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

google.com

37citations

From Gemini and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Not compared

No engine has a top three yet.

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
– Big Drop Inc US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Blue Fountain Media US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Clay US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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1% 0% None First reading
– Digital Silk US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Fantasy US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Grapefruit RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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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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0% 0% None First reading
– Instrument US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Lounge Lizard 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 google.com Vendor site 3.8% 2 of 4 36 Not read
2 shopify.com Vendor site 3.8% 4 of 4 18 Not read
3 semrush.com Vendor site 4.3% 4 of 4 18 Not read
4 wix.com Vendor site 4.0% 3 of 4 14 Not read
5 squarespace.com Vendor site 1.9% 3 of 4 8 Not read
6 wordpress.org Vendor site 2.1% 1 of 4 3 Not read
7 upwork.com Vendor site 1.9% 3 of 4 5 Not read
8 webflow.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
9 magier.com Vendor site 1.4% 3 of 4 2 Not read
10 onweb24.com Vendor site 1.4% 1 of 4 3 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Web design agency vs. website builder for a company website in the UK English No brand recommended
Alternatives to building a company website yourself in the UK English No brand recommended
Alternatives to hiring a full-time web developer in the UK English No brand recommended
I run a 20-person company in the UK and our website looks outdated. Which web design agency should we hire? English No brand recommended
best web design agencies for small businesses in the UK English No brand recommended
how to choose a web design agency in the UK English No brand recommended
how much does a website redesign cost in the UK English No brand recommended
web design agency vs freelancer in the UK English No brand recommended
Which web design agency should I use for an online store in the UK? English No brand recommended
I lead marketing at a company in the UK and need a new website that generates leads. Who can help? English No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

Gemini

No brand named in at least three answers.

Google AI Overviews

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