American B2B and B2C brands by AI visibility in their industry on Google AI Mode, October 2026

October 2026 · 392 questions asked in English, worldwide · Google AI Mode · 680 answers read

Most cited source

youtube.com

207citations

From Google AI Mode

Where engines disagree most

Not compared

A list across industries has no engine top three.

Brands

Brand Place in its industry Heralded Score Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
Bitwarden US #2 in password managers 86 , range 74–93 96% 63% First reading
Shortform US #1 in book summary apps 85 , range 61–95 89% 67% None First reading
DocuSign US #1 in e-signature tools 78 , range 61–87 83% 50% First reading
Squarespace US #2 in website builders 78 , range 63–86 92% 42% First reading
DigitalOcean US #1 in cloud hosting platforms 76 , range 60–85 88% 42% First reading
Zapier US #1 in automation platforms 76 , range 62–85 87% 43% First reading
AWS US #2 in cloud hosting platforms 75 , range 58–84 88% 38% First reading
Microsoft Defender US #3 in antivirus apps#2 in endpoint security tools 63 , range 48–76 65% 35% First reading
Malwarebytes US #2 in antivirus appsUnranked in endpoint security tools 40 , range 32–53 31% 21% First reading
ClickUp US #3 in project management tools 61 , range 44–77 63% 33% First reading

This list spans more than one industry, so each brand shows its place in its own. Every brand named in at least three answers is placed. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 youtube.com Social 17.6% 1 of 4 126 10
2 reddit.com Community 20.0% 1 of 4 98 46
3Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
4 gartner.com Industry authority 8.2% 1 of 4 17 7
5Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
6 zapier.com Vendor site 4.1% 1 of 4 11 14
7Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
8 google.com Vendor site 2.6% 1 of 4 20 4
9 allaboutcookies.org Reference 2.6% 1 of 4 5 5
10 microsoft.com Brand site 2.5% 1 of 4 16 2

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
marketing automation software for a team of 20 to 200 English No brand recommended
marketing automation software that integrates with Shopify English No brand recommended
marketing automation software with GDPR-compliant hosting English No brand recommended
marketing automation software for financial services English No brand recommended
most reliable marketing automation software English No brand recommended
marketing automation software with the best support English No brand recommended
which marketing automation software do experts recommend English No brand recommended
what car brands offer affordable electric cars for commuting? English Chevrolet
which car brands make small cars with good fuel economy? English No brand recommended
what car brands are known for comfortable long-distance driving? English No brand recommended

Method

Each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

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