What we cover, and how we stay honest.

Every brand with data in a channel is measured the same way. Ranking, inclusion, and depth come from the public source — never from whether a brand pays us, partners with us, or talks to us.

If a brand — including one we like, cover often, or have a relationship with — falls, stalls, or is absent, we show it on the same terms as anyone rising. We don't quietly drop the bad weeks.

If content is sponsored or a relationship is commercial, it is clearly labeled as such. Sponsorship can pay for a story slot; it can never move a rank, add a placement, or remove a competitor.

Where we have a commercial relationship with a brand we cover (including our own AI-citation clients), we mark it so you can weigh the coverage yourself.

Every material number carries its market, chart basis, ranking method, captured date, source, and observed depth. A top-20 shelf is labeled 20/100 observed — we never pad a chart to look complete.

"Not on this channel" means not in that channel's sample this week — not proof a product is unavailable. "US" means a specific US-customer ranking, not all US retail. We name the limits before you have to ask.

When we surface someone else's data, video, or post, we link the original and add a kbeautytmi value-add — a source trace, a chart join, an entity normalization, or an editor's read. We don't reproduce others' charts as our own.

Reactions, votes, saves, and sightings are shown as community response with a sample size — they never silently become a sales figure or a factual claim.

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