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 for walking

Asics takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 18 ranked brands, only 8 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 8 Best Walking Shoes of 2026 - Most Comfortable Shoeswww.runnersworld.comrunnersworld.com/gear/a23554492/wa…s/?utm=airanks.net307
The 6 Best Walking Shoes of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/best-w…ml?utm=airanks.net99
Podiatrist-Recommended Walking Shoes: Best Picks by Condition (2026)www.michiganfootdoctors.commichiganfootdoctors.com/best-walki…t/?utm=airanks.net41
7 Best Running Shoes For Walking in 2026 | RunRepeatrunrepeat.comrunrepeat.com/guides/best-walking-…es?utm=airanks.net34

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Asics locked Asics — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=403 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 86% of answers
Hoka locked Hoka — ci 0.94–0.94 · n=403 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 98% of answers
Brooks locked Brooks — ci 0.88–0.88 · n=403 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 89% of answers
New Balance locked New Balance — ci 0.82–0.82 · n=403 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 85% of answers
Altra firm Altra — ci 0.71–0.76 · n=403 · 93.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 31% of answers
Skechers firm Skechers — ci 0.71–0.76 · n=403 · 93.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 39% of answers
On Running locked On Running — ci 0.65–0.65 · n=403 · 98.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 12% of answers
Saucony firm Saucony — ci 0.47–0.59 · n=403 · 82.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
KEEN contested KEEN — ci 0.35–0.59 · n=403 · 54.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
Nike unsettled Nike — ci 0.24–0.53 · n=403 · 24.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
Salomon unsettled Salomon — ci 0.24–0.53 · n=403 · 24.7% of resamples held this rank · named in 5% of answers
Kizik unsettled Kizik — ci 0.18–0.53 · n=403 · 25.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
Under Armour unsettled Under Armour — ci 0.18–0.53 · n=403 · 22.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 3% of answers
Merrell unsettled Merrell — ci 0.18–0.41 · n=403 · 31.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 3% of answers
Ryka contested Ryka — ci 0.12–0.35 · n=403 · 47.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Topo Athletic gathering Topo Athletic — gathering data, n=403. No bootstrap interval yet.
Vionic gathering Vionic — gathering data, n=403. No bootstrap interval yet.
Adidas gathering Adidas — gathering data, n=403. 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

Hoka

0.94–0.94

Brooks

0.88–0.88

New Balance

0.82–0.82

Altra

0.71–0.76

Skechers

0.71–0.76

On Running

0.65–0.65

Saucony

0.47–0.59

KEEN

0.35–0.59

Nike

0.24–0.53

Salomon

0.24–0.53

Kizik

0.18–0.53

Under Armour

0.18–0.53

Merrell

0.18–0.41

Ryka

0.12–0.35