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The domains AI cites when it recommends a business

Where AI gets its answers · 🇺🇸 American

AI answers aren't magic, they're assembled from sources. When a customer asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI for a business, it pulls from directories, review sites, associations and community threads, and names whoever those sources talk about. This is the map of exactly where that happens, by category, so you know where to get listed to get named.

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The sources AI trusts most, across every category

Aggregated across every category we measure in the US: the domains ChatGPT cites in the most industries here. If you can only earn a presence on a few places, these are the highest-leverage.

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The exact sources AI cites when it answers for your industry in United States.

Beauty →Automotive →Web It →Real Estate →Plumber →Lawyer →Mortgage Broker →Builder →Marketing Agency →Allied Health →Saas Platform →Medical →Dentist →Consultant →Vet →Retail →Landscaper →Hospitality →Apparel →Hardware →Creative →Transport →Charity →Trades Other →Insurance Broker →Financial Adviser →Electrician →Education →

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Method: we count saved answers that name a business. Read the questions, engines, dates and answer counts alongside each percentage. Public benchmarks are dated research snapshots. Scan your own site free. Method open at github.com/techhorizonlabs/thl-open.

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