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

PRLab

8Heralded Score, range 6–15

Most cited source

linker-agency.com

43citations

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

Where engines disagree most

MSL

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 PRLab NL New entry 8 , range 6–15 8#1
8
  • : score 8 · #1
8% 4% First reading
2 Ballou FR New entry 4 , range 3–7 4#2
4
  • : score 4 · #2
3% 2% First reading
3 MSL FR New entry 4 , range 3–6 4#3
4
  • : score 4 · #3
4% 1% First reading
4 Edelman US New entry 4 , range 3–6 4#4
4
  • : score 4 · #4
3% 2% First reading
5 Golin US New entry 4 , range 2–6 4#5
4
  • : score 4 · #5
3% 1% First reading
6 Hotwire GB New entry 3 , range 2–5 3#6
3
  • : score 3 · #6
2% 1% First reading
7 Weber Shandwick US New entry 3 , range 2–5 3#7
3
  • : score 3 · #7
2% 1% None First reading
8 The Practice RO New entry 2 , range 1–4 2#8
2
  • : score 2 · #8
2% 0% First reading
9 Ketchum US New entry 2 , range 1–3 2#9
2
  • : score 2 · #9
1% 0% None First reading
10 Brunswick Group GB New entry 2 , range 1–3 2#10
2
  • : score 2 · #10
1% 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 gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. 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 linker-agency.com Consultancy 7.4% 4 of 4 14 Not read
2 linkedin.com Social 7.1% 3 of 4 22 Not read
3 enterie.com Consultancy 2.9% 3 of 4 7 Not read
4 besteprbureaus.nl Media 2.4% 3 of 4 6 1
5 clutch.co Directory 4.0% 4 of 4 13 1
6 sortlist.com Directory 3.6% 3 of 4 12 2
7 youtube.com Social 3.1% 3 of 4 15 Not read
8 google.com Vendor site 1.9% 2 of 4 13 Not read
9 commrank.com Directory 1.7% 1 of 4 8 4
10 comunicato.net Media 1.4% 1 of 4 8 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
PR-Agentur für ein Start-up in Deutschland German No brand recommended
Wie kann ein Start-up in Deutschland zum Launch Medienberichterstattung bekommen? German No brand recommended
Wie finde ich in Deutschland eine PR-Agentur, die sich in unserer Branche auskennt? German No brand recommended
Interne Kommunikation oder PR-Agentur für ein wachsendes Unternehmen in Deutschland German No brand recommended
PR-Freelancer oder PR-Agentur für ein Start-up in Deutschland German No brand recommended
Alternativen zu einer PR-Agentur mit laufendem Retainer in Deutschland German No brand recommended
Alternativen dazu, in Deutschland selbst Pressemitteilungen an Journalisten zu schicken German No brand recommended
Ich leite die Kommunikation in einem mittelständischen Unternehmen in Deutschland und brauche Unterstützung bei einer Krise. German No brand recommended
how to get media coverage for a startup in germany English No brand recommended
how much does a pr agency cost in germany English No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

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