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Digital product selling platforms — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for digital product selling platforms, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

▲Podia moved #5 → #4
▼Sellfy moved #4 → #5
▲Stripe moved #9 → #8
▼WordPress moved #8 → #9
▼Shopify -4.3pp (34.7% → 30.4%)
▼Lemon Squeezy -3.6pp (28.6% → 25%)
▼WordPress -3.1pp (24.5% → 21.4%)
▼Gumroad -2.8pp (79.6% → 76.8%)
▼Etsy -2.6pp (49% → 46.4%)
▲Podia +2.1pp (40.8% → 42.9%)
▼Payhip -1pp (79.6% → 78.6%)
▼Stripe -1pp (22.4% → 21.4%)
▼Teachable -1pp (22.4% → 21.4%)

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

▲ INStripe entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTKo-fi left the top 10 (#8 → #11)
▼Ko-fi moved #8 → #11
▼Podia moved #3 → #5
▲Stripe moved #11 → #9
▲Payhip moved #2 → #1
▼Gumroad moved #1 → #2
▲Etsy moved #4 → #3
▲Sellfy moved #5 → #4
▲WordPress moved #9 → #8
▼Ko-fi -8.2pp (28.6% → 20.4%)
▲Etsy +6.1pp (42.9% → 49%)
▲Sellfy +5.1pp (35.7% → 40.8%)
▲Payhip +4.6pp (75% → 79.6%)
▼Teachable -2.6pp (25% → 22.4%)
▼Podia -2.1pp (42.9% → 40.8%)
▲Gumroad +1pp (78.6% → 79.6%)
▼Shopify -1pp (35.7% → 34.7%)
▲Stripe +1pp (21.4% → 22.4%)

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▼Shopify moved #3 → #6
▲Podia moved #5 → #3
▲Lemon Squeezy moved #9 → #7
▲Ko-fi moved #10 → #8
▼WordPress moved #7 → #9
▼Teachable moved #8 → #10
▲Sellfy moved #6 → #5
▼Shopify -17.9pp (53.6% → 35.7%)
▼WordPress -16.1pp (41.1% → 25%)
▼Sellfy -10.7pp (46.4% → 35.7%)
▼Podia -8.9pp (51.8% → 42.9%)
▼Etsy -8.9pp (51.8% → 42.9%)
▼Payhip -7.1pp (82.1% → 75%)
▼Teachable -7.1pp (32.1% → 25%)
▼Gumroad -3.5pp (82.1% → 78.6%)
▼Lemon Squeezy -1.8pp (30.4% → 28.6%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

▲Etsy moved #5 → #4
▼Podia moved #4 → #5
▲Teachable moved #9 → #8
▼Lemon Squeezy moved #8 → #9
▼Podia -2.5pp (54.3% → 51.8%)
▲Payhip +2.1pp (80% → 82.1%)
▲Etsy +1.8pp (50% → 51.8%)
▼Ko-fi -1.4pp (30% → 28.6%)
▲WordPress +1.1pp (40% → 41.1%)
▼Lemon Squeezy -1pp (31.4% → 30.4%)

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▼Shopify -3pp (57.3% → 54.3%)
▲Ko-fi +2pp (28% → 30%)
▼Gumroad -1.1pp (84% → 82.9%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INKo-fi entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTWooCommerce left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Shopify moved #4 → #3
▼Podia moved #3 → #4
▲Ko-fi moved #11 → #10
▼WooCommerce moved #10 → #11
▲Shopify +3.1pp (54.2% → 57.3%)
▲Teachable +2.8pp (29.2% → 32%)
▼Payhip -2.3pp (82.3% → 80%)
▲Ko-fi +2pp (26% → 28%)
▲Sellfy +1.9pp (44.8% → 46.7%)
▼Podia -1.6pp (56.3% → 54.7%)
▲Etsy +1.4pp (47.9% → 49.3%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

