Category · United States
Plants
1.1M estimated AI asks a month. AI answers name 24 brands with no clear leader, show no native product carousel, and carry ads in 25% of ChatGPT answers.
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AI demand / mo
1.1M
2.6M Google searches
CPC $5.01 · High comp.
12-month trend
+20%
Peak Aug
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Brands seen
24
Fragmented · HHI 417
n = 8 answers
Native catalog
AI Mode0%
ChatGPT0%
n = 16 answers
Ad rate
25%ChatGPT
2 ads · 2 advertisers
n = 8 answers
Opportunity
86
High
86 / 100
- Demand
- p85
- Open
- 88
- Ads
- 25
n = 16 answers
Subcategories
6 subcategories · size = AI demand · colour = opportunity
60Flowers69.1%759.5K AI asks / mo90Trees20.8%228.3K AI asks / mo49Indoor & Outdoor Plants5.9%64.4K AI asks / moSeeds2.3%Aquatic Plants1.9%
What AI answers show
Brands, stores, products, ads and sources in the sampled answers
n = 16 answers16 promptsOct 28, 2026
Brands AI recommends
Share of brand mentions in Plants answers
n = 8 answersGoogle AI Mode and AI Overviews answers
Market concentrationFragmented
FragmentedModerateConcentrated
HHI 417Leader 4.2%Top 3 12.5%
Fragmented: no brand dominates. The top 3 hold 12.5% of mentions; the leader 4.2%.
Answers behind the ranking
Product categories: Google answers only, for now
- Google AI Mode8