addison Lee: search popularity in the United Kingdom". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/addison-lee This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/addison-lee. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.