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title: "FedEx vs USPS: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is FedEx or USPS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Parcel collection brands set worldwide. 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."
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# FedEx vs USPS: Which is searched more?

Is FedEx or USPS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Parcel collection brands set worldwide. 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**: FedEx and USPS
- **Competitive set**: Parcel collection brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **FedEx Share of Search**: 21.4%
- **USPS Share of Search**: 26.2%

## Is FedEx or USPS more popular in search?

- In September 2026, USPS had more branded searches than FedEx among parcel collection brands worldwide. USPS had about 9.1 million branded searches, while FedEx had 7.5 million. USPS made up 26.2% of all parcel collection brand searches we track, and FedEx accounted for 21.4%.
- USPS was ahead of FedEx in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, FedEx’s share of searches among parcel collection brands worldwide moved from 21.5% to 21.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.1M to 7.5M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, USPS’s share of searches among parcel collection brands worldwide held steady at 26.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.1M to 9.1M.

## Top parcel collection brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, USPS was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. FedEx was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. FedEx was listed before USPS in two out of three 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UPS | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| USPS | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| FedEx | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| DHL | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| DPD | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about parcel collection brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which parcel collection brand should I buy?": 1. UPS
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best parcel collection brands?": 1. UPS, 2. FedEx, 3. USPS, 4. DHL
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best parcel collection brand for sending parcels?": 1. USPS, 2. UPS
- Searched Google, AI Overview "parcel pickup service": 1. USPS, 2. UPS, 3. FedEx, 4. DHL
- Searched Google, AI Overview "parcel delivery company": 1. UPS, 2. FedEx, 3. USPS, 4. DHL

Not named in any answer: DPD.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for parcel collection brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for FedEx worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 9.1M to 7.5M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for USPS worldwide fell 17.7% over 12 measured months, from 11.1M to 9.1M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | FedEx estimated searches | FedEx Share of Search | FedEx rank | USPS estimated searches | USPS Share of Search | USPS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9.1M | 21.5% | 4 | 11.1M | 26.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.1M | 22.6% | 3 | 9.1M | 22.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 11.1M | 22.5% | 3 | 13.6M | 27.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.1M | 21.5% | 4 | 11.1M | 26.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 7.5M | 21.4% | 4 | 9.1M | 26.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.1M | 22.6% | 3 | 11.1M | 27.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 7.5M | 21.4% | 4 | 9.1M | 26.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 7.5M | 21.4% | 4 | 9.1M | 26.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 7.5M | 21.4% | 4 | 9.1M | 26.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 7.5M | 21.4% | 4 | 9.1M | 26.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 7.5M | 21.4% | 4 | 9.1M | 26.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 7.5M | 21.4% | 4 | 9.1M | 26.2% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FedEx’s and USPS’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.

- **FedEx**: Measured on the search term “fedex”.
- **USPS**: Measured on the search term “usps”.

- [FedEx profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fedex)
- [USPS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/usps)
- [All parcel collection brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/parcel-collection-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 FedEx or USPS more popular in search?

In September 2026, USPS had more branded searches than FedEx among parcel collection brands worldwide. USPS had about 9.1 million branded searches, while FedEx had 7.5 million. USPS made up 26.2% of all parcel collection brand searches we track, and FedEx accounted for 21.4%.

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