Which cider brands do AI assistants recommend in China? Q4 2026
In China, AI assistants most often recommend Strongbow, Somersby and Rekorderlig for cider. Strongbow is named by 5 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Strongbow (Heineken) is the cider brand AI assistants recommend most in China, taking 29% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Somersby follows with 26% and Rekorderlig is third with 12%.
Strongbow's lead over Somersby is 3 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
ChatGPT and Claude put Strongbow first, while DeepSeek favours Somersby, Gemini favours Somersby and Grok favours Somersby.
The top five brands hold 80% of recommendations out of 12 brands named in total, so AI answers in this category are highly concentrated.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strongbow | Heineken | 29% | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | Somersby | Carlsberg Group | 26% | 25 | – | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 3 | Rekorderlig | Åbro Bryggeri | 12% | 20 | – | 20 | – | 20 |
| 4 | Magners | C&C Group | 8% | 12 | – | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Angry Orchard | Boston Beer Company | 5% | – | 25 | – | – | – |
| 6 | Bulmers | C&C Group | 4.8% | – | 12 | – | – | 12 |
| 7 | Zeffer | Zeffer Cider | 4% | – | – | – | 20 | – |
| 8 | Stella Artois Cidre | AB InBev | 4% | – | 20 | – | – | – |
| 9 | Kopparberg | Kopparbergs Bryggeri | 2.4% | – | – | – | 12 | – |
| 10 | Thatchers | Thatchers | 1.6% | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Kopparbergs | Kopparbergs Bryggeri | 1.6% | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| 12 | Woodchuck | Vermont Cider Company | 1.6% | – | 8 | – | – | – |
Questions about AI cider recommendations
- Which cider brand does ChatGPT recommend most in China?
- ChatGPT recommends Strongbow most often for cider in China. Across all assistants, Strongbow leads with 29% of recommendations.
- Which cider brand is improving fastest in China?
- Somersby has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 3 of 4 answers where it appears, while holding 26% 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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