Which oral care brands do AI assistants recommend in Malaysia? Q4 2026
In Malaysia, AI assistants most often recommend Colgate, Oral-B and Philips for oral care. Colgate is named by 5 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Colgate (Colgate-Palmolive) is the oral care brand AI assistants recommend most in Malaysia, taking 20.6% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Oral-B follows with 19.5% and Philips is third with 8%.
The top spot is close: only 1.1 points separate Colgate and Oral-B, so a small change in how either brand is described online could flip the order.
ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok put Colgate first, while Claude favours Oral-B and DeepSeek favours Oral-B.
The top five brands hold 60% of recommendations out of 30 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colgate | Colgate-Palmolive | 20.6% | 170 | 55 | 58 | 180 | 155 |
| 2 | Oral-B | Procter & Gamble | 19.5% | 90 | 145 | 150 | 126 | 75 |
| 3 | Philips | Philips | 8% | 25 | 45 | 50 | 85 | 35 |
| 4 | Listerine | Kenvue | 6.1% | 43 | 70 | 70 | – | – |
| 5 | Darlie | Hawley & Hazel | 5.7% | – | 37 | 36 | 45 | 52 |
| 6 | Waterpik | Church & Dwight | 5.5% | 70 | – | – | 35 | 60 |
| 7 | Xiaomi | Xiaomi | 5.4% | 12 | 44 | 40 | 20 | 45 |
| 8 | Sensodyne | Haleon | 4.8% | 20 | 20 | 8 | 45 | 50 |
| 9 | Systema | Lion Corporation | 4.3% | 8 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 48 |
| 10 | Panasonic | Meta / Ray-Ban | 3.6% | 20 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 20 |
| 11 | P/S | Unilever | 2.7% | 20 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 25 |
| 12 | Close-Up | Unilever | 2.4% | 12 | 28 | – | 12 | 20 |
| 13 | Jordan | Orkla | 1.6% | – | 20 | 8 | – | 20 |
| 14 | GUM | Sunstar | 1.3% | 32 | – | 8 | – | – |
| 15 | Lion | Lion | 1.1% | 12 | 8 | – | – | 12 |
| 16 | Oclean | Oclean / Xiaomi Ecosystem | 1.1% | 8 | 16 | – | 8 | – |
| 17 | Watsons | A.S. Watson | 1.1% | – | – | – | 20 | 12 |
| 18 | Reach | Kenvue | 0.9% | – | – | – | 28 | – |
| 19 | Zenyum | Zenyum | 0.8% | – | – | 12 | – | 12 |
| 20 | Guardian | Dairy Farm / DFI Retail Group | 0.8% | 12 | – | – | 12 | – |
Questions about AI oral care recommendations
- Which oral care brand does ChatGPT recommend most in Malaysia?
- ChatGPT recommends Colgate most often for oral care in Malaysia. Across all assistants, Colgate leads with 20.6% of recommendations.
- Which oral care brand is improving fastest in Malaysia?
- Listerine has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 5 of 6 answers where it appears, while holding 6.1% 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: Dental Floss, Electric Toothbrushes, Manual Toothbrushes, Mouthwash, Toothpaste, Water Flossers.
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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