--- title: "DPD vs Parcelforce Worldwide: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is DPD or Parcelforce Worldwide more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Parcel delivery services set in the United Kingdom. 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/dpd-vs-parcelforce" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # DPD vs Parcelforce Worldwide: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is DPD or Parcelforce Worldwide more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Parcel delivery services set in the United Kingdom. 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**: DPD and Parcelforce Worldwide - **Competitive set**: Parcel delivery services - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **DPD Share of Search**: 0.12% - **Parcelforce Worldwide Share of Search**: 6.7% ## Is DPD or Parcelforce Worldwide more popular in search? - In September 2026, Parcelforce Worldwide had more branded searches than DPD among parcel delivery services in the United Kingdom. Parcelforce Worldwide had about 135,000 branded searches, while DPD had 2,400. Parcelforce Worldwide made up 6.7% of all parcel delivery service searches we track, and DPD accounted for 0.12%. - Parcelforce Worldwide was ahead of DPD in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, DPD’s share of searches among parcel delivery services in the United Kingdom moved from 0.08% to 0.12%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Parcelforce Worldwide’s share of searches among parcel delivery services in the United Kingdom moved from 5.7% to 6.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K. ## Top parcel delivery services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, DPD appeared in all five answers. Parcelforce Worldwide was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. DPD was listed before Parcelforce Worldwide in four out of five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Royal Mail | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Evri | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | DPD | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Parcelforce Worldwide | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Yodel | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | TNT | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about parcel delivery services - Asked ChatGPT "Which parcel delivery service should I use in the UK?": 1. Royal Mail, 2. Evri, 3. DPD - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best parcel delivery services in the UK?": 1. DPD, 2. Royal Mail, 3. Evri, 4. Parcelforce Worldwide - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best parcel delivery service in the UK for a parcel sent quickly?": 1. DPD, 2. Royal Mail, 3. Parcelforce Worldwide - Searched Google, AI Overview "parcel delivery uk": 1. Royal Mail, 2. Evri, 3. Parcelforce Worldwide, 4. DPD - Searched Google, AI Overview "cheap parcel delivery uk": 1. Evri, 2. Royal Mail, 3. DPD Not named in any answer: Yodel and TNT. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom parcel delivery services in September 2026? - In September 2026, Parcelforce Worldwide gained share of searches among parcel delivery services in the United Kingdom, from 5.5% to 6.7%. ## Month by month | Month | DPD estimated searches | DPD Share of Search | DPD rank | Parcelforce Worldwide estimated searches | Parcelforce Worldwide Share of Search | Parcelforce Worldwide rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 0.08% | 5 | 165K | 5.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 0.09% | 5 | 165K | 5.9% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 0.09% | 5 | 201K | 5.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 0.1% | 5 | 165K | 7% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 0.09% | 5 | 135K | 6.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 0.14% | 5 | 135K | 5.4% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 0.21% | 5 | 135K | 6.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | 3.6K | 0.17% | 5 | 135K | 6.3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 0.11% | 5 | 135K | 6% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 0.09% | 5 | 110K | 5.1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 0.12% | 5 | 110K | 5.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 0.12% | 5 | 135K | 6.7% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DPD’s and Parcelforce Worldwide’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. - **DPD**: Measured on the search term “dpd parcel”. - **Parcelforce Worldwide**: Measured on the search term “parcelforce”. - [DPD profile](/demand/uk/brands/dpd) - [Parcelforce Worldwide profile](/demand/uk/brands/parcelforce) - [All parcel delivery services in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-parcel-delivery-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 DPD or Parcelforce Worldwide more popular in search? In September 2026, Parcelforce Worldwide had more branded searches than DPD among parcel delivery services in the United Kingdom. Parcelforce Worldwide had about 135,000 branded searches, while DPD had 2,400. Parcelforce Worldwide made up 6.7% of all parcel delivery service searches we track, and DPD accounted for 0.12%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "DPD vs Parcelforce Worldwide: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/dpd-vs-parcelforce This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/dpd-vs-parcelforce. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.