--- title: "FedEx vs Pirate Ship: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is FedEx or Pirate Ship more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shipping label platforms 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/fedex-vs-pirate-ship" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # FedEx vs Pirate Ship: Which is searched more in the United States? Is FedEx or Pirate Ship more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shipping label platforms 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**: FedEx and Pirate Ship - **Competitive set**: Shipping label platforms - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **FedEx Share of Search**: 1.1% - **Pirate Ship Share of Search**: 76.4% ## Is FedEx or Pirate Ship more popular in search? - In September 2026, Pirate Ship had more branded searches than FedEx among shipping label platforms in the United States. Pirate Ship had about 1.2 million branded searches, while FedEx had 18,100. Pirate Ship made up 76.4% of all shipping label platform searches we track, and FedEx accounted for 1.1%. - Pirate Ship was ahead of FedEx in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, FedEx’s share of searches among shipping label platforms in the United States moved from 1% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pirate Ship’s share of searches among shipping label platforms in the United States moved from 71.2% to 76.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 1.2M. ## Top shipping label platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, FedEx was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Pirate Ship was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Pirate Ship was listed before FedEx in three 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pirate Ship | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Shippo | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | USPS | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ShipStation | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | FedEx | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Easyship | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Veeqo | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | EasyPost | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Stamps.com | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about shipping label platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which shipping label platform should I use in the US?": 1. Pirate Ship, 2. Shippo, 3. ShipStation, 4. Easyship, 5. USPS, 6. FedEx - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best shipping label platforms in the US?": 1. Pirate Ship, 2. Shippo, 3. ShipStation, 4. Veeqo, 5. Easyship, 6. USPS, 7. EasyPost, 8. FedEx - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best shipping label platform in the US for shipping orders?": 1. Pirate Ship, 2. Shippo, 3. ShipStation, 4. Veeqo, 5. USPS - Searched Google, AI Overview "buy shipping labels": 1. USPS, 2. FedEx, 3. Shippo, 4. Easyship - Searched Google, AI Overview "print shipping labels": 1. USPS, 2. FedEx, 3. Pirate Ship Not named in any answer: Stamps.com. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States shipping label platforms in September 2026? - In September 2026, Pirate Ship gained share of searches among shipping label platforms in the United States, from 71% to 76.4%. - In September 2026, FedEx lost share of searches among shipping label platforms in the United States, from 2.8% to 1.1%. ## Month by month | Month | FedEx estimated searches | FedEx Share of Search | FedEx rank | Pirate Ship estimated searches | Pirate Ship Share of Search | Pirate Ship rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 1% | 6 | 1M | 71.2% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 0.72% | 7 | 1M | 74.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 0.71% | 7 | 1.2M | 72.3% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 1.1% | 7 | 1M | 72.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 1.1% | 6 | 1M | 73.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 1.1% | 6 | 1.2M | 74.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 1.5% | 6 | 1M | 70.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 33.1K | 2.2% | 5 | 1M | 68.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 2.3% | 5 | 1.2M | 69.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 3.3% | 5 | 1.2M | 68.1% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 2.8% | 5 | 1.2M | 71% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 1.1% | 6 | 1.2M | 76.4% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FedEx’s and Pirate Ship’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. - **FedEx**: Measured on the search term “fedex ship manager”. - **Pirate Ship**: Measured on the search terms “pirate ship” and “pirate ship shipping”, summed into one figure. - [FedEx profile](/demand/us/brands/fedex) - [Pirate Ship profile](/demand/us/brands/pirate-ship) - [All shipping label platforms in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-shipping-label-platforms): 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 FedEx or Pirate Ship more popular in search? In September 2026, Pirate Ship had more branded searches than FedEx among shipping label platforms in the United States. Pirate Ship had about 1.2 million branded searches, while FedEx had 18,100. Pirate Ship made up 76.4% of all shipping label platform searches we track, and FedEx accounted for 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "FedEx vs Pirate Ship: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/fedex-vs-pirate-ship This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/fedex-vs-pirate-ship. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.