Which Websites Does ChatGPT Cite the Most?
Real-time data: Social Media & Community Platforms
This chart displays the percentage of ChatGPT responses citing social platforms. Reddit typically leads at 2-4%, showing AI's preference for community-driven content. Watch how LinkedIn, Medium, and Quora compete for AI visibility.
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Social Media Citation Analysis (Fixed date when Reddit changes were made)
This chart displays the percentage of ChatGPT responses citing social platforms. Reddit typically leads at 2-4%, showing AI's preference for community-driven content. Watch how LinkedIn, Medium, and Quora compete for AI visibility.
B2B Software Review Platforms: AI Citation Frequency
Analyze how often ChatGPT cites B2B review sites when recommending software. G2 and Capterra dominate with 1-2% citation rates. These metrics reveal which review platforms influence AI-powered purchase decisions. Essential data for B2B SaaS companies optimizing their review management strategy.
Knowledge Base & Reference Sites: Citation Dominance
Wikipedia leads with 3-5% of all ChatGPT citations, establishing it as the AI's primary knowledge source. Track how academic (arXiv), financial (Investopedia), and tech guide sites compete for authority status in AI responses.
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News Media Citation Trends: Publishing Authority in AI
Measure citation frequency for major news outlets in ChatGPT responses. TechRadar, Forbes, and Business Insider show 1-3% citation rates. Understanding these patterns helps publishers optimize content for AI discoverability and identifies which media brands carry the most weight in AI-generated answers.
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.
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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.
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