AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

LEGO AI shopping shelf share

🧸 Toys · 🇬🇧 UK · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#1

Toys · UK

#1 #1

Shelf-share

17.3%

of UK answers

15.9% 17.3%

Sentiment

97%

positive

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

Who's on the toys shelf

1 LEGO
17.3%
2 Connetix Tiles
10.7%
3 POP MART
6.9%
4 Magna-Tiles
5.5%
5 Yoto
5.5%
6 Tonies
5.3%

The shoppers LEGO wins

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

Where LEGO wins the journey

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

Awareness

#1

24.5%

Research

#3

6.3%

Comparison

#1

19.3%

Validation

#1

15.0%

Purchase

#1

19.7%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
21.8%
Google AI Mode
12.2%

What AI says about LEGO

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

97% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed mid

31% budget, 53% mid, 16% premium

“(LEGO) - Jellycat soft toys – often popular Christmas gifts and can appear in retailer promotions.”

ChatGPT

“John Lewis & Partners — carries LEGO, soft toys and premium gifts; its Black Friday toy section has hundreds of items.”

ChatGPT

“(LEGO) Current examples I found - [Fisher-Price Little People My Mario Figure 6-Pack]() — a small character set that may suit younger children.”

ChatGPT

“under £20, £50, £100), and whether it’s for a boy/girl or specific interests (LEGO, dolls, gaming, outdoor toys, etc.), I can narrow down the best deals.”

ChatGPT

Products AI names

The specific LEGO items the engines put in front of UK shoppers.

  • DUPLO 1.0%
  • Minifigures 1.0%
  • LEGO City Advent Calendar 2026 (60510) 0.5%
  • Himeji Castle 0.4%
  • Icons Tranquil Garden 0.4%
  • Back to the Future Time Machine 0.3%
  • City Mountain Bike Adventure Van 0.3%
  • Icons Concorde 0.3%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as LEGO.

How to read this

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

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