Which dog food & care brands do AI assistants recommend in China? Q4 2026
In China, AI assistants most often recommend Royal Canin, Pedigree and Myfoodie for dog. Royal Canin is named by 4 of 4 assistants.
What the data says
Royal Canin (Mars) is the dog food & care brand AI assistants recommend most in China, taking 20.2% of all recommendation points across 4 assistants. Pedigree follows with 13.5% and Myfoodie is third with 8.3%.
Royal Canin's lead over Pedigree is 6.7 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
ChatGPT and Grok put Royal Canin first, while DeepSeek favours Pedigree and Gemini favours Myfoodie.
The top five brands hold 53% of recommendations out of 35 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Canin | Mars | 20.2% | 60 | 43 | 35 | 105 |
| 2 | Pedigree | Mars | 13.5% | 50 | 50 | 12 | 50 |
| 3 | Myfoodie | Gambol Pet Group | 8.3% | – | 40 | 60 | – |
| 4 | Virbac | Virbac | 6.7% | 35 | – | 25 | 20 |
| 5 | Greenies | Mars | 4.6% | – | 35 | – | 20 |
| 6 | RedDog | RedDog China | 4.6% | – | 20 | 35 | – |
| 7 | JerHigh | Perfect Companion Group | 3.6% | 35 | – | 8 | – |
| 8 | Wanpy | Yantai China Pet Foods | 3.1% | 12 | – | 25 | – |
| 9 | Orijen | Champion Petfoods | 3% | 20 | 8 | – | 8 |
| 10 | Zesty Paws | H&H Group | 2.9% | – | 35 | – | – |
| 11 | Hill's | Colgate-Palmolive | 2.1% | – | – | – | 25 |
| 12 | NaturVet | Garmon Corp | 2.1% | – | 25 | – | – |
| 13 | Hill’s | Colgate-Palmolive | 1.7% | – | – | – | 20 |
| 14 | Yanzhen | Yanzhen Pet Food | 1.7% | – | – | – | 20 |
| 15 | Pure & Natural | Shanghai Bridge PetCare | 1.7% | – | – | 20 | – |
| 16 | Luscious | Luscious Pet Food | 1.7% | – | – | 20 | – |
| 17 | Elanco | Elanco Animal Health | 1.7% | – | – | 20 | – |
| 18 | Doggyman | DoggyMan H.A. Co., Ltd. | 1.7% | 20 | – | – | – |
| 19 | Beaphar | Beaphar | 1.7% | 20 | – | – | – |
| 20 | Dentastix | Mars | 1% | – | – | – | 12 |
Questions about AI dog food & care recommendations
- Which dog food & care brand does ChatGPT recommend most in China?
- ChatGPT recommends Royal Canin most often for dog food & care in China. Across all assistants, Royal Canin leads with 20.2% of recommendations.
- Which dog food & care brand is improving fastest in China?
- Zesty Paws has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 1 of 1 answers where it appears, while holding 2.9% 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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Covers: Dog Food, Dog Health, Dog Treats.
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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