The Trend Verdict
Methodology

How we score

Every product gets one Verdict Score from 0–100 — a weighted blend of six signals. Rank inside a trend is just the descending sort of that score. Partners can't pay for position; rank is editorially independent of affiliate revenue.

These are AI-generated estimates. All six signals and the Verdict Score are produced by an AI model from public signals — they are not measured in a lab and we do not hand-test the products. The “Est. return & defect rate” row is labelled to make that explicit; treat every number as a considered estimate, not a guarantee.

The six signals

  1. Review velocity & rating
    30%
  2. Value for money
    22%
  3. Search heat
    16%
  4. Brand reputation
    14%
  5. Est. return & defect rate Estimate
    10%
  6. Community sentiment
    8%

Weights are tunable product configuration and live in shared config, so this page and the scoring engine can never drift. The index is periodically re-estimated and re-ranked as the signals are refreshed.