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The most visible bookstores in Romania, October 2026

October 2026 · 30 questions asked from Romania in Romanian and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 240 answers read

Most cited source

libris.ro

122citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

They agree

Every engine names the same top three.

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Cărturești RO New entry 54 , range 48–61
54
  • : score 54 · #1
 60% 24% None First reading
2 Libris RO New entry 52 , range 47–59
52
  • : score 52 · #2
 57% 24% None First reading
3 Elefant RO New entry 40 , range 37–45
40
  • : score 40 · #3
 45% 7% None First reading
4 Bookzone RO New entry 27 , range 13–33
27
  • : score 27 · #4
 19% 4% None First reading
5 Târgul Cărții RO New entry 21 , range 9–32
21
  • : score 21 · #5
 12% 9% None First reading
6 Humanitas RO New entry 21 , range 9–32
21
  • : score 21 · #6
 13% 7% None First reading
7 AbeBooks CA New entry 17 , range 8–31
17
  • : score 17 · #7
 11% 8% None First reading
8 Printre Cărți RO New entry 15 , range 8–31
15
  • : score 15 · #8
 12% 6% None First reading
9 Librăria Delfin RO New entry 8 , range 6–20
8
  • : score 8 · #9
 11% 1% None First reading
10 eMAG RO New entry 7 , range 5–15
7
  • : score 7 · #10
 9% 1% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 psu.edu Reference 1.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
2 editurauniversitara.ro Reference 0.4% 1 of 4 1 Not read
3Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
4Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
5Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
6Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
de unde cumpăr online cărți în română? Romanian Libris and Librăria Delfin, tied
ce librărie online are cărți pentru toate vârstele? Romanian Cărturești and Libris, tied
care librărie online are o selecție bună de romane? Romanian Cărturești and Libris, tied
unde găsesc o librărie online cu multe titluri? Romanian Libris
cum găsesc cărțile pe care nu le au librăriile din oraș? Romanian AbeBooks and Libris, tied
de unde pot comanda cărți fără să merg la librărie? Romanian AnticExLibris, Books Express, eMAG, Humanitas and Vinted, tied
cum cumpăr cărți online și le primesc acasă? Romanian Libris
e mai ușor să găsesc cărți pe subiect într-o librărie online? Romanian No brand recommended
citesc romane și vreau să comand online cărți în română Romanian Libris
am nevoie de cărți pentru școală și vreau să le găsesc într-un singur loc Romanian eMAG

Each engine's top three

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.

How the leaderboards are measured