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Travel & OutdoorsCoolers: brands AI assistants recommend
Hard-sided and soft coolers for camping, fishing and the beach. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about coolers.
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 6. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RTIC | 1.4 | 80% | 80% | |
| 2 | Coleman | 2.6 | 80% | 60% | |
| 3 | YETI | 2.0 | 40% | 40% | |
| 4 | Pelican | 2.3 | 20% | 40% | |
| 5 | Igloo | 4.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 6 | ORCA | 3.0 | 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.
- rticoutdoors.com5
- citehawk.com3
- cnn.com3
- discovertrailcraft.com3
- nytimes.com3
- peccadille.net3
- pelican.com3
- cookwarestyle.com2
- elitecooler.com2
- foodandwine.com2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best cooler? Best overall
- best cooler under $150 Budget
- best rotomolded cooler, $300 or more Premium
- best cooler that keeps ice for several days Specific need
- alternatives to YETI coolers Alternative
Cite this
You may quote these figures with a link back to this page. Suggested citation:
Dopbot Index, Coolers, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/coolers
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