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When Google AI Mode answers a question, it pulls from a relatively small set of trusted sources. We tracked every domain Google AI Mode cited across a broad set of US queries, then ranked them by mention share<\/strong> \u2014 the percentage of all citations (among the top sources) that point to each domain. The leader is www.reddit.com<\/strong>, capturing 19.9%<\/strong> of citations. We update this every month.<\/p>\n

Google AI Mode: Top 10 mention share<\/h2>\n

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Mention share = a domain\u2019s citations as a percentage of the summed citations of the top sources. Data via Ahrefs Brand Radar \u00b7 United States, all topics \u00b7 July 2026.<\/p>\n

The 50 most-cited websites in Google AI Mode<\/h2>\n

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#<\/th>\nWebsite<\/th>\nMention share<\/th>\nvs last month<\/th>\nPages cited<\/th>\nDR<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nwww.reddit.com<\/a><\/td>\n19.9%<\/td>\n\u2013<\/span><\/td>\n825,414<\/td>\n95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nwww.youtube.com<\/a><\/td>\n17.0%<\/td>\n\u2013<\/span><\/td>\n1,014,687<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nwww.google.com<\/a><\/td>\n11.5%<\/td>\n\u25b2 1<\/span><\/td>\n1,155,886<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nwww.facebook.com<\/a><\/td>\n9.3%<\/td>\n\u25bc 1<\/span><\/td>\n445,599<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nwww.instagram.com<\/a><\/td>\n5.3%<\/td>\n\u2013<\/span><\/td>\n266,958<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nen.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/td>\n4.9%<\/td>\n\u2013<\/span><\/td>\n97,643<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nwww.quora.com<\/a><\/td>\n2.6%<\/td>\n\u25b2 1<\/span><\/td>\n94,562<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nwww.amazon.com<\/a><\/td>\n2.4%<\/td>\n\u25bc 1<\/span><\/td>\n100,496<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nwww.tiktok.com<\/a><\/td>\n2.1%<\/td>\n\u2013<\/span><\/td>\n93,652<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nwww.walmart.com<\/a><\/td>\n1.8%<\/td>\n\u2013<\/span><\/td>\n84,648<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nwww.ebay.com<\/a><\/td>\n1.5%<\/td>\n\u2013<\/span><\/td>\n75,295<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nwww.lemon8-app.com<\/a><\/td>\n1.1%<\/td>\n\u25b2 10<\/span><\/td>\n45,020<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nwww.liberia.ubuy.com<\/a><\/td>\n1.0%<\/td>\n\u25b2 31<\/span><\/td>\n56,398<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nwww.homedepot.com<\/a><\/td>\n1.0%<\/td>\n\u25b2 2<\/span><\/td>\n41,549<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nwww.forbes.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.9%<\/td>\n\u25bc 2<\/span><\/td>\n15,632<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nwww.edmunds.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.9%<\/td>\n\u25bc 2<\/span><\/td>\n25,989<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nwww.kbb.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.8%<\/td>\n\u2013<\/span><\/td>\n25,805<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nwww.healthline.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.8%<\/td>\n\u25bc 3<\/span><\/td>\n9,571<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nwww.etsy.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.7%<\/td>\n\u25b2 19<\/span><\/td>\n47,556<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nwww.businessinsider.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.7%<\/td>\n\u25b2 4<\/span><\/td>\n13,917<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nwww.target.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.7%<\/td>\n\u25b2 7<\/span><\/td>\n28,870<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nwww.yahoo.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.7%<\/td>\n\u25bc 10<\/span><\/td>\n25,422<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nwww.nerdwallet.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.7%<\/td>\n\u25bc 4<\/span><\/td>\n4,888<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nwww.linkedin.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.7%<\/td>\n\u25bc 6<\/span><\/td>\n27,745<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nwww.cnet.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.7%<\/td>\n\u25bc 2<\/span><\/td>\n13,179<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nwww.amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/td>\n0.6%<\/td>\nNEW<\/span><\/td>\n30,522<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nwww.bestbuy.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.6%<\/td>\n\u25b2 5<\/span><\/td>\n24,738<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nwww.nytimes.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.5%<\/td>\n\u25b2 7<\/span><\/td>\n9,934<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nfinance.yahoo.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.5%<\/td>\n\u25bc 4<\/span><\/td>\n16,758<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nwww.tripadvisor.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.5%<\/td>\n\u25bc 9<\/span><\/td>\n20,999<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nwww.amazon.ca<\/a><\/td>\n0.5%<\/td>\nNEW<\/span><\/td>\n23,148<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nmedium.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.5%<\/td>\n\u25bc 12<\/span><\/td>\n18,630<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nwww.pinterest.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.5%<\/td>\n\u25b2 7<\/span><\/td>\n21,890<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\npmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov<\/a><\/td>\n0.5%<\/td>\n\u25bc 8<\/span><\/td>\n17,745<\/td>\n95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nwww.webmd.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.4%<\/td>\n\u25bc 8<\/span><\/td>\n5,071<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nwww.lowes.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.4%<\/td>\n\u25b2 5<\/span><\/td>\n13,225<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nwww.goodrx.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.4%<\/td>\n\u25bc 3<\/span><\/td>\n23,835<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nwww.amazon.in<\/a><\/td>\n0.4%<\/td>\nNEW<\/span><\/td>\n20,390<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nwww.cars.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.4%<\/td>\n\u25bc 6<\/span><\/td>\n14,576<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nwww.consumerreports.org<\/a><\/td>\n0.4%<\/td>\n\u25bc 11<\/span><\/td>\n6,787<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nwww.ubuy.com.jo<\/a><\/td>\n0.4%<\/td>\nNEW<\/span><\/td>\n19,629<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nwww.merriam-webster.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.4%<\/td>\n\u25b2 5<\/span><\/td>\n11,381<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nwww.carfax.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\nNEW<\/span><\/td>\n8,720<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nwww.cargurus.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\n\u25b2 6<\/span><\/td>\n9,160<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nwww.cnbc.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\n\u25bc 3<\/span><\/td>\n4,791<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nwww.expedia.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\nNEW<\/span><\/td>\n13,461<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nwww.tastingtable.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\n\u25bc 8<\/span><\/td>\n8,385<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nwww.justanswer.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\n\u25bc 18<\/span><\/td>\n13,414<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nwww.seriouseats.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\nNEW<\/span><\/td>\n3,372<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nwww.today.com<\/a><\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\nNEW<\/span><\/td>\n6,039<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Mention share<\/strong> = a domain\u2019s citations as a percentage of the summed citations of these top sources. Pages cited<\/strong> = the number of distinct pages on the domain that were cited. DR<\/strong> = Ahrefs Domain Rating. Data: broad US queries, July 2026.<\/p>\n

