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title: "Jostens vs Walsworth: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is Jostens or Walsworth more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Yearbook companies 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."
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# Jostens vs Walsworth: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is Jostens or Walsworth more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Yearbook companies 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**: Jostens and Walsworth
- **Competitive set**: Yearbook companies
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Jostens Share of Search**: 27.4%
- **Walsworth Share of Search**: 22.4%

## Is Jostens or Walsworth more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Jostens had more branded searches than Walsworth among yearbook companies in the United States. Jostens had about 40,500 branded searches, while Walsworth had 33,100. Jostens made up 27.4% of all yearbook company searches we track, and Walsworth accounted for 22.4%.
- Jostens was ahead of Walsworth in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Jostens’ share of searches among yearbook companies in the United States moved from 18.4% to 27.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 40.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Walsworth’s share of searches among yearbook companies in the United States moved from 18.4% to 22.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 33.1K.

## Top yearbook companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Jostens was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Walsworth was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Jostens was listed before Walsworth in every answer that named either.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jostens | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Treering | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Walsworth | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Lifetouch | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Entourage Yearbooks | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Balfour | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about yearbook companies

- Asked ChatGPT "Which yearbook company should our school use in the US?": 1. Jostens, 2. Walsworth, 3. Lifetouch, 4. Treering
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best yearbook companies in the US?": 1. Jostens, 2. Walsworth, 3. Treering, 4. Entourage Yearbooks, 5. Lifetouch
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best yearbook company in the US for an elementary school?": 1. Treering, 2. Entourage Yearbooks, 3. Lifetouch
- Searched Google, AI Overview "online yearbook": 1. Jostens, 2. Treering
- Searched Google, AI Overview "yearbook companies": 1. Jostens, 2. Walsworth, 3. Lifetouch, 4. Treering, 5. Entourage Yearbooks

Not named in any answer: Balfour.

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 yearbook companies in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Jostens gained share of searches among yearbook companies in the United States, from 25.1% to 27.4%.
- In September 2026, Walsworth gained share of searches among yearbook companies in the United States, from 20.4% to 22.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Jostens estimated searches | Jostens Share of Search | Jostens rank | Walsworth estimated searches | Walsworth Share of Search | Walsworth rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 18.4% | 2 | 27.1K | 18.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 18.7% | 2 | 22.2K | 18.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 18.2% | 2 | 18.1K | 18.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 23.8% | 2 | 27.1K | 16% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 21.3% | 2 | 27.1K | 14.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 13.8% | 2 | 27.1K | 11.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 10.7% | 3 | 18.1K | 5.8% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 21.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 16.8% | 2 | 5.4K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 18.8% | 2 | 2.4K | 8.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 25.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 20.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 27.4% | 2 | 33.1K | 22.4% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Jostens’ and Walsworth’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.

- **Jostens**: Measured on the search term “jostens yearbook”.
- **Walsworth**: Measured on the search term “walsworth yearbook”.

- [Jostens profile](/demand/us/brands/jostens-yearbook)
- [Walsworth profile](/demand/us/brands/walsworth)
- [All yearbook companies in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-yearbook-companies): 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 Jostens or Walsworth more popular in search?

In September 2026, Jostens had more branded searches than Walsworth among yearbook companies in the United States. Jostens had about 40,500 branded searches, while Walsworth had 33,100. Jostens made up 27.4% of all yearbook company searches we track, and Walsworth accounted for 22.4%.

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