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Cheers datasets, third-party benchmarks, and statistics on how AI search actually treats local service brands. Read this hub when a budget conversation, board update, or market plan needs a number someone can defend.

Matrix of three measures across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Mode: answers citing a directory or best-of list 84.2%, 55.8%, 93.5% and 38.3%; answers citing a business's own website 44.2%, 88.3%, 89.0% and 92.5%; answers linking a booking page 0%, 0%, 0.2% and 31.2%
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AI Local Ranking Factors 2026: What 34,742 Answers Show

Published Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård15 min read
Bar chart of the share of businesses each AI engine named again a week later for the same question and city: ChatGPT 57.7%, Gemini 42.6%, Google AI Mode 41.2%
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Why Does AI Recommend Different Businesses Every Time?

Published Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård10 min read
Range chart of the Google review counts of businesses Google AI Mode named: 74 at the 25th percentile, a median of 226, and 783 at the 75th percentile
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How Many Google Reviews Do You Need for AI Recommendations?

Published Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård10 min read
Bar chart: 24% of Yelp-linked ChatGPT cards showed under 4.0 stars against 0.25% of the same businesses on Google AI Mode and 0.4% of other ChatGPT cards
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Why ChatGPT Shows a Lower Star Rating Than Google

Published Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård9 min read
Stat card showing that 93% of the Reddit threads AI engines cited for home-services questions came from city or regional subreddits
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Reddit SEO for Local Businesses: What AI Search Cites

Updated Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård9 min read
Range chart of AI appearance-rate percentiles across 13 home-services companies: 25th percentile 12.8%, median 29.5%, top quarter 34.9%
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AI Visibility Score: What's Good? 2026 Benchmarks

Updated Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård9 min read
Bar chart of the share of ChatGPT answers to home-services questions citing each platform: Expertise.com 32.1%, Angi or HomeAdvisor 29.4%, Yelp 0.6%
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Where Does ChatGPT Get Its Information? Local Data 2026

Updated Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård10 min read
Bar chart of contractor-website citation share by AI engine: Gemini 80.7%, Perplexity 72.3%, ChatGPT 48.8%
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What Sources Do AI Search Engines Cite?

Updated Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård6 min read
Bar chart of BrightLocal 2026 findings: 45% used AI for a local recommendation, 64% among ages 30 to 44, 63% of active AI users trust the recommendation, 88% fact-check it
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How Consumers Use AI to Find Local Businesses in 2026

Updated Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård7 min read
Bar chart of recommendation coverage: Google 3-pack 35.9%, Gemini 11%, ChatGPT 1.2%
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Why Only 1.2% Appeared in ChatGPT Recommendations

Updated Sep 2026Dylan Allen-Arnegård8 min read

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