--- title: "Amazon Pharmacy vs Costco: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Amazon Pharmacy or Costco more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pharmacies set in the United States. 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/compare/amazon-pharmacy-vs-costco" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Amazon Pharmacy vs Costco: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Amazon Pharmacy or Costco more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pharmacies set in the United States. 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**: Amazon Pharmacy and Costco - **Competitive set**: Pharmacies - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Amazon Pharmacy Share of Search**: 0.4% - **Costco Share of Search**: 1.6% ## Is Amazon Pharmacy or Costco more popular in search? - In September 2026, Costco had more branded searches than Amazon Pharmacy among pharmacies in the United States. Costco had about 823,000 branded searches, while Amazon Pharmacy had 201,000. Costco made up 1.6% of all pharmacy searches we track, and Amazon Pharmacy accounted for 0.4%. - Costco was ahead of Amazon Pharmacy in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Amazon Pharmacy’s share of searches among pharmacies in the United States moved from 0.33% to 0.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 201K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Costco’s share of searches among pharmacies in the United States held steady at 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K. ## Top pharmacies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Costco appeared in all three answers. Amazon Pharmacy was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Costco was listed before Amazon Pharmacy 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Costco | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | CVS Pharmacy | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Walmart Pharmacy | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Walgreens | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Amazon Pharmacy | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about pharmacies - Asked ChatGPT "Which pharmacy should I use for prescriptions in the US?": 1. CVS Pharmacy, 2. Walgreens, 3. Costco, 4. Amazon Pharmacy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best pharmacy chains in the US?": 1. Costco, 2. Walmart Pharmacy, 3. CVS Pharmacy, 4. Walgreens, 5. Amazon Pharmacy - Asked ChatGPT "What's the cheapest pharmacy for prescriptions without insurance in the US?": 1. Costco, 2. Walmart Pharmacy, 3. CVS Pharmacy, 4. Walgreens Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States pharmacies in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Amazon Pharmacy in the United States rose 21.8% over 12 measured months, from 165K to 201K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Amazon Pharmacy estimated searches | Amazon Pharmacy Share of Search | Amazon Pharmacy rank | Costco estimated searches | Costco Share of Search | Costco rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 165K | 0.33% | 5 | 823K | 1.6% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 135K | 0.3% | 5 | 823K | 1.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 165K | 0.3% | 5 | 823K | 1.5% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 301K | 0.66% | 5 | 823K | 1.8% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 201K | 0.49% | 5 | 673K | 1.6% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 201K | 0.4% | 5 | 673K | 1.3% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 201K | 0.43% | 5 | 823K | 1.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 201K | 0.4% | 5 | 823K | 1.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 201K | 0.43% | 5 | 823K | 1.8% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 201K | 0.43% | 5 | 823K | 1.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 201K | 0.4% | 5 | 1M | 2% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 201K | 0.4% | 5 | 823K | 1.6% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon Pharmacy’s and Costco’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. - **Amazon Pharmacy**: Measured on the search term “amazon pharmacy”. - **Costco**: Measured on the search term “costco pharmacy”. - [Amazon Pharmacy profile](/demand/us/brands/amazon-pharmacy) - [Costco profile](/demand/us/brands/costco) - [All pharmacies in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-pharmacies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Amazon Pharmacy or Costco more popular in search? In September 2026, Costco had more branded searches than Amazon Pharmacy among pharmacies in the United States. Costco had about 823,000 branded searches, while Amazon Pharmacy had 201,000. Costco made up 1.6% of all pharmacy searches we track, and Amazon Pharmacy accounted for 0.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Amazon Pharmacy vs Costco: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/amazon-pharmacy-vs-costco This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/amazon-pharmacy-vs-costco. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.