Baden Bower tracks 12,040 AI citations across six engines to rank top publications for AI visibility

How AI engines actually decide what to cite (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews)

AI engines cite 15–47% of pages, valuing entity strength over SEO. Reddit dominates Perplexity (47%), Google AI 63% outside top 10. Tech leaders must prioritize cross-platform presence and crawler access—traditional SEO rank no longer ensures AI visibility.