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Apparel & FitnessMen's jeans: brands AI assistants recommend
Straight, slim and athletic fit jeans for men. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about men's jeans.
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 15 of 16. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levi’s | 1.1 | 80% | 75% | |
| 2 | Wrangler | 3.3 | 60% | 75% | |
| 3 | Lee | 1.8 | 40% | 75% | |
| 4 | Uniqlo | 4.0 | 20% | 50% | |
| 5 | Full Count | 2.0 | 20% | 25% | |
| 6 | Iron Heart | 2.0 | 20% | 25% | |
| 7 | Samurai | 3.5 | 20% | 25% | |
| 8 | 3sixteen | 1.0 | 0% | 25% | |
| 9 | American Eagle | 3.0 | 0% | 25% | |
| 10 | Bonobos | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 11 | JW Anderson | 4.0 | 0% | 25% | |
| 12 | Nudie Jeans | 4.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 13 | Pure Blue Japan | 4.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 14 | OrSlow | 6.0 | 0% | 25% | |
| 15 | TCB | 6.0 | 20% | 0% |
With 9 answers, one answer moves a brand by about 11 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.
- levi.com6
- lee.com3
- mitchmoxley.substack.com3
- nytimes.com3
- wrangler.com3
- amazon.com2
- forbes.com2
- kohls.com2
- target.com2
- 3sixteen.com1
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What are the best men's jeans? Best overall
- best men's jeans under $80 Budget
- best selvedge jeans, $200 or more Premium
- best men's jeans for big thighs that have some stretch Specific need
- alternatives to Levi's 501 jeans Alternative
Cite this
You may quote these figures with a link back to this page. Suggested citation:
Dopbot Index, Men's jeans, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/mens-jeans
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