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title: "Jif vs Peanut Butter & Co: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Jif or Peanut Butter & Co more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Spread 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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# Jif vs Peanut Butter & Co: Which is searched more?

Is Jif or Peanut Butter & Co more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Spread 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**: Jif and Peanut Butter & Co
- **Competitive set**: Spread brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Jif Share of Search**: 2.9%
- **Peanut Butter & Co Share of Search**: 0.42%

## Is Jif or Peanut Butter & Co more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Jif had more branded searches than Peanut Butter & Co among spread brands worldwide. Jif had about 49,500 branded searches, while Peanut Butter & Co had 7,020. Jif made up 2.9% of all spread brand searches we track, and Peanut Butter & Co accounted for 0.42%.
- Jif was ahead of Peanut Butter & Co in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Jif’s share of searches among spread brands worldwide held steady at 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Peanut Butter & Co’s share of searches among spread brands worldwide moved from 0.39% to 0.42%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.7K to 7K.

## Top spread brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Jif was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Peanut Butter & Co was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Jif was listed before Peanut Butter & Co in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jif | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Nutella | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Smucker's Natural | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Justin’s | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Bonne Maman | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Peanut Butter & Co | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Vegemite | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Pic's | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Fix & Fogg | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about spread brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which spread brand should I buy?": 1. Smucker's Natural
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best spread brands?": 1. Jif, 2. Nutella, 3. Smucker's Natural
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best spread brand for toast and sandwiches?": 1. Nutella
- Searched Google, AI Overview "peanut butter brands": 1. Jif, 2. Smucker's Natural, 3. Justin’s, 4. Peanut Butter & Co
- Searched Google, AI Overview "chocolate spread brands": 1. Nutella, 2. Bonne Maman, 3. Justin’s, 4. Jif

Not named in any answer: Vegemite, Pic's and Fix & Fogg.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

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

- Jif’s share of searches among spread brands worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.9% to 2.9% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Jif estimated searches | Jif Share of Search | Jif rank | Peanut Butter & Co estimated searches | Peanut Butter & Co Share of Search | Peanut Butter & Co rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 2.9% | 4 | 6.7K | 0.39% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 3.2% | 4 | 6.7K | 0.43% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 2.7% | 4 | 5.9K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 3.3% | 4 | 7K | 0.46% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 2.1% | 4 | 6.7K | 0.35% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 2.8% | 4 | 6.7K | 0.38% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 2.3% | 4 | 7.9K | 0.46% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 40.5K | 2.3% | 4 | 6.7K | 0.39% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 1.9% | 4 | 8.8K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 2.7% | 4 | 7K | 0.46% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 2.7% | 4 | 7K | 0.39% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 2.9% | 4 | 7K | 0.42% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Jif’s and Peanut Butter & Co’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.

- **Jif**: Measured on the search term “jif”.
- **Peanut Butter & Co**: Measured on the search terms “peanut butter and co”, “peanut butter co” and “peanutbutterco”, summed into one figure.

- [Jif profile](/demand/global-en/brands/jif)
- [Peanut Butter & Co profile](/demand/global-en/brands/peanut-butter-and-co)
- [All spread brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/spread-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Jif or Peanut Butter & Co more popular in search?

In September 2026, Jif had more branded searches than Peanut Butter & Co among spread brands worldwide. Jif had about 49,500 branded searches, while Peanut Butter & Co had 7,020. Jif made up 2.9% of all spread brand searches we track, and Peanut Butter & Co accounted for 0.42%.

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