▲Lemon Squeezy moved #9 → #8
▼Teachable moved #8 → #9
▼Shopify -3.1pp (57.3% → 54.2%)
▼Teachable -2.3pp (31.5% → 29.2%)
▼Gumroad -2.1pp (86.5% → 84.4%)
▼Podia -2.1pp (58.4% → 56.3%)
▼Etsy -1.5pp (49.4% → 47.9%)
▲Sellfy +1pp (43.8% → 44.8%)
▲Lemon Squeezy +1pp (30.3% → 31.3%)

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Payhip78.6%
#2Gumroad76.8%
#3Etsy46.4%
#4Podia42.9%
#5Sellfy41.1%
#6Shopify30.4%
#7Lemon Squeezy25%
#8Stripe21.4%
#9WordPress21.4%
#10Teachable21.4%

Sep 7, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Payhip78.6%
#2Gumroad76.8%
#3Etsy46.4%
#4Podia42.9%
#5Sellfy41.1%
#6Shopify30.4%
#7Lemon Squeezy25%
#8Stripe21.4%
#9WordPress21.4%
#10Teachable21.4%

Sep 6, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Payhip78.6%
#2Gumroad76.8%
#3Etsy46.4%
#4Podia42.9%
#5Sellfy41.1%
#6Shopify30.4%
#7Lemon Squeezy25%
#8Stripe21.4%
#9WordPress21.4%
#10Teachable21.4%

Sep 5, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Payhip78.6%
#2Gumroad76.8%
#3Etsy46.4%
#4Podia42.9%
#5Sellfy41.1%
#6Shopify30.4%
#7Lemon Squeezy25%
#8Stripe21.4%
#9WordPress21.4%
#10Teachable21.4%

Sep 4, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Payhip78.6%
#2Gumroad76.8%
#3Etsy46.4%
#4Podia42.9%
#5Sellfy41.1%
#6Shopify30.4%
#7Lemon Squeezy25%
#8Stripe21.4%
#9WordPress21.4%
#10Teachable21.4%

Sep 3, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Payhip79.6%
#2Gumroad79.6%
#3Etsy49%
#4Sellfy40.8%
#5Podia40.8%
#6Shopify34.7%
#7Lemon Squeezy28.6%
#8WordPress24.5%
#9Stripe22.4%
#10Teachable22.4%

Sep 2, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Gumroad78.6%
#2Payhip75%
#3Podia42.9%
#4Etsy42.9%
#5Sellfy35.7%
#6Shopify35.7%
#7Lemon Squeezy28.6%
#8Ko-fi28.6%
#9WordPress25%
#10Teachable25%

Sep 1, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad82.1%
#2Payhip82.1%
#3Shopify53.6%
#4Etsy51.8%
#5Podia51.8%
#6Sellfy46.4%
#7WordPress41.1%
#8Teachable32.1%
#9Lemon Squeezy30.4%
#10Ko-fi28.6%

Aug 31, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad82.1%
#2Payhip82.1%
#3Shopify53.6%
#4Etsy51.8%
#5Podia51.8%
#6Sellfy46.4%
#7WordPress41.1%
#8Teachable32.1%
#9Lemon Squeezy30.4%
#10Ko-fi28.6%

Aug 30, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad82.1%
#2Payhip82.1%
#3Shopify53.6%
#4Etsy51.8%
#5Podia51.8%
#6Sellfy46.4%
#7WordPress41.1%
#8Teachable32.1%
#9Lemon Squeezy30.4%
#10Ko-fi28.6%

Aug 29, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad82.1%
#2Payhip82.1%
#3Shopify53.6%
#4Etsy51.8%
#5Podia51.8%
#6Sellfy46.4%
#7WordPress41.1%
#8Teachable32.1%
#9Lemon Squeezy30.4%
#10Ko-fi28.6%

Aug 28, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad82.1%
#2Payhip82.1%
#3Shopify53.6%
#4Etsy51.8%
#5Podia51.8%
#6Sellfy46.4%
#7WordPress41.1%
#8Teachable32.1%
#9Lemon Squeezy30.4%
#10Ko-fi28.6%

