# Sorank Data: which websites AI assistants cite

> Monthly public dataset of the source domains that ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Perplexity cite in their answers: 387'471 answers from August 2025 to September 2026 (88% to questions in French, the rest in English), 184'406 distinct domains, 2'074'219 source citations. Metric: citations per 100 answers. Data snapshot: 2 October 2026. Published by Sorank (https://www.sorank.com/), compiled by Thibault Besson-Magdelain, founder (https://www.sorank.com/author/thibault-besson-magdelain).

## Methodology
- Methodology: https://data.sorank.com/methodology/ (French: https://data.sorank.com/fr/methodologie/; also in German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian)
- Citations per 100 answers: number of times a source domain is given in the answers, for every 100 answers analyzed. A domain cited for several companies in one answer counts several times.
- Questions: asked every week to the five models to follow the visibility of Sorank's clients' websites; client websites, Google infrastructure domains and Sorank's own site are excluded from the rankings; subdomains are merged into their site.
- Limits: mostly French-language questions; not representative of every user's questions; Google AI Overviews and AI Mode are not tracked.

## Most cited sources (all models, whole period)
1. Trustpilot (trustpilot.com): 2.90 citations per 100 answers
2. Wikipedia (wikipedia.org): 2.68 citations per 100 answers
3. service-public.gouv.fr: 2.24 citations per 100 answers
4. YouTube (youtube.com): 2.21 citations per 100 answers
5. economie.gouv.fr: 1.79 citations per 100 answers
6. sortlist.fr: 1.64 citations per 100 answers
7. pagesjaunes.fr: 1.56 citations per 100 answers
8. Shopify (shopify.com): 1.35 citations per 100 answers
9. tool-advisor.fr: 1.14 citations per 100 answers
10. Amazon (amazon.com): 0.95 citations per 100 answers

## Page types
- Home (6 languages): the most cited websites, platforms and AI models, month by month. https://data.sorank.com/ (French: https://data.sorank.com/fr/)
- Platform pages (37 platforms × 6 languages): how often AI cites one platform, by model, by month, French against English. Index: https://data.sorank.com/platform/
- Model pages (5 × 6): the domains and platforms each AI model cites most. Index: https://data.sorank.com/model/
- Industry pages (37 × 6): the websites AI cites for businesses of one sector, since July 2026. Index: https://data.sorank.com/industry/
- Versus: two platforms head to head, the pair in the query string: https://data.sorank.com/versus/?a=youtube&b=reddit
- Methodology: https://data.sorank.com/methodology/

