AI reference source ranking
Compare which source categories and domains appear most often in AI answer citations across individual platforms.
- Platform views
- 13 AI platforms
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- Per platform
- Complete Top 40
- Data date
- 08/15/2026
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- Indexed sites
- 635,815
- Referenced articles
- 15,412,250
- Citation events
- 78,363,412
- Leading category share
- 48.00%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals48.00%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms27.96%
- Video platforms8.50%
- Communities / forums / blogs4.70%
- E-commerce platforms5.70%
- Local media / news2.26%
- National / mainstream media1.26%
- Government / public institutions1.36%
- Education / academia0.27%
Source category ranking
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Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 195,604
- Referenced articles
- 4,885,268
- Citation events
- 24,748,273
- Leading category share
- 42.80%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals42.80%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms31.97%
- Video platforms9.36%
- Communities / forums / blogs5.47%
- E-commerce platforms4.91%
- Local media / news2.32%
- Government / public institutions1.68%
- National / mainstream media1.23%
- Education / academia0.27%
Source category ranking
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Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 231,626
- Referenced articles
- 5,617,727
- Citation events
- 28,426,394
- Leading category share
- 49.76%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals49.76%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms25.98%
- Video platforms8.48%
- E-commerce platforms5.69%
- Communities / forums / blogs5.24%
- Local media / news2.10%
- Government / public institutions1.27%
- National / mainstream media1.21%
- Education / academia0.28%
Source category ranking
Compare site coverage, referenced articles, citation events, and citation share.
Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 183,764
- Referenced articles
- 4,081,690
- Citation events
- 20,946,733
- Leading category share
- 46.33%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals46.33%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms31.39%
- Video platforms8.20%
- E-commerce platforms4.94%
- Communities / forums / blogs3.79%
- Local media / news2.53%
- Government / public institutions1.44%
- National / mainstream media1.13%
- Education / academia0.25%
Source category ranking
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Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 178,212
- Referenced articles
- 4,378,321
- Citation events
- 22,255,074
- Leading category share
- 48.73%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals48.73%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms27.63%
- Video platforms8.70%
- E-commerce platforms5.89%
- Communities / forums / blogs4.43%
- Local media / news1.68%
- Government / public institutions1.39%
- National / mainstream media1.34%
- Education / academia0.20%
Source category ranking
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Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 114,565
- Referenced articles
- 2,814,637
- Citation events
- 14,306,833
- Leading category share
- 49.07%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals49.07%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms27.80%
- Video platforms7.90%
- E-commerce platforms5.83%
- Communities / forums / blogs4.15%
- Local media / news2.39%
- Government / public institutions1.38%
- National / mainstream media1.26%
- Education / academia0.21%
Source category ranking
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Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 132,356
- Referenced articles
- 3,210,129
- Citation events
- 16,243,654
- Leading category share
- 52.14%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals52.14%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms24.24%
- Video platforms7.61%
- E-commerce platforms6.09%
- Communities / forums / blogs4.88%
- Local media / news2.52%
- Government / public institutions1.20%
- National / mainstream media1.03%
- Education / academia0.30%
Source category ranking
Compare site coverage, referenced articles, citation events, and citation share.
Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 198,537
- Referenced articles
- 4,815,194
- Citation events
- 24,365,480
- Leading category share
- 45.13%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals45.13%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms30.20%
- Video platforms9.26%
- E-commerce platforms6.05%
- Communities / forums / blogs4.18%
- Local media / news2.23%
- Government / public institutions1.43%
- National / mainstream media1.21%
- Education / academia0.30%
Source category ranking
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Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 158,314
- Referenced articles
- 3,981,780
- Citation events
- 20,257,965
- Leading category share
- 44.87%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals44.87%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms29.91%
- Video platforms7.68%
- E-commerce platforms6.57%
- Communities / forums / blogs5.71%
- Local media / news2.25%
- Government / public institutions1.59%
- National / mainstream media1.10%
- Education / academia0.33%
Source category ranking
Compare site coverage, referenced articles, citation events, and citation share.
Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 152,754
- Referenced articles
- 3,752,848
- Citation events
- 19,075,778
- Leading category share
- 42.83%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals42.83%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms31.48%
- Video platforms9.57%
- E-commerce platforms5.33%
- Communities / forums / blogs4.99%
- Local media / news2.52%
- Government / public institutions1.59%
- National / mainstream media1.42%
- Education / academia0.27%
Source category ranking
Compare site coverage, referenced articles, citation events, and citation share.
Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 134,479
- Referenced articles
- 3,358,622
- Citation events
- 17,014,438
- Leading category share
- 54.09%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals54.09%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms22.89%
- Video platforms9.17%
- E-commerce platforms5.11%
- Communities / forums / blogs3.89%
- Local media / news2.22%
- Government / public institutions1.28%
- National / mainstream media1.10%
- Education / academia0.26%
Source category ranking
Compare site coverage, referenced articles, citation events, and citation share.
Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 141,357
- Referenced articles
- 3,139,762
- Citation events
- 16,112,873
- Leading category share
- 48.17%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals48.17%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms29.12%
- Video platforms7.24%
- E-commerce platforms5.29%
- Communities / forums / blogs5.07%
- Local media / news2.11%
- National / mainstream media1.38%
- Government / public institutions1.34%
- Education / academia0.26%
Source category ranking
Compare site coverage, referenced articles, citation events, and citation share.
Top 40 reference domains
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- Indexed sites
- 123,611
- Referenced articles
- 2,934,079
- Citation events
- 14,845,606
- Leading category share
- 50.24%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals50.24%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms25.53%
- Video platforms8.37%
- E-commerce platforms6.03%
- Communities / forums / blogs4.82%
- Local media / news2.22%
- National / mainstream media1.31%
- Government / public institutions1.18%
- Education / academia0.30%
Source category ranking
Compare site coverage, referenced articles, citation events, and citation share.
Top 40 reference domains
Search source names or domains within the selected platform.
- Indexed sites
- 113,086
- Referenced articles
- 2,511,812
- Citation events
- 12,890,297
- Leading category share
- 45.61%
Reference source composition
Share of referenced articles by source category
- Official sites / independent sites / verticals45.61%
- Portals / creator publishing platforms27.80%
- Video platforms9.86%
- E-commerce platforms5.80%
- Communities / forums / blogs4.88%
- Local media / news2.77%
- Government / public institutions1.76%
- National / mainstream media1.24%
- Education / academia0.29%
Source category ranking
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Top 40 reference domains
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