AI-recommended cider brands: rankings in 20 countries
Worldwide, AI assistants most often recommend Strongbow, Somersby and Magners for cider. Strongbow is named by 5 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Strongbow (Heineken) is the cider brand AI assistants recommend most worldwide, taking 27.3% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Somersby follows with 15.8% and Magners is third with 8%.
Strongbow's lead over Somersby is 11.5 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
Every assistant tested (ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini and Grok) puts Strongbow first.
The top five brands hold 62% of recommendations out of 92 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strongbow | Heineken | 27.3% | 630 | 547 | 597 | 378 | 629 |
| 2 | Somersby | Carlsberg Group | 15.8% | 410 | 25 | 497 | 302 | 382 |
| 3 | Magners | C&C Group | 8% | 298 | – | 249 | 141 | 125 |
| 4 | Rekorderlig | Åbro Bryggeri | 6.6% | 243 | – | 129 | 25 | 274 |
| 5 | Angry Orchard | Boston Beer Company | 4.6% | 43 | 302 | 35 | 35 | 55 |
| 6 | Bulmers | C&C Group | 4.6% | – | 246 | 52 | 20 | 151 |
| 7 | Stella Artois Cidre | AB InBev | 4.5% | 20 | 407 | 12 | 20 | – |
| 8 | Kopparberg | Kopparbergs Bryggeri | 3.9% | 53 | 148 | – | 99 | 101 |
| 9 | Woodchuck | Vermont Cider Company | 2.9% | 12 | 205 | 20 | 28 | 33 |
| 10 | Remove / Not Brand | Generic | 2.4% | – | 8 | – | – | 235 |
| 11 | Thatchers | Thatchers | 1.1% | 84 | – | 8 | 25 | – |
| 12 | Loïc Raison | Agrial | 0.8% | 35 | – | 12 | 35 | – |
| 13 | El Gaitero | Valle, Ballina y Fernández | 0.8% | 12 | – | – | 35 | 35 |
| 14 | Apple Fox | Apple Fox | 0.6% | – | – | 28 | 35 | – |
| 15 | Kirin | Kirin Holdings | 0.6% | – | – | 25 | 35 | – |
| 16 | Cornetta | Generic | 0.5% | – | 56 | – | – | – |
| 17 | Kiviks Musteri | Kiviks Musteri | 0.5% | – | – | 35 | 20 | – |
| 18 | Crispin | Molson Coors | 0.5% | – | – | – | – | 48 |
| 19 | Possmann | Kelterei Possmann | 0.5% | – | – | 12 | 35 | – |
| 20 | Asahi | Asahi | 0.4% | – | – | 20 | 25 | – |
Questions about AI cider recommendations
- Which cider brand does ChatGPT recommend most?
- ChatGPT recommends Strongbow most often for cider. Across all assistants, Strongbow leads with 27.3% of recommendations.
- Which cider brand is improving fastest?
- Angry Orchard has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 6 of 18 answers where it appears, while holding 4.6% share. This is the first Q4 2026 reading; change over time will be shown from the next update.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- We ask each AI assistant the questions shoppers ask in each category and market, record the top five brands it names, and give 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points for positions one to five. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded.
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Method: each AI assistant is asked the shopper questions for every segment in the category and market; the top five brands named score 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded. Rankings reflect AI answers, not sales.
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