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The most visible e-commerce platforms, October 2026

October 2026 · 12 questions asked in English, worldwide · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 96 answers read

Leader

Shopify

93%of answers name it

Most cited source

youtube.com

41citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Adobe Commerce

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and ChatGPT

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Sellfy LV Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 1% 0% First reading
– Shopclip Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 1% 0% None First reading
– Spryker DE Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 1% 0% None First reading
– Subbly GB Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 2% 2% None First reading
– Sylius PL Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 1% 1% None First reading
– VTEX BR Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 1% 1% None First reading
– Webflow US Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 1% 1% None First reading
– Wex Studio Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 1% 1% None First reading
– Wix Studio IL Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 1% 0% None First reading
– Wizaplace FR Unranked Too few answers
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  • : Unranked
 1% 0% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 youtube.com Social 21.9% 2 of 4 10 6
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5 reddit.com Community 21.9% 2 of 4 8 14
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The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best e-commerce platforms for a direct-to-consumer company English Shopify
e-commerce platforms recommendations for an e-commerce manager English Shopify
top e-commerce platforms English Shopify
how to choose e-commerce platforms English Shopify and WooCommerce, tied
what to look for in e-commerce platforms English BigCommerce, Shopify and WooCommerce, tied
e-commerce platforms for a team of 20 to 200 English Adobe Commerce
e-commerce platforms that integrates with Klarna English BigCommerce, Shopify and WooCommerce, tied
e-commerce platforms with GDPR-compliant hosting English Shopware
e-commerce platforms for fashion English Shopify
most reliable e-commerce platforms English Shopify

Each engine's top three

Method

Each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured