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
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  • : 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
11 webtonic.io Consultancy 2.4% 3 of 4 3 6
12 godaddy.com Vendor site 2.4% 2 of 4 1 Not read
13 linkedin.com Social 2.4% 2 of 4 4 Not read
14 wordpress.org Vendor site 2.4% 1 of 4 1 Not read
15 francenum.gouv.fr Regulator 1.0% 2 of 4 6 Not read
16 semrush.com Vendor site 2.1% 3 of 4 9 Not read
17 shopify.com Vendor site 1.9% 2 of 4 8 Not read
18 sortlist.fr Directory 1.4% 3 of 4 6 Not read
19 cliquestudios.com Consultancy 1.9% 2 of 4 2 Not read
20 gingeritsolutions.com Consultancy 1.9% 2 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Webdesignbureau of websitebouwer voor een bedrijfswebsite? Dutch No brand recommended
Alternatieven voor zelf een bedrijfswebsite bouwen Dutch No brand recommended
Alternatieven voor het aannemen van een fulltime webdeveloper Dutch No brand recommended
Ik heb een bedrijf met 20 medewerkers en onze website ziet er gedateerd uit. Welk webdesignbureau kunnen we het beste inhuren? Dutch No brand recommended
Ik ben verantwoordelijk voor marketing bij een B2B-bedrijf en heb een nieuwe website nodig die leads oplevert. Dutch No brand recommended
best web design agencies for small businesses English Lounge Lizard
web design agency for b2b companies English No brand recommended
how to choose a web design agency English No brand recommended
how much does a website redesign cost English No brand recommended
web design agency vs freelancer English 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