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 walking shoes 2026

Asics takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 17 ranked brands, only 7 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.net349
The 6 Best Walking Shoes of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/best-w…ml?utm=airanks.net86
The 10 Best Walking Shoes for Women 2026, Tested By Editorswww.womenshealthmag.comwomenshealthmag.com/fitness/g23517…n/?utm=airanks.net59
The Best Walking Shoes for Men, Tested and Reviewed | NBC Selectwww.nbcnews.comnbcnews.com/select/shopping/best-w…29?utm=airanks.net54
Podiatrist-Recommended Walking Shoes: Best Picks by Condition (2026)www.michiganfootdoctors.commichiganfootdoctors.com/best-walki…t/?utm=airanks.net33
The 6 Best Walking Shoes of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/best-w…bb0fc125f9184d6cdd27

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Asics locked Asics — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=393 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 86% of answers
Hoka locked Hoka — ci 0.94–0.94 · n=393 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 99% of answers
Brooks firm Brooks — ci 0.81–0.88 · n=393 · 91.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 87% of answers
Altra firm Altra — ci 0.81–0.88 · n=393 · 91.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 72% of answers
New Balance locked New Balance — ci 0.75–0.75 · n=393 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 59% of answers
Skechers firm Skechers — ci 0.63–0.69 · n=393 · 94.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 22% of answers
Under Armour contested Under Armour — ci 0.50–0.69 · n=393 · 45.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 16% of answers
Saucony unsettled Saucony — ci 0.50–0.63 · n=393 · 32.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 13% of answers
On Running unsettled On Running — ci 0.50–0.63 · n=393 · 42.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 13% of answers
Merrell firm Merrell — ci 0.38–0.44 · n=393 · 94.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 8% of answers
Ryka contested Ryka — ci 0.25–0.44 · n=393 · 61.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 5% of answers
Nike unsettled Nike — ci 0.19–0.38 · n=393 · 32.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Kizik contested Kizik — ci 0.25–0.38 · n=393 · 47.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
Salomon contested Salomon — ci 0.06–0.25 · n=393 · 54.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 1% of answers
Topo Athletic gathering Topo Athletic — gathering data, n=393. No bootstrap interval yet.
KEEN gathering KEEN — gathering data, n=393. No bootstrap interval yet.
Danner gathering Danner — gathering data, n=393. 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

0.81–0.88

Altra

0.81–0.88

New Balance

0.75–0.75

Skechers

0.63–0.69

Under Armour

0.50–0.69

Saucony

0.50–0.63

On Running

0.50–0.63

Merrell

0.38–0.44

Ryka

0.25–0.44

Nike

0.19–0.38

Kizik

0.25–0.38

Salomon

0.06–0.25