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title: "The domains AI answers cite most"
description: "Top cited domains in AI search: YouTube, Reddit, and the rest of the ranking across ChatGPT and Google. ShoutRank citation data."
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# The domains AI answers cite most

Top cited domains in AI search: YouTube, Reddit, and the rest of the ranking across ChatGPT and Google. ShoutRank citation data.
Ten domains account for the names a model keeps reaching for. This ranking is the accumulated set, not every answer on the web.

Updated October 8, 2026. United States.

This data is accumulated from multiple sources and internal training data, which helps us get the client cited.

## This chart

| Domain | Mentions | Google | ChatGPT | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| youtube.com | 434k | 433k | 418 | 24.0% |
| reddit.com | 250k | 236k | 14k | 13.8% |
| google.com | 177k | 177k | 2 | 9.8% |
| bankrate.com | 69k | 66k | 2,808 | 3.8% |
| facebook.com | 62k | 62k | 1 | 3.4% |
| nerdwallet.com | 60k | 54k | 5,256 | 3.3% |
| irs.gov | 54k | 47k | 6,144 | 3.0% |
| amazon.com | 47k | 47k | 112 | 2.6% |
| clevelandclinic.org | 45k | 43k | 1,504 | 2.5% |
| mayoclinic.org | 41k | 39k | 2,584 | 2.3% |

Perplexity and Gemini are not in this ranking. An AI Overview coverage rate is not published here as if it were measured.

## This chart is the source for

- [B2B SaaS](https://shoutrank.com/industries/b2b-saas.md)
- [Developer tools](https://shoutrank.com/industries/developer-tools.md)
- [AI companies](https://shoutrank.com/industries/ai-companies.md)
- [HR tech](https://shoutrank.com/industries/hr-tech.md)

## Questions on Top cited domains

### What does citation share mean here?

Share is the domain’s mentions divided by the mentions captured in this ranking. It is not the percentage of every AI answer on the internet.

### Which engines are in the ranking?

ChatGPT and Google. Perplexity and Gemini are not in this ranking.

### How often does this update?

The date on the page is the day this ranking was last updated.

### Why is YouTube first?

YouTube has the most mentions in this ranking. That count is not a claim that YouTube is the right citation for every company.