I thought the chest models are antiquity.
They are standard in the US. It's like washers: top-loaders dominate in the US and front-loaders dominate in Europe.
I disagree with this. Having lived in the US my entire life (specifically MA and VA), I've been in very few homes that had chest freezers, and as far as I recall, none that only had chest freezers (as opposed to extra storage beyond a combination refrigerator/freezer).
I'm not willing to pay to resolve this difference of perception, but if one wanted to do so, the information is probably available here.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.