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Apparel & FitnessRunning shoes: brands AI assistants recommend
Road running shoes for daily training and racing. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about running shoes.
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 10. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASICS | 1.8 | 100% | 100% | |
| 2 | Brooks | 2.9 | 80% | 60% | |
| 3 | Saucony | 2.3 | 60% | 60% | |
| 4 | New Balance | 4.0 | 60% | 40% | |
| 5 | adidas | 3.8 | 20% | 60% | |
| 6 | Nike | 2.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 7 | HOKA | 4.0 | 0% | 40% | |
| 8 | Puma | 1.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 9 | Mizuno | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 10 | Topo Athletic | 7.0 | 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.
- rtings.com5
- outsideonline.com4
- runrepeat.com4
- tomsguide.com4
- irunfar.com3
- nike.com3
- rei.com3
- runnersworld.com3
- runtothefinish.com3
- switchbacktravel.com3
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What are the best running shoes? Best overall
- best running shoes under $100 Budget
- best premium daily trainer running shoe, $180 or more Premium
- best running shoes for marathon training on pavement Specific need
- good alternatives to Nike Pegasus Alternative
Cite this
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Dopbot Index, Running shoes, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/running-shoes
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