How this data is collected<\/h2>\n

The numbers come from Ahrefs\u2019 Brand Radar<\/a>, which tracks the responses AI platforms give to a large, search-backed set of real user queries. For this article, we looked at every domain Google AI Mode cited across a broad sample of US queries spanning all topics, then counted how often each domain appeared as a source.<\/p>\n

This article is generated and automatically kept up to date every month by Agent A<\/strong>, our AI agent. Each month it pulls the latest Brand Radar data, recalculates mention share and rank movement, and refreshes the chart and table above \u2014 so the figures always reflect the most recent snapshot.<\/p>\n

Use Ahrefs\u2019 Brand Radar to track your brand\u2019s presence in Google AI Mode<\/h2>\n

To track your brand\u2019s presence in Google AI Mode, you\u2019ll have to use a tool like Ahrefs\u2019 Brand Radar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Enter your brand, go to AI responses<\/strong>, select Google AI Mode<\/strong>, and you\u2019ll see the queries your brand appears for.<\/p>\n

To see how you\u2019re comparing against your competitors in Google AI Mode, enter their brands in the \u201cYour competitors\u201d<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Google AI Mode answers a question, it pulls from a relatively small set of trusted sources. We tracked every domain Google AI Mode cited across a broad set of US queries, then ranked them by mention share \u2014 the\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more \u203a<\/div>\n

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