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Big W vs Officeworks:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Big W had more branded searches than Officeworks among photo printing services in Australia. Big W had about 9,900 branded searches, while Officeworks had 5,400. Big W made up 7.6% of all photo printing service searches we track, and Officeworks accounted for 4.1%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about photo printing services, Officeworks appeared in three of the four answers and Big W in one. Big W and Officeworks were each mentioned first in one of the two answers that named either.

Among photo printing services in Australia in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Big W, about 83% more searches than Officeworks

Big W 9.9K searchesOfficeworks 5.4K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Officeworks, mentioned in 3 of 4 answers, Big W in 1

Officeworks in 3 of 4Big W in 1 of 4

Who does AI recommend more?

Each is named first in 1 of 2 answers.

Big W first in 1Officeworks first in 1

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Top photo printing services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Officeworks was mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Big W was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Big W and Officeworks were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Momento1st
  2. Officeworks1st
  3. Kmart3rd
  4. Big W3rd
  5. Snapfish5th
  6. Photobook6th
  7. Harvey Norman–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Officeworks3 of 4Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
  • Snapfish2 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
  • Momento2 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
  • Kmart1 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
  • Big W1 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Photobook1 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Harvey Norman0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers

See every answer about photo printing services

4 answers
  • Asked ChatGPT

    “Where's the best place to print photos in Australia?”

    1. 1Big W
    2. 2Officeworks
  • Asked ChatGPT

    “Which site makes the best photo books in Australia?”

    1. 1Momento
    2. 2Photobook
    3. 3Snapfish
  • Asked ChatGPT

    “Where can I get photos printed the same day?”

    1. 1Officeworks
  • Searched Google, AI Overview

    “photo books”

    1. 1Kmart
    2. 2Officeworks
    3. 3Snapfish
    4. 4Momento
  • Searched Google, AI Overview

    “photo printing”

    Google showed no AI Overview for this search.

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in Australia on October 27, 2026.

Is Big W or Officeworks more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Big W and Officeworks by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all seven photo printing services we track, month by month, from searches in Australia.

Big W and Officeworks among photo printing services in Australia, by month

Share of searches by month for Big W, Officeworks. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthKmartSnapfishBig WMomentoHarvey NormanOfficeworksPhotobook
Oct 202526.4%48.3%7.9%4.3%5.3%3.5%4.3%
Nov 202520.5%55.8%9.2%2.7%5%2.7%4.1%
Dec 202534.9%42.8%8.6%1.7%5.7%3.1%3.1%
Jan 202629.2%43.7%8.7%3.9%4.8%3.9%5.8%
Feb 202632.7%40%8%4.4%5.3%4.4%5.3%
Mar 202636.3%36.3%8.9%4.8%4.8%3.9%4.8%
Apr 202633.3%40.7%8.1%5.4%4.4%3.6%4.4%
May 202637.2%37.2%7.4%5%5%4.1%4.1%
Jun 202636.5%36.5%7.3%6%4.9%4%4.9%
Jul 202632.9%40.2%6.6%8%4.4%3.6%4.4%
Aug 202633.8%41.3%8.3%5.5%3.7%3.7%3.7%
Sep 202637.9%37.9%7.6%5%4.1%4.1%3.4%

Big W sells other things too, so only its searches that name this product count here, like “big w photos”.

How has the Big W and Officeworks comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for Australia photo printing services in September 2026?

1 change
  1. In September 2026, Big W lost share of searches among photo printing services in Australia, from 8.3% to 7.6%.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Big W’s and Officeworks’ 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.

Big W

1 branded search term

  • big w photos

Officeworks

1 branded search term

  • officeworks photo

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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