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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.

01The category problem

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.

Visible is not the same as chosen.

03Q2 2026 study · real data

82 of 110 brands scored under 25 out of 100.

110Beauty and health brands measured
8.3Median score out of 100
82Brands scored under 25
31Brands scored zero

Q2 2026 study: 55 beauty and 55 health brands, four AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity), measured May 2026.

These May 2026 study scores measure how often brands were named across four AI assistants. They do not measure first-choice Recommendation Rate, forecast sales or show your brand's current position.
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