The most visible PR agencies in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

Edelman

6Heralded Score, range 2–31

Most cited source

study.com

4citations

From Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Edelman

2/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini and Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode and ChatGPT

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Edelman US New entry 6 , range 2–31 4#3 9#1
6
  • : score 6 · #1
3% 1% None First reading
2 Hotwire GB New entry 6 , range 4–36 8#1 2#9
6
  • : score 6 · #2
6% 2% None First reading
3 Highwire US New entry 5 , range 3–35 8#2 1= #11
5
  • : score 5 · #3
5% 3% None First reading
4 Weber Shandwick US New entry 4 , range 1–29 2#4 7#2
4
  • : score 4 · #4
2% 1% None First reading
5 Golin US New entry 3 , range 1–28 2#6 4#4
3
  • : score 3 · #5
1% 0% None First reading
6 The Practice RO New entry 2 , range 1–28 2#7 4#5
2
  • : score 2 · #6
1% 0% None First reading
7 MSL FR New entry 2 , range 1–29 2#5 3#7
2
  • : score 2 · #7
1% 0% None First reading
8 FleishmanHillard US New entry 1 , range 1–28 1#9 1#10
1
  • : score 1 · #8
1% 0% None First reading
9 Finn Partners US New entry 1 , range 1–28 1#8 1= #11
1
  • : score 1 · #9
1% 0% None First reading
– BCW US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 1= #11
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% 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. AI and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. 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 study.com Reference 0.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
2 theschoolofnews.com Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 3 Not read
3 waketech.edu Reference 0.7% 2 of 4 1 Not read
4 marsdd.com Reference 0.5% 1 of 4 2 Not read
5 bcm.center Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
6 ecole-ecs.com Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
7 econsultancy.com Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
8 fiu.edu Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
9 onisep.fr Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
10 santanderopenacademy.com Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
PR-freelancer of PR-bureau voor een startup? Dutch No brand recommended
Wat zijn alternatieven voor een PR-bureau met een vast maandcontract? Dutch No brand recommended
Wat zijn alternatieven voor zelf persberichten naar journalisten sturen? Dutch No brand recommended
Ik ben oprichter van een fintechstartup en wil aandacht in de zakelijke media. Welk PR-bureau kunnen we het beste inschakelen? Dutch No brand recommended
Ik geef leiding aan communicatie bij een middelgroot bedrijf en heb hulp nodig bij een crisis. Dutch No brand recommended
Best PR agencies for tech startups English Highwire
PR agency for B2B companies English Hotwire
How to get media coverage for a startup English No brand recommended
How much does a PR agency cost? English No brand recommended
PR agency vs. in-house communications team English No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, 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