AI Citations Trend Report

This report tracks how AI Answer Engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI tools are citing sources across nine commercial categories, revealing the growing influence of Reddit, key differences between AI products, and how Amazon's bot-blocking strategy is reshaping e-commerce visibility.

February 26, 2026

What you will learn in this report

Decode Reddit's Rising Influence: Why Reddit citation share nearly doubled from October to January, and what that means for your social content strategy
Navigate Platform Differences: How citation behavior varies dramatically across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google's AI Mode, even within the same company's product suite
Understand the Google Divide: Why AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Gemini cite vastly different sources, and how to optimize for each
Track E-commerce Citation Shifts: How Amazon's decision to block AI crawlers has reshuffled citation rankings and handed Walmart a new advantage on ChatGPT
Benchmark Across Nine Categories: See how citation patterns differ across apparel, beauty, electronics, food and beverage, home and garden, manufacturing, OTC health, technology, and transportation and logistics
Know Which Platforms to Prioritize: Use cross-platform data to focus your AI visibility efforts where they will have the most commercial impact