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Apparel & FitnessSandals: brands AI assistants recommend
Sport and casual sandals for summer and travel. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about sandals.
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 18. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teva | 2.1 | 60% | 80% | |
| 2 | Naot | 1.5 | 40% | 40% | |
| 3 | Birkenstock | 1.8 | 40% | 40% | |
| 4 | KEEN | 2.8 | 40% | 40% | |
| 5 | Chaco | 3.3 | 40% | 40% | |
| 6 | Bedrock | 2.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 7 | Mephisto | 2.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 8 | Cushionaire | 5.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 9 | OOFOS | 5.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 10 | Commbi | 3.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 11 | HOKA | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 12 | Salomon | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 13 | Skechers | 3.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 14 | ECCO | 4.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 15 | Merrell | 4.0 | 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.
- rei.com4
- cnn.com3
- forbes.com3
- health.com3
- outdoorgearlab.com3
- teva.com3
- verywellfit.com3
- antelopeshoes.com2
- birkenstock.com2
- businessinsider.com2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What are the best sandals? Best overall
- best walking sandals under $80 Budget
- best sandals with arch support, $150 or more Premium
- best sandals for hiking and getting wet Specific need
- alternatives to Birkenstock sandals Alternative
Cite this
You may quote these figures with a link back to this page. Suggested citation:
Dopbot Index, Sandals, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/sandals
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