AI Visibility Score · Haircare, United States
K18
Of 85 AI answers to American haircare shopper questions, 26 mentioned K18, on 15 of the 30 questions and usually around position 2.5. That places it #5 of 23 in the US Haircare index. Window dated 13 September 2026.
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- ChatGPT
- Perplexity
- Gemini
- Visibility score
- 30.6
- Shortlist rank
- #5 of 23
- Avg position when named
- 2.5
- Questions hit
- 15 of 30
K18 against its category
Running at 2.2× the category average.
Scored on the same 30 questions as every other haircare brand, scanned 13 September 2026. This is its first window in the index.
Score against the average
How the score breaks down, by assistant
The full K18 report
15 of 30 questions went to someone else.
The report names each question K18 missed and who took the slot, which assistant rates it lowest, and what to fix first. Free.
Free report
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- The questions you are missing, and who was named instead
- Where you were named, with position and platform
- Which assistant rates you lowest
- What to fix first, in order
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Where this brand sits
The Haircare leaderboard.
| Rank | Brand | Visibility | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Olaplex | 47.1 | new |
| 2 |  Briogeo | 47.1 | new |
| 3 |  Living Proof | 35.3 | new |
| 4 |  Pattern Beauty | 35.3 | new |
| 5 | K18 | 30.6 | new |
| 6 | 29.4 | new | |
| 7 |  Mielle | 17.6 | new |
| 8 | Ouai | 16.5 | new |
| 9 |  Curlsmith | 16.5 | new |
| 10 |  Verb | 11.8 | new |
| 11 | Kristin Ess | 8.2 | new |
| 12 |  Act+Acre | 7.1 | new |
| 13 |  Odele | 4.7 | new |
| 14 |  Vegamour | 4.7 | new |
| 15 |  Gisou | 3.5 | new |
| 16 |  Crown Affair | 3.5 | new |
| 17 |  JVN | 2.4 | new |
| 18 |  Ceremonia | 2.4 | new |
| 19 |  Dae | 2.4 | new |
| 20 | Bread Beauty Supply | 1.2 | new |
| 21 |  Bondi Boost | 0.0 | new |
| 22 | Divi | 0.0 | new |
| 23 |  Function of Beauty | 0.0 | new |
Frequently asked questions
About K18’s score.
What is K18’s AI Visibility Score?
30.6 in the US Haircare index, which puts K18 at #5 of 23 ranked brands.
How often do AI assistants recommend K18?
In this window 26 of the 85 answers mentioned it, spread over 15 of the 30 questions. Where it did appear, it sat at position 2.5 on average.
Where does the number come from?
From the answers themselves. The same haircare shopper questions go to all three assistants and every brand mention is tallied. The methodology page has the detail.
The next step
Win back the questions K18 is missing.
Assistants can only recommend a store they can read. The free audit runs on k18hair.com and lists what they cannot; the fixed-price team fixes it where it starts.