AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Instant Pot AI shopping shelf share

🍳 Kitchen · 🇺🇸 US · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#5

Kitchen · US

#5 #5

Shelf-share

4.4%

of US answers

3.7% 4.4%

Sentiment

87%

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%

The shoppers Instant Pot wins

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

Where Instant Pot wins the journey

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

Awareness

#6

5.6%

Research

#7

2.1%

Comparison

#6

7.0%

Validation

#16

0.8%

Purchase

#18

1.5%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
2.7%
Google AI Mode
4.2%

What AI says about Instant Pot

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

87% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed mid

47% budget, 47% mid, 7% premium

“: Instant Pot Vortex 6QT Air Fryer available at Wayfair for $104.99 (originally $139.99, 25% off).”

Google AI Mode

“If you'd like, I can set up a task to monitor and notify you as deeper Black Friday and holiday price drops roll out for specific brands like Ninja, Cosori, or Instant Pot.”

Google AI Mode

“Right now, prominent options include: Instant Pot 6Qt Vortex Slim XL 5-in-1 Compact Air Fryer – Available at Walmart for around $89.99 (marked down from $129.99).”

Google AI Mode

Products AI names

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

  • Vortex Plus 6-Quart 0.7%
  • Vortex Mini 2-Quart Air Fryer 0.7%
  • 4QT VORTEX Mini Air Fryer 0.2%
  • Vortex Plus Air Fryer 0.2%
  • 4-Qt Vortex Mini 0.2%
  • Vortex Mini 2-Quart 0.2%
  • Vortex Plus 6-Quart ClearCook 0.2%
  • Vortex 4 qt 0.1%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Instant Pot.

How to read this

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

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