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TechSmart TVs: brands AI assistants recommend
Smart TVs from 43 to 65 inches for living rooms and bedrooms. Below: which brands AI assistants name when Canadian shoppers ask about smart tvs.
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 6. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LG | 1.1 | 80% | 60% | |
| 2 | Hisense | 2.8 | 60% | 60% | |
| 3 | Samsung | 2.2 | 40% | 60% | |
| 4 | TCL | 2.2 | 40% | 60% | |
| 5 | Sony | 2.7 | 40% | 20% | |
| 6 | Panasonic | 6.0 | 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.
- rtings.com7
- bestbuy.ca6
- amazon.ca5
- samsung.com3
- bestbuy.com2
- businessinsider.com2
- cnet.com2
- lg.com2
- thebrick.com2
- blog.bestbuy.ca1
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best TV? Best overall
- best 55 inch TV under $700 CAD Budget
- best OLED TV, $2,500 CAD or more Premium
- best TV for watching hockey and gaming Specific need
- alternatives to Samsung TVs Alternative
Cite this
You may quote these figures with a link back to this page. Suggested citation:
Dopbot Index, Smart TVs, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/ca/index/ca-smart-tvs
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