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Travel & OutdoorsHiking boots: brands AI assistants recommend
Waterproof and leather hiking boots and trail shoes. Below: which brands AI assistants name when Canadian shoppers ask about hiking boots.
This market is updated monthly, on the third Monday of each month. The results below are from the latest published update, so between updates you see the previous one.
Ranking, Week of Oct 19, 2026
Share is the percentage of sampled answers in which the brand was recommended. Showing the top 13. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merrell | 1.6 | 80% | 60% | |
| 2 | KEEN | 1.7 | 40% | 80% | |
| 3 | Salomon | 3.0 | 40% | 40% | |
| 4 | Altra | 3.7 | 40% | 20% | |
| 5 | Oboz | 4.0 | 40% | 20% | |
| 6 | Columbia | 4.7 | 20% | 40% | |
| 7 | Hanwag | 2.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 8 | LOWA | 3.0 | 40% | 0% | |
| 9 | adidas | 3.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 10 | La Sportiva | 4.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 11 | Zamberlan | 1.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 12 | HOKA | 2.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 13 | Meindl | 4.0 | 0% | 20% |
With 10 answers, one answer moves a brand by about 10 points, so treat gaps of a few points as ties. Position is the order of first mention in an answer (1 is first). Read the methodology.
Sources the assistants cited
Domains cited most often across the answers for this category, by number of citations.
- merrell.com4
- rei.com4
- sportchek.ca3
- amazon.ca2
- backpacker.com2
- cnn.com2
- dsw.ca2
- gearjunkie.com2
- hanwag.com2
- keenfootwear.ca2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What are the best hiking boots? Best overall
- best waterproof hiking boots under $180 CAD Budget
- best leather hiking boots that can be resoled, $400 CAD or more Premium
- best hiking boots for wide feet Specific need
- alternatives to Merrell Moab Alternative
Cite this
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Dopbot Index, Hiking boots, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/ca/index/ca-hiking-boots
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