American brands by AI visibility in their industry on Gemini, October 2026

October 2026 · 392 questions asked in English, worldwide · Gemini · 696 answers read

Most cited source

google.com

350citations

From Gemini

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
Freshdesk US #2 in customer support tools 76 , range 58–86 79% 50% First reading
Microsoft Defender US #3 in antivirus apps#3 in endpoint security tools 55 , range 43–71 52% 33% First reading
Lemon Squeezy US #2 in merchant of record platforms 75 , range 54–86 83% 42% None First reading
Salesloft US #2 in sales engagement tools 75 , range 56–85 75% 50% None First reading
Outreach US #3 in sales engagement tools 75 , range 56–85 79% 46% None First reading
SAP Concur US #3 in travel and expense tools 75 , range 56–85 75% 50% First reading
Vultr US #4 in cloud hosting platforms 75 , range 56–85 75% 50% None First reading
Gusto US #1 in HR and payroll tools 73 , range 49–86 65% 55% First reading
Rippling US #1 in HR and payroll tools 73 , range 50–85 70% 50% None First reading
Microsoft Azure US #5 in cloud hosting platforms 73 , range 53–84 71% 50% 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 google.com Brand site 17.8% 1 of 4 347 2
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3 zapier.com Vendor site 4.9% 1 of 4 12 45
4 reddit.com Community 3.4% 1 of 4 19 63
5 gartner.com Industry authority 2.9% 1 of 4 10 60
6 allaboutcookies.org Reference 2.7% 1 of 4 6 12
7 cnet.com Media 2.6% 1 of 4 8 17
8Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
9Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
10 security.org Media 2.3% 1 of 4 5 14

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
one book summary app or separate sources for business and self-help books? English Shortform
how can i get the main ideas from books without reading each one? English No brand recommended
i manage a team and need quick summaries of books on leadership English No brand recommended
i commute every day and want to learn from audio book summaries English No brand recommended
i am a student with limited time and need the key ideas from nonfiction books English No brand recommended
best marketing automation software for a B2B SaaS company English Customer.io and HubSpot, tied
marketing automation software recommendations for a demand generation manager English ActiveCampaign, Adobe Marketo, HubSpot and Salesforce Account Engagement, tied
top marketing automation software English No brand recommended
how to choose marketing automation software English No brand recommended
what to look for in marketing automation software 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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