diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/product-best-sellers/block.json b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/product-best-sellers/block.json
index 5804158f1de..7e60e2309c8 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/product-best-sellers/block.json
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/product-best-sellers/block.json
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 				"title",
 				"menu_order"
 			],
-			"default": "date"
+			"default": "popularity"
 		}
 	},
 	"textdomain": "woo-gutenberg-products-block",