AI Visibility Index 2026
Explore the strategies powering today's AI search leaders and get clear steps to build your own. AI has rewritten the rules of search — ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and other platforms enable discovery through conversation, not just keywords.
261M prompts. 38M brands. 32 countries.
Brands seen in AI answers
Users who search with LLMs are 4.4× more likely to convert than those using search engines.
AI-generated results are projected to overtake organic search traffic by 2028.
ChatGPT alone receives 2.5 billion prompts from over 190 million users every single day.
How we track the brands AI recommends
Our AI Visibility Index reveals who's winning in AI search and how they're doing it. We analyzed 2,500 prompts and responses across 6 major industries to find:
Visibility trends by sector
Track how brand visibility shifts across 6 major verticals month over month.
Performance across ChatGPT and Google AI Mode
Compare how the two dominant AI platforms rank and cite the same brands.
Brand mentions in LLM-generated answers
How often each brand appears in the actual generated text — not just the sources panel.
Co-occurrence patterns with competitors
Which brands get bundled together when AI suggests options to its users.
Cited sources that AI pulls from
The websites, publishers and forums feeding the answers users see.
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The top brands by Share of Voice — how often a brand is mentioned and in what position inside AI answers. Filtered by date, industry and AI platform.
| # | Brand | Vertical | Share of Voice | Mentions | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tech | 18.4% | 12,840 | +2.1 | |
| 02 | Tech | 14.7% | 10,210 | +0.8 | |
| 03 | Tech | 11.9% | 8,415 | -0.4 | |
| 04 | Tech | 9.6% | 6,820 | +1.3 | |
| 05 | Tech | 7.2% | 5,104 | -1.1 | |
| 06 | Tech | 5.8% | 4,012 | +3.4 | |
| 07 | Tech | 5.1% | 3,540 | -0.6 | |
| 08 | Tech | 4.4% | 3,110 | +0.2 | |
| 09 | Tech | 3.7% | 2,615 | -0.9 | |
| 10 | Tech | 3.2% | 2,247 | +0.5 |
Showing top 10 brands in Tech on ChatGPT.
See which sources fuel the most AI answers
The top 10 cited sources across ChatGPT for the Tech vertical. A value above 100% means the source appears more than once per prompt on average.
How brands compare across ChatGPT and Google AI Mode
We looked at how many of the top 100 cited sources also appear in the top 100 mentioned brands within each AI model and vertical. A higher number = greater overlap.
| Vertical | Source–source overlap | Mention–mention overlap |
|---|---|---|
| Tech | 62% | 71% |
| Finance | 54% | 68% |
| Health | 47% | 59% |
| Travel | 51% | 64% |
| Retail | 58% | 66% |
| Automotive | 49% | 61% |
Brand Visibility Playbooks
Define your winning AI visibility strategy and start delivering measurable results.
Vision & Strategy
Learn how to define your brand visibility vision, priorities, and competitive positioning.
- Unify SEO and AI visibility
- Build discovery and authority
- Take control of brand presence
Operating Model & Execution
Operationalize brand visibility with scalable processes, workflows, and measurement.
- Turn strategy into execution
- Align teams and workflows
- Scale visibility systems
Measurement & Reporting
Prove the value of AI visibility with metrics, dashboards and exec-ready reporting.
- Define the right KPIs
- Connect to revenue
- Report to the C-suite
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