## Platforms
- Wikipedia (wikipedia.org): https://data.sorank.com/platform/wikipedia/ (2.69 citations per 100 answers, 1st of 37)
- Trustpilot (trustpilot.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/trustpilot/ (2.67 citations per 100 answers, 2nd of 37)
- YouTube (youtube.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/youtube/ (2.21 citations per 100 answers, 3rd of 37)
- Shopify (shopify.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/shopify/ (1.19 citations per 100 answers, 4th of 37)
- Amazon (amazon.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/amazon/ (1.05 citations per 100 answers, 5th of 37)
- TripAdvisor (tripadvisor.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/tripadvisor/ (0.93 citations per 100 answers, 6th of 37)
- Microsoft (microsoft.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/microsoft/ (0.91 citations per 100 answers, 7th of 37)
- Reddit (reddit.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/reddit/ (0.84 citations per 100 answers, 8th of 37)
- LinkedIn (linkedin.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/linkedin/ (0.73 citations per 100 answers, 9th of 37)
- Facebook (facebook.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/facebook/ (0.62 citations per 100 answers, 10th of 37)
- HubSpot (hubspot.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/hubspot/ (0.51 citations per 100 answers, 11th of 37)
- Apple (apple.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/apple/ (0.49 citations per 100 answers, 12th of 37)
- Salesforce (salesforce.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/salesforce/ (0.47 citations per 100 answers, 13th of 37)
- Instagram (instagram.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/instagram/ (0.28 citations per 100 answers, 14th of 37)
- WordPress (wordpress.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/wordpress/ (0.28 citations per 100 answers, 15th of 37)
- Indeed (indeed.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/indeed/ (0.28 citations per 100 answers, 16th of 37)
- Canva (canva.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/canva/ (0.24 citations per 100 answers, 17th of 37)
- GitHub (github.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/github/ (0.19 citations per 100 answers, 18th of 37)
- Spotify (spotify.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/spotify/ (0.17 citations per 100 answers, 19th of 37)
- Medium (medium.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/medium/ (0.16 citations per 100 answers, 20th of 37)
- Leboncoin (leboncoin.fr): https://data.sorank.com/platform/leboncoin/ (0.14 citations per 100 answers, 21st of 37)
- TikTok (tiktok.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/tiktok/ (0.09 citations per 100 answers, 22nd of 37)
- Notion (notion.so): https://data.sorank.com/platform/notion/ (0.08 citations per 100 answers, 23rd of 37)
- Slack (slack.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/slack/ (0.07 citations per 100 answers, 24th of 37)
- Yelp (yelp.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/yelp/ (0.07 citations per 100 answers, 25th of 37)
- Zoom (zoom.us): https://data.sorank.com/platform/zoom/ (0.06 citations per 100 answers, 26th of 37)
- Quora (quora.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/quora/ (0.05 citations per 100 answers, 27th of 37)
- Glassdoor (glassdoor.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/glassdoor/ (0.05 citations per 100 answers, 28th of 37)
- WhatsApp (whatsapp.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/whatsapp/ (0.02 citations per 100 answers, 29th of 37)
- Netflix (netflix.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/netflix/ (0.02 citations per 100 answers, 30th of 37)
- Figma (figma.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/figma/ (0.02 citations per 100 answers, 31st of 37)
- Twitter/X (x.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/twitter-x/ (0.02 citations per 100 answers, 32nd of 37)
- Twitch (twitch.tv): https://data.sorank.com/platform/twitch/ (0.01 citations per 100 answers, 33rd of 37)
- Discord (discord.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/discord/ (0.01 citations per 100 answers, 34th of 37)
- Pinterest (pinterest.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/pinterest/ (0.01 citations per 100 answers, 35th of 37)
- Stack Overflow (stackoverflow.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/stack-overflow/ (0.00 citations per 100 answers, 36th of 37)
- Snapchat (snapchat.com): https://data.sorank.com/platform/snapchat/ (0.00 citations per 100 answers, 37th of 37)

## AI models
- ChatGPT: https://data.sorank.com/model/chatgpt/ (114'466 answers; first source: Wikipedia)
- Gemini: https://data.sorank.com/model/gemini/ (114'458 answers; first source: Trustpilot)
- Perplexity: https://data.sorank.com/model/perplexity/ (113'962 answers; first source: YouTube)
- Claude: https://data.sorank.com/model/claude/ (22'547 answers; first source: sortlist.fr)
- Grok: https://data.sorank.com/model/grok/ (22'038 answers; first source: sortlist.fr)

