AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Optimum Nutrition AI shopping shelf share

💊 Supplements · 🇺🇸 US · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#1

Supplements · US

#2 #1

Shelf-share

8.3%

of US answers

6.1% 8.3%

Sentiment

92%

positive

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

Who's on the supplements shelf

1 Optimum Nutrition
8.3%
2 Thorne
6.4%
3 Nutricost
4.8%
4 Ritual
3.0%
5 Nature Made
2.8%
6 Transparent Labs
2.7%

The shoppers Optimum Nutrition wins

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

Where Optimum Nutrition wins the journey

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

Awareness

#1

11.5%

Research

#11

1.5%

Comparison

#2

7.4%

Validation

#5

3.0%

Purchase

#1

15.3%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
7.0%
Google AI Mode
8.4%

What AI says about Optimum Nutrition

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

92% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed budget

60% budget, 40% mid

“Optimum Nutrition’s Micronized Creatine is currently $20.49 for 60 servings ($0.34/serving) and uses 5 g creatine monohydrate per serving.”

ChatGPT

“Third-party-tested picks Best budget creatine: Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine.”

ChatGPT

“Local Warehouse Clubs : Check local warehouse savings at stores like Costco or Sam's Club** for the lowest price-per-serving on massive sizes of Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard or Orgain.”

Google AI Mode

“Sponsored Here are some deals on popular whey protein powders like Optimum Nutrition and Dymatize.”

Google AI Mode

Products AI names

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

  • Gold Standard 4.6%
  • Creatine Powder 2.0%
  • Micronized Creatine Monohydrate 0.8%
  • Gold Standard 100% Whey Isolate 0.2%
  • Gold Standard 24 oz 0.2%
  • Gold Standard Pre-Workout 0.0%
  • Micronized Creatine Monohydrate Capsules 0.0%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Optimum Nutrition.

How to read this

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

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