Which skin care brands do AI assistants recommend in Indonesia? Q4 2026
In Indonesia, AI assistants most often recommend Wardah, Garnier and Pond's for skin care. Wardah is named by 5 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Wardah (Paragon Corp) is the skin care brand AI assistants recommend most in Indonesia, taking 23.4% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Garnier follows with 14.4% and Pond's is third with 7.6%.
Wardah's lead over Garnier is 9 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok put Wardah first, while DeepSeek favours Garnier.
The top five brands hold 60% of recommendations out of 27 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wardah | Paragon Corp | 23.4% | 60 | 170 | 70 | 95 | 72 |
| 2 | Garnier | L’Oréal | 14.4% | 12 | 25 | 92 | 92 | 67 |
| 3 | Pond's | Unilever | 7.6% | 33 | – | 12 | 72 | 35 |
| 4 | Somethinc | BeautyHaul Group | 7.5% | 35 | – | 55 | – | 60 |
| 5 | Hada Labo | Rohto Pharmaceutical | 7.2% | 59 | 32 | 33 | – | 20 |
| 6 | Cetaphil | Galderma | 5.5% | 28 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | Mediaheal | Independent | 5% | – | 60 | – | 20 | 20 |
| 8 | The Ordinary | Estée Lauder | 4.2% | 25 | – | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 9 | Innisfree | Amorepacific | 4.1% | 20 | 12 | – | 25 | 25 |
| 10 | Emina | Kao | 3.4% | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | Some By Mi | Some By Mi | 2.5% | 25 | – | 25 | – | – |
| 12 | Avoskin | Independent | 1.9% | – | 25 | – | 12 | – |
| 13 | BioAqua | Independent | 1.9% | – | 12 | 25 | – | – |
| 14 | Scarlett | Independent | 1.8% | 20 | 8 | – | 8 | – |
| 15 | Nivea | Beiersdorf | 1.6% | 20 | – | – | 12 | – |
| 16 | Skinfetic | Independent | 1.6% | – | – | 12 | – | 20 |
| 17 | L'Oréal | L’Oréal | 1.2% | – | 8 | 8 | – | 8 |
| 18 | Senka | Shiseido | 1% | – | – | – | 20 | – |
| 19 | Laneige | AmorePacific | 0.6% | – | – | 12 | – | – |
| 20 | Glad2Glow | Independent | 0.6% | – | – | – | – | 12 |
Questions about AI skin care recommendations
- Which skin care brand does ChatGPT recommend most in Indonesia?
- ChatGPT recommends Wardah most often for skin care in Indonesia. Across all assistants, Wardah leads with 23.4% of recommendations.
- Which skin care brand is improving fastest in Indonesia?
- Somethinc has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 3 of 5 answers where it appears, while holding 7.5% 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.
Skin Care: AI rankings by country
Covers: Facial Care: Cleansing, Facial Care: Moisturizing, Facial Masks, Facial Treatments.
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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