## Industries
Sector of the business whose market was analyzed, 37 sectors, data from July 2026:
- Marketing: https://data.sorank.com/industry/marketing/ (18'190 answers; first source: semrush.com)
- Construction: https://data.sorank.com/industry/construction/ (17'550 answers; first source: service-public.gouv.fr)
- Software: https://data.sorank.com/industry/software/ (17'373 answers; first source: Shopify)
- Wellness: https://data.sorank.com/industry/wellness/ (15'963 answers; first source: economie.gouv.fr)
- Electronics: https://data.sorank.com/industry/electronics/ (12'400 answers; first source: prusa3d.com)
- Real Estate: https://data.sorank.com/industry/realestate/ (10'820 answers; first source: service-public.gouv.fr)
- Beauty: https://data.sorank.com/industry/beauty/ (10'800 answers; first source: planity.com)
- IT Services: https://data.sorank.com/industry/it-services/ (10'725 answers; first source: microsoft.com)
- Gaming: https://data.sorank.com/industry/gaming/ (9'225 answers; first source: anj.fr)
- Home Services: https://data.sorank.com/industry/home-services/ (8'715 answers; first source: service-public.gouv.fr)
- Education: https://data.sorank.com/industry/education/ (7'925 answers; first source: Trustpilot)
- Fashion: https://data.sorank.com/industry/fashion/ (7'875 answers; first source: Trustpilot)
- Manufacturing: https://data.sorank.com/industry/manufacturing/ (7'550 answers; first source: locamat.be)
- Legal: https://data.sorank.com/industry/legal/ (6'896 answers; first source: service-public.gouv.fr)
- Hospitality: https://data.sorank.com/industry/hospitality/ (5'520 answers; first source: booking.com)
- Healthcare: https://data.sorank.com/industry/healthcare/ (5'075 answers; first source: ameli.fr)
- Restaurants: https://data.sorank.com/industry/restaurants/ (5'025 answers; first source: TripAdvisor)
- Home & Furniture: https://data.sorank.com/industry/home-and-furniture/ (4'975 answers; first source: ikea.com)
- Automotive: https://data.sorank.com/industry/automotive/ (4'950 answers; first source: ucar.fr)
- Entertainment: https://data.sorank.com/industry/entertainment/ (4'835 answers; first source: virtual-room.com)
- Arts: https://data.sorank.com/industry/arts/ (4'830 answers; first source: worldphoto.org)
- Retail: https://data.sorank.com/industry/retail/ (4'490 answers; first source: mydedicace.fr)
- Sports: https://data.sorank.com/industry/sports/ (4'125 answers; first source: decathlon.fr)
- Consulting: https://data.sorank.com/industry/consulting/ (4'100 answers; first source: medicall.fr)
- Food & Beverage: https://data.sorank.com/industry/food/ (4'050 answers; first source: lesvergersdegally.com)
- Finance: https://data.sorank.com/industry/finance/ (3'750 answers; first source: amf-france.org)
- Travel: https://data.sorank.com/industry/travel/ (3'450 answers; first source: TripAdvisor)
- Events: https://data.sorank.com/industry/events/ (3'275 answers; first source: vr-hut.be)
- Media: https://data.sorank.com/industry/media/ (2'775 answers; first source: Spotify)
- Transportation: https://data.sorank.com/industry/transportation/ (2'550 answers; first source: taxibw.be)
- Energy: https://data.sorank.com/industry/energy/ (2'250 answers; first source: france-renov.gouv.fr)
- Pets & Animals: https://data.sorank.com/industry/pets/ (1'875 answers; first source: tractive.com)
- Human Resources: https://data.sorank.com/industry/human-resources/ (1'675 answers; first source: admissions.fr)
- Cybersecurity: https://data.sorank.com/industry/cybersecurity/ (1'575 answers; first source: cyberark.com)
- Logistics: https://data.sorank.com/industry/logistics/ (1'575 answers; first source: Amazon)
- Insurance: https://data.sorank.com/industry/insurance/ (1'500 answers; first source: finma.ch)
- Security: https://data.sorank.com/industry/security/ (495 answers; first source: somfy.fr)

## Research
- Reddit in AI answers, French vs English: https://data.sorank.com/research/reddit-in-ai-answers/ (French version: https://data.sorank.com/fr/etudes/reddit-dans-les-reponses-des-ia/). Reddit accounts for 0.75 citations per 100 answers in French and 1.51 in English (342'678 and 42'318 answers, from August 2025 to September 2026). Data (CSV): https://data.sorank.com/research/reddit-in-ai-answers/top-domains-fr-en.csv

## Data
- Raw data (JSON): https://data.sorank.com/data.json (top_domains_overall, top_domains_per_llm, platform_evolution, platform_evolution_by_llm, monthly, by_lang, by_category)
- Every page in plain facts: https://data.sorank.com/llms-full.txt
- Sitemap: https://data.sorank.com/sitemap.xml
- Licence: https://www.sorank.com/terms-of-use
- How to cite: Sorank Data, “<page title>”, data.sorank.com, data snapshot of 2 October 2026.

## Publisher
Sorank (Stone Rank Kft.), https://www.sorank.com/. Author: Thibault Besson-Magdelain, https://www.sorank.com/author/thibault-besson-magdelain