AIRANKS — The Authoritative Rankings for AI Web Content

AIRANKS measures AI visibility: we ask AI models real product and service questions, capture the complete answers as immutable observations, and publish what they contain — which brands were mentioned, which domains were cited, and which exact pages were linked. Every domain gets an AIR score from 1–10 (a decile of visibility in the active dataset; 0 means insufficient data), with the methodology in the open.

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The Question

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Best sneakers 2026

Asics takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 18 ranked brands, only 6 hold a position we'd call firm.

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answers sampled
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brands named
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bootstrap resamples

Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

The 9 Best Running Shoes of 2026 - RTINGS.comwww.rtings.comrtings.com/running-shoes/reviews/b…ng?utm=airanks.net175
Best Running Shoes, Tested and Reviewed (2026): Saucony, Adidas, Hoka | WIREDwww.wired.comwired.com/gallery/best-running-shoes/?utm=airanks.net164
The Best Everyday Sneakers, According to Vogue Editors | Voguewww.vogue.comvogue.com/article/vogue-editors-fa…rs?utm=airanks.net95
The 6 Top Sneakers Already Dominating Summer 2026 | Who What Wearwww.whowhatwear.comwhowhatwear.com/fashion/top-sneake…26?utm=airanks.net44

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Asics locked Asics — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=394 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 90% of answers
New Balance locked New Balance — ci 0.94–0.94 · n=394 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 75% of answers
Nike locked Nike — ci 0.88–0.88 · n=394 · 99.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 67% of answers
Adidas locked Adidas — ci 0.82–0.82 · n=394 · 98.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 68% of answers
Hoka soft Hoka — ci 0.71–0.76 · n=394 · 69.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 48% of answers
Saucony soft Saucony — ci 0.71–0.76 · n=394 · 69.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 43% of answers
Salomon contested Salomon — ci 0.59–0.65 · n=394 · 58.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 30% of answers
Brooks contested Brooks — ci 0.59–0.65 · n=394 · 58.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 22% of answers
Puma locked Puma — ci 0.53–0.53 · n=394 · 98.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 15% of answers
Reebok contested Reebok — ci 0.35–0.47 · n=394 · 61.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 9% of answers
Altra contested Altra — ci 0.35–0.47 · n=394 · 54.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 7% of answers
Mizuno firm Mizuno — ci 0.35–0.41 · n=394 · 87.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 7% of answers
On Running contested On Running — ci 0.12–0.29 · n=394 · 54.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Under Armour contested Under Armour — ci 0.12–0.29 · n=394 · 45.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Skechers gathering Skechers — gathering data, n=394. No bootstrap interval yet.
Vionic gathering Vionic — gathering data, n=394. No bootstrap interval yet.
Ryka gathering Ryka — gathering data, n=394. No bootstrap interval yet.
Merrell gathering Merrell — gathering data, n=394. No bootstrap interval yet.

The Incomparability Lattice

what the intervals separate, not what the list claims

An edge means one brand's interval sits strictly above another's — zero overlap. No edge between two brands is not a gap in the drawing, it is the finding: their intervals overlap, and the bootstrap cannot tell them apart. Brands on the same rung are incomparable, not tied — the ranking above orders them anyway because a list has to print a total order; this diagram is the honest version.

Asics

1.00–1.00

New Balance

0.94–0.94

Nike

0.88–0.88

Adidas

0.82–0.82

Hoka

0.71–0.76

Saucony

0.71–0.76

Salomon

0.59–0.65

Brooks

0.59–0.65

Puma

0.53–0.53

Reebok

0.35–0.47

Altra

0.35–0.47

Mizuno

0.35–0.41

On Running

0.12–0.29

Under Armour

0.12–0.29