Aug 27, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad82.1%
#2Payhip82.1%
#3Shopify53.6%
#4Etsy51.8%
#5Podia51.8%
#6Sellfy46.4%
#7WordPress41.1%
#8Teachable32.1%
#9Lemon Squeezy30.4%
#10Ko-fi28.6%

Aug 26, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad82.1%
#2Payhip82.1%
#3Shopify53.6%
#4Etsy51.8%
#5Podia51.8%
#6Sellfy46.4%
#7WordPress41.1%
#8Teachable32.1%
#9Lemon Squeezy30.4%
#10Ko-fi28.6%

Aug 25, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad82.9%
#2Payhip80%
#3Shopify54.3%
#4Podia54.3%
#5Etsy50%
#6Sellfy47.1%
#7WordPress40%
#8Lemon Squeezy31.4%
#9Teachable31.4%
#10Ko-fi30%

Aug 24, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad82.9%
#2Payhip80%
#3Shopify54.3%
#4Podia54.3%
#5Etsy50%
#6Sellfy47.1%
#7WordPress40%
#8Lemon Squeezy31.4%
#9Teachable31.4%
#10Ko-fi30%

Aug 23, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad82.9%
#2Payhip80%
#3Shopify54.3%
#4Podia54.3%
#5Etsy50%
#6Sellfy47.1%
#7WordPress40%
#8Lemon Squeezy31.4%
#9Teachable31.4%
#10Ko-fi30%

Aug 22, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad84%
#2Payhip80%
#3Shopify57.3%
#4Podia54.7%
#5Etsy49.3%
#6Sellfy46.7%
#7WordPress40%
#8Lemon Squeezy32%
#9Teachable32%
#10Ko-fi28%

Aug 21, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad84.4%
#2Payhip82.3%
#3Podia56.3%
#4Shopify54.2%
#5Etsy47.9%
#6Sellfy44.8%
#7WordPress39.6%
#8Lemon Squeezy31.3%
#9Teachable29.2%
#10WooCommerce27.1%

Aug 20, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad84.4%
#2Payhip82.3%
#3Podia56.3%
#4Shopify54.2%
#5Etsy47.9%
#6Sellfy44.8%
#7WordPress39.6%
#8Lemon Squeezy31.3%
#9Teachable29.2%
#10WooCommerce27.1%

Aug 19, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad84.4%
#2Payhip82.3%
#3Podia56.3%
#4Shopify54.2%
#5Etsy47.9%
#6Sellfy44.8%
#7WordPress39.6%
#8Lemon Squeezy31.3%
#9Teachable29.2%
#10WooCommerce27.1%

Aug 18, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad84.4%
#2Payhip82.3%
#3Podia56.3%
#4Shopify54.2%
#5Etsy47.9%
#6Sellfy44.8%
#7WordPress39.6%
#8Lemon Squeezy31.3%
#9Teachable29.2%
#10WooCommerce27.1%

Aug 17, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad84.4%
#2Payhip82.3%
#3Podia56.3%
#4Shopify54.2%
#5Etsy47.9%
#6Sellfy44.8%
#7WordPress39.6%
#8Lemon Squeezy31.3%
#9Teachable29.2%
#10WooCommerce27.1%

Aug 16, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad84.4%
#2Payhip82.3%
#3Podia56.3%
#4Shopify54.2%
#5Etsy47.9%
#6Sellfy44.8%
#7WordPress39.6%
#8Lemon Squeezy31.3%
#9Teachable29.2%
#10WooCommerce27.1%

Aug 15, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad84.4%
#2Payhip82.3%
#3Podia56.3%
#4Shopify54.2%
#5Etsy47.9%
#6Sellfy44.8%
#7WordPress39.6%
#8Lemon Squeezy31.3%
#9Teachable29.2%
#10WooCommerce27.1%

Aug 14, 202689 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-7

#1Gumroad86.5%
#2Payhip83.1%
#3Podia58.4%
#4Shopify57.3%
#5Etsy49.4%
#6Sellfy43.8%
#7WordPress40.4%
#8Teachable31.5%
#9Lemon Squeezy30.3%
#10WooCommerce27%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/digital-downloads-and-product-platforms/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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