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title: "JanSport vs Osprey: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, JanSport or Osprey? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backpack 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# JanSport vs Osprey: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, JanSport or Osprey? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backpack 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**: JanSport and Osprey
- **Competitive set**: Backpack brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **JanSport Share of Search**: 23.5%
- **Osprey Share of Search**: 1.4%

## Which is more popular in search, JanSport or Osprey?

- In August 2026, JanSport had more branded searches than Osprey among backpack brands worldwide. JanSport was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Osprey’s 40.5K, and held a 23.5% Share of Search versus Osprey’s 1.4%.
- JanSport was ahead of Osprey in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, JanSport’s estimated Share of Search among backpack brands worldwide moved from 4.4% to 23.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 673K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Osprey’s estimated Share of Search among backpack brands worldwide moved from 0.72% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 40.5K.

## How did search popularity change for backpack brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, JanSport gained estimated Share of Search among backpack brands worldwide, from 20.4% to 23.5%.
- In August 2026, Osprey fell from 4th to 5th among backpack brands worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | JanSport estimated searches | JanSport Share of Search | JanSport rank | Osprey estimated searches | Osprey Share of Search | Osprey rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 4.4% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.72% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 3% | 3 | 33.1K | 0.6% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 3.6% | 3 | 33.1K | 0.72% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 5.3% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.72% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 246K | 7.6% | 2 | 27.1K | 0.84% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 201K | 7.4% | 3 | 27.1K | 1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 8.5% | 3 | 27.1K | 1.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 201K | 8.7% | 3 | 33.1K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 12.1% | 2 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 550K | 20.4% | 2 | 49.5K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 673K | 23.5% | 2 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using JanSport’s and Osprey’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.

- **JanSport**: Measured on the search term “jansport”.
- **Osprey**: Measured on the search term “osprey bag”.

- [JanSport profile](/demand/global-en/brands/jansport)
- [Osprey profile](/demand/global-en/brands/osprey)
- [All backpack brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/backpack-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, JanSport or Osprey?

In August 2026, JanSport had more branded searches than Osprey among backpack brands worldwide. JanSport was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Osprey’s 40.5K, and held a 23.5% Share of Search versus Osprey’s 1.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "JanSport vs Osprey: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/jansport-vs-osprey

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