What Kind of 
YouTube Videos Get Cited in AI Search?
How Often Does AI Cite 
YouTube vs Other Social Media?
This chart shows what percentage of each AI model's citations come from social media platforms. YouTube's video format provides rich, instructional content that AI systems increasingly reference. For brands, this means YouTube content strategy should be part of your AI visibility plan. See also our top ChatGPT sources and top AI Overviews sources for deeper domain analysis.
How Many Views Do the YouTube Videos AI Cites Have?
How many views do the YouTube videos that AI cites typically have? This distribution shows the view counts of YouTube videos at the time they are cited by AI search engines. Based on Promptwatch data from Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2026.
How Many Likes Do the YouTube Videos AI Cites Have?
How many likes do the YouTube videos that AI cites typically have? This distribution shows the like counts of YouTube videos at the time they are cited by AI search engines. Based on Promptwatch data from Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2026.
How Many Subscribers Do the Channels AI Cites Have?
How many subscribers do the YouTube channels that AI cites have? This distribution shows the subscriber counts of channels whose videos are cited by AI search engines. Based on Promptwatch data from Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2026.
How Many Total Views Do the Channels AI Cites Have?
How many total views do the YouTube channels that AI cites have? This distribution shows the total view counts of channels whose videos are cited by AI search engines. Based on Promptwatch data from Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2026.
How Fresh Are the YouTube Videos Cited in AI Search?
How old are the YouTube videos that AI cites? This distribution shows the age of YouTube videos at the time they are cited by AI search engines. Based on Promptwatch data from Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2026.
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 4 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
Data straight from the interfaces of ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, AI Overviews, and more.
4B+ data points
Over 4 billion analyzed citations, prompts, and responses — one of the largest AI search datasets available.
Continuously updated
Refreshed constantly so the trends you see reflect the latest behavior of AI search engines.
Aggregated & public
Published freely for the GEO community, based on aggregated, non-identifiable trends.
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