AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Chefman AI shopping shelf share

🍳 Kitchen · 🇺🇸 US · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#14

Kitchen · US

#28 #14

Shelf-share

1.5%

of US answers

0.6% 1.5%

Sentiment

67%

positive

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

Who's on the kitchen shelf

1 Ninja
15.5%
2 Breville
11.1%
3 De'Longhi
6.1%
4 Cosori
5.1%
5 Instant Pot
4.4%
6 Ankarsrum
3.5%
⋯
14 Chefman
1.5%

The shoppers Chefman wins

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

Where Chefman wins the journey

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

Awareness

#10

2.1%

Research

#30

0.2%

Comparison

#22

0.7%

Validation

#15

1.0%

Purchase

#11

1.9%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
1.2%
Google AI Mode
1.1%

What AI says about Chefman

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

67% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed budget

76% budget, 24% mid

“Chefman 4-qt — ~$45: The cheap-and-cheerful choice if you don't care about having a premium brand.”

ChatGPT

“(Best Buy) - Chefman 8-qt — $119.99. Large enough for 4–6 people, stainless-steel exterior, and currently available at that price.”

ChatGPT

“The Chefman 6-Quart TurboFry Digital Air Fryer is the best air fryer for the money, delivering a large capacity, touch controls, and a high-heat crisping mode for around $60 .”

Google AI Mode

“Shop at Walmart ![Chefman 6 Qt.”

ChatGPT

Products AI names

The specific Chefman items the engines put in front of US shoppers.

  • 6-Quart TurboFry Digital Air Fryer 0.3%
  • TurboFry Touch 4-Quart Air Fryer 0.2%
  • TurboFry Touch 2-Qt 0.1%
  • Barista Pro 0.1%
  • CraftBrew Espresso Machine 15-Bar Pump Digital Espresso Maker w/Steam Wand for Latte & Cappuccino 0.1%
  • 4-Quart Air Fryer 0.1%
  • CaféMaster Pro Espresso Machine 0.1%
  • TurboFry Air Fryer 0.1%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Chefman.

How to read this

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

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