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PetsCat trees: brands AI assistants recommend
Cat trees and climbing towers for indoor cats. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about cat trees.
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 12. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frisco | 1.7 | 40% | 80% | |
| 2 | Mau | 2.8 | 40% | 60% | |
| 3 | Yaheetech | 2.5 | 0% | 40% | |
| 4 | New Cat Condos | 4.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 5 | Cat Tree King | 1.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 6 | Catit | 1.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 7 | The Refined Feline | 1.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 8 | Globlazer | 2.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 9 | FEANDREA | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 10 | Armarkat | 4.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 11 | PAWZ Road | 5.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 12 | Tuft + Paw | 6.0 | 20% | 0% |
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
- cats.com4
- acfc.org3
- catster.com3
- petof.com3
- simplythebest.com3
- amazon.com2
- pethelpful.com2
- smarterranking.com2
- theconsumers.guide2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best cat tree? Best overall
- best cat tree under $100 Budget
- best cat tree, $300 or more Premium
- best cat tree for large cats like Maine Coons Specific need
- alternatives to Catit cat trees Alternative
Cite this
You may quote these figures with a link back to this page. Suggested citation:
Dopbot Index, Cat trees, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/cat-trees
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