AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Gaiam AI shopping shelf share

🏃 Fitness & Outdoor · 🇺🇸 US · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#45

Fitness & Outdoor · US

#35 outside top 40

Shelf-share

0.2%

of US answers

0.5% 0.2%

Sentiment

89%

positive

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

Who's on the fitness & outdoor shelf

1 Brooks
9.8%
2 HOKA
9.4%
3 Lululemon
8.6%
4 WalkingPad
8.6%
5 UREVO
3.9%
6 Alo Yoga
3.5%
⋯
45 Gaiam
0.2%

The shoppers Gaiam wins

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

Where Gaiam wins the journey

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

Awareness

#30

0.4%

Research

#12

1.3%

Comparison

—

not surfaced

Validation

#31

0.5%

Purchase

—

not surfaced

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
0.7%
Google AI Mode
0.1%

What AI says about Gaiam

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

89% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed budget

100% budget

“What I'd choose for you: the Gaiam 10mm if you're mostly doing gentle yoga, stretching and low-impact exercises.”

ChatGPT

“(GearLab) - Budget: Gaiam Studio Flow — $39.99, 6mm cushioning.”

ChatGPT

“Best budget: Gaiam Performance Dry-Grip Yoga Mat — about $70.”

ChatGPT

“The Gaiam link goes to the brand's website; check its Performance Dry-Grip collection for the specific mat.* 1.”

ChatGPT

Products AI names

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

  • 10mm Fitness Mat 0.2%
  • Performance Dry-Grip Yoga Mat 0.1%
  • 6mm Yoga Mat 0.0%
  • Essentials Thick Yoga Mat 0.0%
  • Performance Dry-Grip 0.0%
  • Premium 6mm 0.0%
  • Premium Dry-Grip 5mm 0.0%
  • Studio Flow Yoga Mat 0.0%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Gaiam.

How to read this

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

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