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Over-ear noise cancelling headphones for travel, work and music. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about noise cancelling headphones.
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 7. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sony | 1.1 | 80% | 80% | |
| 2 | Bose | 2.0 | 80% | 80% | |
| 3 | Apple | 3.4 | 40% | 60% | |
| 4 | Soundcore | 3.0 | 20% | 60% | |
| 5 | Sennheiser | 3.0 | 20% | 40% | |
| 6 | Bowers & Wilkins | 4.0 | 40% | 0% | |
| 7 | Anker | 4.5 | 0% | 40% |
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
- soundguys.com7
- whathifi.com6
- bose.com4
- businessinsider.com4
- engadget.com4
- amazon.com3
- cnet.com3
- soundcore.com3
- tomsguide.com3
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What are the best noise cancelling headphones? Best overall
- best noise cancelling headphones under $150 Budget
- best noise cancelling headphones, $350 or more Premium
- best noise cancelling headphones for flights and long commutes Specific need
- alternatives to Sony WH-1000XM headphones Alternative
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Dopbot Index, Noise cancelling headphones, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/noise-cancelling-headphones
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