AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season
🏃 Fitness & Outdoor · 🇺🇸 US · updated 12 Oct 2026
Standing
#9
Fitness & Outdoor · US
Shelf-share
2.7%
of US answers
Sentiment
93%
positive
No week-to-week change larger than the variation between readings.
The same answers, sliced by the shopper the question implies — where MERACH ranks best.
Its rank at each phase of the shopping journey — from first awareness to the moment of purchase.
Awareness
#9
4.1%
Research
#9
2.1%
Comparison
#4
8.9%
Validation
#25
0.7%
Purchase
#7
4.2%
Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.
Sentiment
93% positive · no negative mentions
Price framing
framed budget
64% budget, 24% mid, 12% premium
“The MERACH shown above is about 45" × 20" and 35 lb.”
ChatGPT
“A folding magnetic bike can be stored much more easily than a full-size spin bike; the MERACH example is listed at roughly 43.5" × 15.6".”
ChatGPT
“Current examples include the MERACH around $130–$200 and WalkingPad's compact models around $299–$449 depending on model/sale pricing.”
ChatGPT
“MERACH Walking Pad — best fit for most WFH setups At roughly $130 currently, this is the one I'd investigate first for your use case.”
ChatGPT
The specific MERACH items the engines put in front of US shoppers.
Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as MERACH.
Bar is how often that brand is recommended in the same answer as MERACH, relative to the rest.
MERACH on other shelves
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Holiday Shopping 2026 · reading updated 11 Oct. An independent measurement by Slingso; not affiliated with MERACH.