Rankings · November 2026 edition
Rankings built only from sourced facts
Every score is a count of public, linked listings. The formula is published and versioned, and each edition comes with its data as CSV so anyone can recalculate it.
North America Shelf Index
Which Korean beauty brands are carried by the most mainstream retail banners in the US and Canada?
Coverage note: currently mostly ties. 68 of 86 brands share the same score because channel checks are still incomplete; most brands have only one verified retailer so far.
- Edition
- 2026-11
- Entries
- 86
- Method
- Methodology v1.0
Canada Shelf Index
Which Korean beauty brands are carried by the most mainstream retail banners in Canada?
Coverage note: currently mostly ties. 3 of 3 brands share the same score because channel checks are still incomplete; most brands have only one verified retailer so far.
- Edition
- 2026-11
- Entries
- 3
- Method
- Methodology v1.0
New on Shelf
Which Korean beauty brands reached a mainstream North American retailer in the last six months?
- Edition
- 2026-11
- Entries
- 28
- Method
- Methodology v1.0
Editions
One edition a month. On the 1st, the previous month's edition is frozen and archived at a permanent link; it is never changed afterwards. Download the 2026-11 edition as CSV (all rankings, CC BY 4.0). Shelf events table (CSV) (one row per brand and retailer, with evidence level and dates).
- November 2026 in progress, updated daily; frozen on the 1st of next month
- October 2026 frozen 2026-11-01