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PetsCat litter: brands AI assistants recommend
Clumping, clay, tofu and crystal cat litter. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about cat litter.
This market is updated monthly, on the first 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 14. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Elsey’s | 1.7 | 60% | 60% | |
| 2 | Arm & Hammer | 2.5 | 40% | 40% | |
| 3 | World’s Best | 3.0 | 40% | 40% | |
| 4 | Boxiecat | 1.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 5 | Ökocat | 3.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 6 | Chewy Made | 1.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 7 | up&up | 1.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 8 | Special Kitty | 2.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 9 | Purina | 3.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 10 | Tidy Cats | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 11 | World’s Best Cat Litter | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 12 | Fresh Step | 4.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 13 | SmartCat | 6.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 14 | Feline Pine | 7.0 | 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.
- chewy.com6
- forbes.com5
- businessinsider.com3
- cats.com3
- catster.com3
- goodhousekeeping.com3
- nbcnews.com3
- nytimes.com2
- people.com2
- petful.com2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best cat litter? Best overall
- best clumping cat litter under $15 Budget
- best premium low-dust cat litter, $30 or more Premium
- best cat litter for multiple cats that controls odor Specific need
- alternatives to Tidy Cats litter Alternative
Cite this
You may quote these figures with a link back to this page. Suggested citation:
Dopbot Index, Cat litter, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/cat-litter
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