AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Asics AI shopping shelf share

🏃 Fitness & Outdoor · 🇦🇺 AU · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#2

Fitness & Outdoor · AU

#2 #2

Shelf-share

5.9%

of AU answers

7.3% 5.9%

Sentiment

93%

positive

No week-to-week change larger than the variation between readings.

Who's on the fitness & outdoor shelf

1 HOKA
6.2%
2 Asics
5.9%
3 LSKD
4.3%
4 Everfit
3.8%
5 Brooks
3.7%
6 Coleman
3.5%

The shoppers Asics wins

The same answers, sliced by the shopper the question implies — where Asics ranks best.

Where Asics wins the journey

Its rank at each phase of the shopping journey — from first awareness to the moment of purchase.

Awareness

#1

7.3%

Research

#8

2.6%

Comparison

#5

5.2%

Validation

#2

6.2%

Purchase

#1

7.0%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
6.9%
Google AI Mode
4.4%

What AI says about Asics

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

93% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed premium

4% budget, 38% mid, 58% premium

“The community-favorite running shoes frequently recommended for Australian runners include: ASICS Gel-Kayano Series (e.g., Kayano 31) Best for: Heavy stability and overpronators.”

Google AI Mode

“ASICS Novablast Series (e.g., Novablast 5/6) Best for: Lightweight, bouncy daily training.”

Google AI Mode

“Best overall: ASICS Novablast 5** This would be my default recommendation for most Australian runners.”

ChatGPT

“(My WordPress) **2.”

ChatGPT

Products AI names

The specific Asics items the engines put in front of AU shoppers.

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Asics.

How to read this

Bar is how often that brand is recommended in the same answer as Asics, relative to the rest.

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Holiday Shopping 2026 · reading updated 11 Oct. An independent measurement by Slingso; not affiliated with Asics.