--- title: "PODS: search popularity in the United States" description: "PODS provides portable containers for moving and storage. 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/us/brands/pods" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # PODS: search popularity in the United States PODS provides portable containers for moving and storage. 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 - **Brand**: PODS - **Market**: United States - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among moving container companies**: 55.7% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Moving container companies | 1 | 55.7% | 83K | - [Moving container companies](/demand/us/categories/us-moving-container-companies) ## Top moving container companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, PODS appeared in all four answers. PODS is the most recommended of the five. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PODS | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | U-Pack | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | 1-800-PACK-RAT | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | U-Haul U-Box | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Zippy Shell | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about moving container companies - Asked ChatGPT "Which moving container company should I use in the US?": 1. PODS, 2. U-Pack, 3. 1-800-PACK-RAT, 4. U-Haul U-Box - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best moving container companies in the US?": 1. PODS, 2. U-Pack, 3. 1-800-PACK-RAT, 4. U-Haul U-Box, 5. Zippy Shell - Asked ChatGPT "What's the cheapest moving container company in the US for a long-distance move?": 1. U-Pack, 2. U-Haul U-Box, 3. 1-800-PACK-RAT, 4. PODS - Searched Google, AI Overview "moving containers": 1. PODS, 2. 1-800-PACK-RAT Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for PODS changed in the United States over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for PODS in the United States held steady at 83K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PODS’s share of searches among moving container companies in the United States decreased from 60.6% to 55.7%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PODS’s share of searches among moving container companies in the United States peaked at 60.6% in October 2025 and was lowest at 54% in August 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States moving container companies in September 2026? - In September 2026, PODS gained share of searches among moving container companies in the United States, from 54% to 55.7%. - In September 2026, Zippy Shell lost share of searches among moving container companies in the United States, from 4.5% to 3.6%. - U-Haul U-Box’s share of searches among moving container companies in the United States has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 10.3% to 8.1% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for 1-800-PACK-RAT in the United States rose 29.7% over 12 measured months, from 16.5K to 21.4K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for U-Pack in the United States rose 22.1% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 27.1K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Moving container companies | 83K | 60.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Moving container companies | 67.9K | 57.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Moving container companies | 67.9K | 54.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Moving container companies | 93.2K | 59.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Moving container companies | 79.7K | 57.9% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Moving container companies | 102K | 54.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Moving container companies | 137K | 60.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | Moving container companies | 138K | 58.2% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Moving container companies | 118K | 54.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Moving container companies | 117K | 55.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Moving container companies | 96.5K | 54% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | Moving container companies | 83K | 55.7% | 1 | ## How are PODS’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PODS’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “pods containers” - “pods moving” - “pods storage” ## Which moving container companies compete with PODS? - [U-Pack](/demand/us/brands/u-pack): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/pods-vs-u-pack - [1-800-PACK-RAT](/demand/us/brands/1-800-pack-rat): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/1-800-pack-rat-vs-pods - [U-Haul U-Box](/demand/us/brands/u-haul-u-box): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/pods-vs-u-haul-u-box - [Zippy Shell](/demand/us/brands/zippy-shell): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/pods-vs-zippy-shell ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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