--- title: "Bolt: search popularity in the United Kingdom" description: "Bolt is a ride hailing 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/bolt-mobility" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bolt: search popularity in the United Kingdom Bolt is a ride hailing 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**: Bolt - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among taxi apps**: 2.7% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Taxi apps | 4 | 2.7% | 9.7K | - [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, Bolt appeared in all four answers. Bolt is the second most recommended of the six. 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 Bolt changed in the United Kingdom over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Bolt in the United Kingdom rose from 6.4K to 9.7K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bolt’s share of searches among taxi apps in the United Kingdom increased from 2.1% to 2.7%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bolt’s share of searches among taxi apps in the United Kingdom peaked at 3.3% in July 2026 and was lowest at 1.6% in April 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bolt rose from 5th to 4th among taxi apps in the United Kingdom. ## 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 | 6.4K | 2.1% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Taxi apps | 5.4K | 2% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Taxi apps | 6.4K | 2% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Taxi apps | 6.3K | 2.3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Taxi apps | 5.1K | 1.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Taxi apps | 5.3K | 1.8% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Taxi apps | 5.4K | 1.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | Taxi apps | 7.9K | 2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Taxi apps | 10.9K | 2.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Taxi apps | 11.2K | 3.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Taxi apps | 11.5K | 3% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Taxi apps | 9.7K | 2.7% | 4 | ## How are Bolt’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bolt’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “bolt taxi” - “bolt taxi app” ## Which taxi apps compete with Bolt? - [Uber](/demand/uk/brands/uber): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/bolt-mobility-vs-uber - [Addison Lee](/demand/uk/brands/addison-lee): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/addison-lee-vs-bolt-mobility - [Veezu](/demand/uk/brands/veezu): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/bolt-mobility-vs-veezu - [FREENOW](/demand/uk/brands/freenow): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/bolt-mobility-vs-freenow - [Gett](/demand/uk/brands/gett): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/bolt-mobility-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. "Bolt: search popularity in the United Kingdom". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/bolt-mobility This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/bolt-mobility. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.