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title: "USPS vs Yodel: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is USPS or Yodel more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Courier services 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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# USPS vs Yodel: Which is searched more?

Is USPS or Yodel more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Courier services 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**: USPS and Yodel
- **Competitive set**: Courier services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **USPS Share of Search**: 23.4%
- **Yodel Share of Search**: <0.01%

## Is USPS or Yodel more popular in search?

- In September 2026, USPS had more branded searches than Yodel among courier services worldwide. USPS had about 9.1 million branded searches, while Yodel had 2,400. USPS made up 23.4% of all courier service searches we track, and Yodel accounted for <0.01%.
- USPS was ahead of Yodel in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, USPS’s share of searches among courier services worldwide held steady at 23.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.1M to 9.1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Yodel’s share of searches among courier services worldwide moved from 0.02% to <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 2.4K.

## Top courier services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, USPS appeared in all four answers. Yodel 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UPS | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| USPS | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| FedEx | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| DHL | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Hermès | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Evri | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Yodel | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about courier services

- Asked ChatGPT "Which courier service should I use?": 1. USPS, 2. UPS, 3. FedEx, 4. DHL
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best courier services?": 1. UPS, 2. FedEx, 3. USPS, 4. DHL
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best courier service for sending parcels?": 1. USPS, 2. UPS, 3. FedEx
- Searched Google, AI Overview "international courier services": 1. DHL, 2. FedEx, 3. UPS, 4. USPS

Not named in any answer: Hermès, Evri and Yodel.

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 courier services worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, USPS gained share of searches among courier services worldwide, from 22.9% to 23.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Yodel worldwide fell 75.8% over 12 measured months, from 9.9K to 2.4K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | USPS estimated searches | USPS Share of Search | USPS rank | Yodel estimated searches | Yodel Share of Search | Yodel rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 11.1M | 23.4% | 3 | 9.9K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.1M | 20.1% | 4 | 9.9K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.6M | 24.5% | 2 | 9.9K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 11.1M | 23.4% | 3 | 6.6K | 0.01% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.1M | 23.4% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.01% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 11.1M | 24.4% | 2 | 6.6K | 0.01% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.1M | 22.9% | 3 | 6.6K | 0.02% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 9.1M | 22.9% | 3 | 6.6K | 0.02% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.1M | 22.9% | 3 | 4.4K | 0.01% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.1M | 22.9% | 3 | 2.9K | <0.01% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.1M | 22.9% | 3 | 2.4K | <0.01% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 9.1M | 23.4% | 3 | 2.4K | <0.01% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **USPS**: Measured on the search term “usps”.
- **Yodel**: Measured on the search term “yodel delivery”.

- [USPS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/usps)
- [Yodel profile](/demand/global-en/brands/yodel)
- [All courier services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/courier-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 USPS or Yodel more popular in search?

In September 2026, USPS had more branded searches than Yodel among courier services worldwide. USPS had about 9.1 million branded searches, while Yodel had 2,400. USPS made up 23.4% of all courier service searches we track, and Yodel accounted for <0.01%.

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