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True wireless earbuds for music, calls and workouts. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about wireless earbuds.
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. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sony | 1.3 | 60% | 60% | |
| 2 | Bose | 2.2 | 60% | 60% | |
| 3 | Apple | 3.0 | 40% | 40% | |
| 4 | Beats | 2.7 | 40% | 20% | |
| 5 | Samsung | 3.3 | 40% | 20% | |
| 6 | Soundcore | 3.3 | 40% | 20% | |
| 7 | Technics | 4.7 | 20% | 40% | |
| 8 | JLab | 2.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 9 | Shokz | 2.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 10 | EarFun | 3.0 | 0% | 40% | |
| 11 | 3.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 12 | Bowers & Wilkins | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 13 | Moondrop | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 14 | Anker | 4.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 15 | Sennheiser | 4.0 | 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.com7
- soundguys.com6
- tomsguide.com5
- bestbuy.com3
- techgearlab.com3
- amazon.com2
- androidcentral.com2
- beatsbydre.com2
- bose.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 wireless earbuds? Best overall
- best wireless earbuds under $50 Budget
- best premium noise cancelling earbuds, $250 or more Premium
- best wireless earbuds for running that won't fall out Specific need
- good alternatives to AirPods Pro for Android Alternative
Cite this
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Dopbot Index, Wireless earbuds, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/wireless-earbuds
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