Brand page · Beverages · United States
Hint traffic, ads & competitors 102k visits a month, 60 active Meta ads, Gravity score 419.
Hint — Hint Water is a San Francisco-based beverage company that produces unsweetened flavored water with no sugar, no diet sweeteners, and no calories. In September 2026 drinkhint.com drew an estimated 102k visits, down 18% on the month before. It ranks #153 of 12,385 Beverages brands in the United States and holds a 2.7 Trustpilot rating over 12 reviews.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 20 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Catalogue Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026
Gravity score
Percentiles within 152 peers: Beverages brands in the United States with 100K–1M monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.
About the store
Hint Water is a San Francisco-based beverage company that produces unsweetened flavored water with no sugar, no diet sweeteners, and no calories.
01 · Traffic
Hint website traffic
The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.
Hint drew an estimated 102k visits in September 2026, down 18% on the month before and down 32% over three months.
- Worldwide#92,474of 4.5m sites · Top 5%
- In United States#30,304of 1.2m sites · Top 5%
- Beverages, worldwide#709of 97,069 brands · Top 1%
- Beverages, United States#153of 12,385 brands · Top 5%
102k
estimated visits in September
1 mo ▼ −18.1%4 mo ▼ −32.4%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
Hint reviews
The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.
Hint holds 2.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 12 reviews, 4 of them in the last twelve months: 17% of customers give five stars and 75% one star.
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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
Hint best-selling products
The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.
Hint sells on Shopify, 100% of its catalogue in stock. The best seller is watermelon hint® water, at US$22.99, followed by blackberry hint® water and pineapple hint® water.
#1watermelon hint® waterHintUS$22.99In stock
#2blackberry hint® waterHintUS$22.99In stock
#3pineapple hint® waterHintUS$22.99In stock- +View all productsRankings over time, ratings, stock and the ads that lead to each product. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Share of the catalogue by product family.
The dominant category places Hint in its comparison group.
- Average rating
- 4.75 / 5
- Rated products
- 98% of the catalogue
- In stock
- 100%
- Upper price quartile
- US$22.99
- Currency
- USD
04 · Ads
Hint ads
Meta and Google ads, as the Gravity brand page shows them; the blurred ones are placeholders. Every creative, how long it ran, its EU reach and the estimated monthly spend band are for signed-in members.
Hint runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and has advertised on Google since December 2024 (image, text, video).
Save 30% Sitewide🧁Hint7 Oct 2026video
Limited Time: Save 30%🍏Hint7 Oct 2026image
Limited Time: Save 30%🍏Hint7 Oct 2026image- +View all Meta adsReach per ad, how long each creative ran, and the estimated monthly spend band. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Text ad20 Oct 2026Hint, Inc.verified
Text ad20 Oct 2026Hint, Inc.verified
Text ad20 Oct 2026Hint, Inc.verified
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05 · Influencers
Hint influencers
The creators who tag @hint on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.
Creators tag @hint on Instagram, led by Shelly Kowatch (437k followers, 2.5% engagement).
| Account | Profile | Followers | Engagement | Tags | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SShelly Kowatch@shellykowatch · 🇺🇸 US | Parenting family Creator | 437k | 2.5% | 2 | Tagged @hint |
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Hint competitors and alternatives
Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.
Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for Hint among Beverages brands in the United States. The closest is Liquid Death, then waterdrop®, VILSA, Pepsi DE, Coca-Cola, OLIPOP.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Deathliquiddeath.com | |||||||
| waterdrop®en.waterdrop.com | |||||||
| VILSAvilsa.de | |||||||
| Pepsi DEpepsi.com | |||||||
| Coca-Colacoca-cola.co.id | |||||||
| OLIPOPdrinkolipop.com |
07 · Company
Who is behind Hint?
Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.
Hint is a company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2005 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in November 2004. It employs about 182 people and is listed at late_stage_venture stage.
- Entity country
- 🇺🇸 United States · San Francisco
- Founded
- 2005, per LinkedIn
- Domain registered
- 4 Nov 2004
- Status
- Operating
- Employees
- 182 on LinkedIn
- Funding stage
- Late stage venture · last deal: series d
- Own store
- drinkhint.com · Shopify · USD
- Catalogue
- 45 collections
- Retailers
- None recorded
- Open jobs
- None recorded
08 · What people ask about Hint
What people ask Google about Hint.
11 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.
Is Hint a legit company?
According to Gravity by Benchr, Hint is a brand based in San Francisco, United States: its website has existed since November 2004, it sells on a Shopify store, it employs 182 people on LinkedIn, it has 233,691 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.
Hint reviews: is it worth it?
Customers rate Hint 2.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 12 reviews, 4 of them in the last twelve months: 17% give five stars, 75% one star. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.
What is Hint?
Hint Water is a San Francisco-based beverage company that produces unsweetened flavored water with no sugar, no diet sweeteners, and no calories. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Beverages, with Water making up 96% of the catalogue. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification, October 2026.
How much does Hint cost?
Hint's best seller, watermelon hint® water, sells US$22.99 on drinkhint.com. 100% of the catalogue is in stock. Gravity does not track prices daily: check drinkhint.com before buying. Source: Gravity by Benchr catalogue reading, October 2026.
Hint promo code
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Hint advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check drinkhint.com for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Where to buy Hint?
Hint sells on its own website, drinkhint.com, a Shopify store. Gravity by Benchr lists no retailer or marketplace for the brand. Source: Gravity by Benchr retailer data, November 2026.
Who is behind Hint?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2005 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 2004, with 182 employees on LinkedIn, listed at late_stage_venture stage. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.
Is Hint growing?
Not at the moment. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 101,600 visits to drinkhint.com in September 2026, down 18% in a month and down 32% over three months. Hint ranks #153 of 12,385 Beverages brands in the United States in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
Which platform and tools does Hint use?
Gravity by Benchr identifies drinkhint.com as a Shopify store (standard plan, not Shopify Plus), selling in USD. It advertises through Meta and on Google since December 2024. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records, November 2026.
What is Hint's ad budget?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Hint on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.
Who are the biggest Beverages brands in the United States?
Among Beverages brands in the United States in the Gravity by Benchr index, Hint ranks #153 of 12,385 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are Liquid Death, waterdrop®, VILSA, Pepsi DE and Coca-Cola. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.
Category
Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with Hint.