The most visible web design 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

Most cited source

youtube.com

79citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Clay

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews 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 Lounge Lizard US New entry 3 , range 2–5 3#1
3
  • : score 3 · #1
2% 1% First reading
2 Clay US New entry 2 , range 1–4 2#2
2
  • : score 2 · #2
2% 0% First reading
3 Digital Silk US New entry 2 , range 1–3 2#3
2
  • : score 2 · #3
1% 0% First reading
– Big Drop Inc US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Blue Fountain Media US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Fantasy US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– Grapefruit RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Hello Monday DK Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Huge US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Instrument US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : 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 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 youtube.com Social 8.6% 3 of 4 67 Not read
2 google.com Vendor site 2.4% 3 of 4 25 Not read
3 clutch.co Directory 5.5% 4 of 4 13 Not read
4 wix.com Vendor site 4.8% 2 of 4 13 Not read
5 reddit.com Community 5.0% 2 of 4 16 Not read
6 magier.com Vendor site 3.6% 3 of 4 2 Not read
7 lafabriquedunet.fr Review site 2.1% 3 of 4 11 Not read
8 designrush.com Directory 2.6% 3 of 4 5 Not read
9 upwork.com Vendor site 2.9% 4 of 4 4 Not read
10 squarespace.com Vendor site 2.6% 3 of 4 3 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Welche Webdesign-Agenturen sind am besten für kleine Unternehmen? German No brand recommended
Webdesign- und Entwicklungsagentur für die Unternehmenswebsite German No brand recommended
Wie kommt ein kleines Unternehmen zu einer professionell gestalteten Website? German No brand recommended
Wie wähle ich eine Webdesign-Agentur für einen Website-Relaunch aus? German No brand recommended
Webdesign-Agentur oder freiberuflicher Webdesigner für ein kleines Unternehmen? German No brand recommended
Webdesign-Agentur oder Website-Baukasten für die Unternehmenswebsite? German No brand recommended
Welche Alternativen gibt es dazu, die Unternehmenswebsite selbst zu erstellen? German No brand recommended
Welche Alternativen gibt es dazu, einen Webentwickler in Vollzeit einzustellen? German No brand recommended
Ich führe ein Unternehmen mit 20 Mitarbeitenden und unsere Website wirkt veraltet. Welche Webdesign-Agentur sollten wir beauftragen? German No brand recommended
Ich leite das Marketing in einem B2B-Unternehmen und brauche eine neue Website, die Leads generiert. German No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

ChatGPT

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