
Most of the health and beauty brands we measured barely show up in AI recommendations.
In our Q2 2026 study of 110 beauty and health brands, the median brand scored 8.3 out of 100 on our AI Shortlist Score: how often four AI assistants named the brand when asked buying questions in its category.
Shoppers ask AI which serum or supplement to trust.
The answer names a few brands. Most brands in our study were barely in it.
82 of 110 scored under 25 out of 100, and 31 scored zero.
Health brands had it hardest: a median of 3.8, against 11.1 for beauty.
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82 of 110 brands scored under 25 out of 100.
Q2 2026 study: 55 beauty and 55 health brands, four AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity), measured May 2026.
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