How Did AI Search Engines Use Reddit in January 2026?
How Often Does AI Cite 
Reddit vs Other Social Media?
This chart shows what percentage of each AI model's citations come from social media. Reddit dominates across all models—its discussion-based format provides the authentic, experience-driven content AI systems favor. For brands, this means Reddit marketing should be a core part of your AI visibility strategy. See also our top ChatGPT sources and top AI Overviews sources for deeper domain analysis.
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Which Subreddits Does AI Cite the Most?
Which subreddits do AI models cite most frequently? Top 15 subreddits ranked by their share of all Reddit citations. Based on Promptwatch data from Jan 1 - Feb 1, 2026.
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How Many Upvotes Do the Reddit Posts AI Cites Have?
How many upvotes do the Reddit posts that AI cites typically have? This distribution shows the upvote counts of Reddit posts at the time they are cited by AI search engines. Based on Promptwatch data from Jan 1 - Feb 1, 2026.
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How Many Comments Do the Reddit Posts AI Cites Have?
How many comments do the Reddit posts that AI cites typically have? This distribution shows the comment counts of Reddit posts at the time they are cited by AI search engines. Based on Promptwatch data from Jan 1 - Feb 1, 2026.
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How Fresh Are the Reddit Posts Cited in AI Search?
How old are the Reddit posts that AI cites? This distribution shows the age of Reddit posts at the time they are cited by AI search engines. Based on Promptwatch data from Jan 1 - Feb 1, 2026.
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Which Subreddits Are Gaining AI Visibility?
How do the top subreddits' citation shares change over time? This chart tracks the percentage of Reddit citations that come from each subreddit per day. Based on Promptwatch data from Jan 1 - Feb 1, 2026.
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How we collect this data
We collect millions of prompt responses, citations, and click data from the actual user interfaces of major AI platforms — over 1 billion data points and growing. This gives us one of the largest and most authentic datasets on how AI search engines cite sources and recommend brands.
Real UI monitoring
We collect data from the interfaces of ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, AI Overviews, and more — the same results hundreds of millions of users see daily.
1B+ data points
Our dataset spans over 1 billion analyzed citations, prompts, and responses — giving us one of the largest AI search datasets available.
Aggregated & public
We publish these reports freely so the GEO and AI search community can learn from the data. All reports are based on aggregated, non-identifiable trends.
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