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

Hotwire

8Heralded Score, range 6–16

Most cited source

linkedin.com

44citations

From Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

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

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 Hotwire GB New entry 8 , range 6–16 8#1
8
  • : score 8 · #1
9% 4% First reading
2 Highwire US New entry 8 , range 6–14 8#2
8
  • : score 8 · #2
8% 4% First reading
3 Edelman US New entry 4 , range 3–7 4#3
4
  • : score 4 · #3
4% 1% First reading
4 Weber Shandwick US New entry 2 , range 2–4 2#4
2
  • : score 2 · #4
2% 0% First reading
5 MSL FR New entry 2 , range 1–4 2#5
2
  • : score 2 · #5
2% 0% None First reading
6 Golin US New entry 2 , range 1–3 2#6
2
  • : score 2 · #6
1% 0% None First reading
7 The Practice RO New entry 2 , range 1–3 2#7
2
  • : score 2 · #7
1% 0% None First reading
8 Finn Partners US New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#8
1
  • : score 1 · #8
1% 0% First reading
9 FleishmanHillard US New entry 1 , range 1–3 1#9
1
  • : score 1 · #9
1% 0% None First reading
– BCW US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
1% 0% 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
11 beantownmv.com Consultancy 2.1% 2 of 4 4 Not read
12 mediagraphicspr.com Consultancy 1.7% 1 of 4 3 Not read
13 clutch.co Directory 2.6% 3 of 4 8 Not read
14 everything-pr.com Media 2.9% 4 of 4 5 Not read
15 pr.co Vendor site 2.6% 1 of 4 2 Not read
16 techcrunch.com Media 1.4% 1 of 4 4 Not read
17 hustlecommons.com Community 2.6% 2 of 4 1 Not read
18 progresscommunications.eu Consultancy 1.9% 4 of 4 7 Not read
19 quora.com Community 2.4% 1 of 4 10 Not read
20 blueleopardmedia.com Consultancy 2.1% 3 of 4 2 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best pr agencies for tech startups English Highwire
pr agency for b2b companies English No brand recommended
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
Wat zijn de beste PR-bureaus voor technologiebedrijven? Dutch No brand recommended
PR-bureau voor een startup Dutch No brand recommended
Hoe krijgt een startup media-aandacht voor de lancering? Dutch No brand recommended
Hoe vind ik een PR-bureau dat onze branche goed kent? Dutch No brand recommended
Communicatie in eigen huis of een PR-bureau voor een groeiend bedrijf? Dutch 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