--- title: "Addison Lee vs Bolt: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Addison Lee or Bolt more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Taxi apps set in the United Kingdom. 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/compare/addison-lee-vs-bolt-mobility" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Addison Lee vs Bolt: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Addison Lee or Bolt more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Taxi apps set in the United Kingdom. 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**: Addison Lee and Bolt - **Competitive set**: Taxi apps - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Addison Lee Share of Search**: 20.6% - **Bolt Share of Search**: 2.7% ## Is Addison Lee or Bolt more popular in search? - In September 2026, Addison Lee had more branded searches than Bolt among taxi apps in the United Kingdom. Addison Lee had about 74,000 branded searches, while Bolt had 9,700. Addison Lee made up 20.6% of all taxi app searches we track, and Bolt accounted for 2.7%. - Addison Lee was ahead of Bolt in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Addison Lee’s share of searches among taxi apps in the United Kingdom moved from 19.7% to 20.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 74K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bolt’s share of searches among taxi apps in the United Kingdom moved from 2.1% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.4K to 9.7K. ## Top taxi apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Bolt appeared in all four answers. 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 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%. - 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. ## Month by month | Month | Addison Lee estimated searches | Addison Lee Share of Search | Addison Lee rank | Bolt estimated searches | Bolt Share of Search | Bolt rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 19.7% | 2 | 6.4K | 2.1% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 18.5% | 2 | 5.4K | 2% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 15.7% | 2 | 6.4K | 2% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 17.9% | 2 | 6.3K | 2.3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 18.1% | 2 | 5.1K | 1.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 16.5% | 2 | 5.3K | 1.8% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 15% | 2 | 5.4K | 1.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 60.5K | 15.6% | 2 | 7.9K | 2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 15.4% | 2 | 10.9K | 2.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 17.7% | 2 | 11.2K | 3.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 12.7% | 2 | 11.5K | 3% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 74K | 20.6% | 2 | 9.7K | 2.7% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Addison Lee’s and Bolt’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. - **Addison Lee**: Measured on the search term “addison lee”. - **Bolt**: Measured on the search terms “bolt taxi” and “bolt taxi app”, summed into one figure. - [Addison Lee profile](/demand/uk/brands/addison-lee) - [Bolt profile](/demand/uk/brands/bolt-mobility) - [All taxi apps in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-taxi-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Addison Lee or Bolt more popular in search? In September 2026, Addison Lee had more branded searches than Bolt among taxi apps in the United Kingdom. Addison Lee had about 74,000 branded searches, while Bolt had 9,700. Addison Lee made up 20.6% of all taxi app searches we track, and Bolt accounted for 2.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Addison Lee vs Bolt: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/addison-lee-vs-bolt-mobility This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/addison-lee-vs-bolt-mobility. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.