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Apparel & FitnessSunglasses: brands AI assistants recommend
Non-prescription polarized and fashion sunglasses. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about sunglasses.
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 22. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray-Ban | 2.5 | 40% | 40% | |
| 2 | goodr | 1.3 | 20% | 40% | |
| 3 | Knockaround | 1.7 | 0% | 60% | |
| 4 | Maui Jim | 1.7 | 20% | 40% | |
| 5 | Oliver Peoples | 2.0 | 40% | 20% | |
| 6 | Warby Parker | 3.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 7 | Costa del Mar | 1.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 8 | CELINE | 2.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 9 | Persol | 2.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 10 | Sunski | 2.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 11 | Zenottic | 2.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 12 | Blue Planet Eyewear | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 13 | Matsuda | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 14 | Oakley | 3.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 15 | Prada | 3.0 | 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.com5
- shadeandtemple.com3
- amazon.com2
- businessinsider.com2
- klarna.com2
- knockaround.ca2
- knockaround.com2
- knockaroundsportsunglasses.com2
- mauijim.com2
- nbcnews.com2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What are the best polarized sunglasses overall? Best overall
- best polarized sunglasses under $50 Budget
- best designer sunglasses worth $300 or more Premium
- best sunglasses for driving Specific need
- alternatives to Ray-Ban Wayfarers Alternative
Cite this
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Dopbot Index, Sunglasses, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/sunglasses
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