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Apparel & FitnessSports bras: brands AI assistants recommend
Sports bras for running, training and everyday wear. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about sports bras.
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 17. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEFIT | 3.6 | 20% | 80% | |
| 2 | Brooks | 2.3 | 20% | 60% | |
| 3 | lululemon | 3.5 | 20% | 60% | |
| 4 | Nike | 1.7 | 20% | 40% | |
| 5 | Panache | 1.7 | 60% | 0% | |
| 6 | Under Armour | 3.7 | 40% | 20% | |
| 7 | Athleta | 3.0 | 40% | 0% | |
| 8 | Knix | 3.5 | 0% | 40% | |
| 9 | Wacoal | 3.5 | 0% | 40% | |
| 10 | Champion | 4.5 | 0% | 40% | |
| 11 | All in Motion | 1.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 12 | ENELL | 2.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 13 | Glamorise | 2.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 14 | Old Navy | 2.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 15 | Elomi | 3.0 | 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.
- nytimes.com5
- rei.com5
- treelinereview.com5
- cnn.com4
- forbes.com4
- health.com4
- outsideonline.com4
- verywellfit.com4
- brafinder.com3
- nbcnews.com3
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best sports bra? Best overall
- best sports bra under $40 Budget
- best high impact sports bra, $70 or more Premium
- best sports bra for running with a larger bust Specific need
- alternatives to Nike sports bras Alternative
Cite this
You may quote these figures with a link back to this page. Suggested citation:
Dopbot Index, Sports bras, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/sports-bras
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