As AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini reshape how users discover information, brands must adapt to stay visible. 

So, which companies are winning in this new traffic opportunity? 

Our research examines AI search visibility across industries, breaking down percentage of visibility by brand for various topics.

Want to see how your brand stacks up? Our team can run a custom report on the topics that matter most to you.

Table of Contents:

Industry Leaders in AI Search Visibility By Topic

Curious about which brands dominate AI search in your industry? Our analysis reveals the top players across key topics—those consistently cited in AI-generated responses.

We’ve examined industries where we have existing client data, with more sectors being added over time.

Topics: Pest Control & Bed Bugs Control

Rank

Pest Control (Visibility %)

Bed Bug Control (Visibility %)

1

Orkin (13.11%)

Terminix (12.25%)

2

Terminix (12.30%)

Orkin (11.26%)

3

Rentokil (6.56%)

Rentokil (8.28%)

4

Diatomaceous Earth (5.74%)

Home Depot (5.96%)

5

Neem Oil (4.92%)

Amazon (5.30%)

6

Ortho (4.10%)

Diatomaceous Earth (5.30%)

7

Ehrlich (4.10%)

EcoSMART (4.97%)

8

Raid (4.10%)

Lowe's (4.30%)

9

Hot Shot (3.28%)

Hot Shot (4.30%)

10

Bayer (3.28%)

Walmart (3.64%)

 

Topics: Organic Skin Care & Sunscreen for Sensitive Skin

Rank

Organic Skin Care (Visibility %)

Sunscreen for Sensitive Skin (Visibility %)

1

100% Pure (24.14%)

Neutrogena (60.40%)

2

Herbivore Botanicals (24.14%)

La Roche-Posay (57.05%)

3

Burt's Bees (21.38%)

Aveeno (51.01%)

4

Tatcha (19.31%)

EltaMD (46.31%)

5

True Botanicals (14.48%)

CeraVe (45.64%)

6

Acure (12.41%)

Blue Lizard (37.58%)

7

OSEA (11.72%)

Coppertone (24.16%)

8

Weleda (10.34%)

Banana Boat (14.09%)

9

Dr. Hauschka (10.34%)

Badger (10.07%)

10

Kora Organics (9.66%)

Colorescience (9.40%)

 

Topics: Sweatpants & Lounge Sets

Rank

Sweatpants (Visibility %)

Lounge Sets (Visibility %)

1

Nike (49.32%)

Amazon (20.69%)

2

Adidas (43.84%)

Target (20.69%)

3

Lululemon (33.56%)

Nordstrom (15.86%)

4

Under Armour (32.88%)

Everlane (14.48%)

5

Champion (24.66%)

Lululemon (13.79%)

6

Old Navy (17.81%)

ASOS (11.72%)

7

Patagonia (17.12%)

Zara (11.03%)

8

Puma (16.44%)

Aerie (11.03%)

9

Everlane (14.38%)

Athleta (11.03%)

10

H&M (12.33%)

H&M (10.34%)

 

Topics: Mortgages US & Mortgages Canada

Rank

Mortgages US (Visibility %)

Mortgages CA (Visibility %)

1

Rocket Mortgage (15.44%)

Scotiabank (25.33%)

2

Wells Fargo (12.75%)

CIBC (16.67%)

3

Bank of America (12.08%)

Ratehub (14.67%)

4

Quicken Loans (9.40%)

Ratehub.ca (14.00%)

5

Better.com (8.72%)

RBC (14.00%)

6

Freddie Mac (8.05%)

BMO (12.00%)

7

Chase (8.05%)

Royal Bank of Canada (10.67%)

8

Fannie Mae (7.38%)

TD Canada Trust (10.00%)

9

FHA (7.38%)

TD (10.00%)

10

loanDepot (7.38%)

Bank of Montreal (9.33%)

 

Topic: Health Insurance US & Health Insurance Canada

Rank

Health Insurance US (Visibility %)

Health Insurance CA (Visibility %)

1

Aetna (21.05%)

Manulife (29.33%)

2

UnitedHealthcare (20.39%)

Blue Cross (24.67%)

3

Cigna (20.39%)

Sun Life (16.00%)

4

Blue Cross Blue Shield (18.42%)

Sun Life Financial (15.33%)

5

Medicare (16.45%)

Canada Life (14.67%)

6

Medicaid (16.45%)

Great-West Life (14.00%)

7

Kaiser Permanente (12.50%)

Desjardins Insurance (10.67%)

8

Humana (10.53%)

Green Shield Canada (6.67%)

9

Anthem (7.24%)

Aetna (6.00%)

10

Health Insurance Marketplace (5.26%)

Healthcare.gov (6.00%)

 

Topics: Brake Pads & Car Batteries

Rank

Brake Pads (Visibility %)

Car Batteries (Visibility %)

1

EBC Brakes (26.8%)

Optima (39.33%)

2

Raybestos (26.8%)

DieHard (37.33%)

3

Akebono (25.49%)

ACDelco (29.33%)

4

Bosch (24.84%)

Exide (22.67%)

5

Hawk Performance (17.65%)

Interstate (20.67%)

6

Brembo (16.34%)

Odyssey (17.33%)

7

Wagner (13.73%)

Interstate Batteries (16.67%)

8

Power Stop (13.07%)

Bosch (16.67%)

9

EBC (11.76%)

Optima Batteries (14.67%)

10

Ceramic Brake Pads (11.76%)

NAPA (11.33%)

 

Topic: Mattress Sizes

Rank

Matress Sizes (Visibility %)

1

Purple (9.8%)

2

Saatva (7.84%)

3

Casper (5.88%)

4

Tempur-Pedic (4.58%)

5

Amazon (4.58%)

6

Wayfair (3.27%)

7

GhostBed (3.27%)

8

Nectar (3.27%)

9

Mattress Firm (3.27%)

10

Walmart (2.61%)

 

Topic: Customer Experience Software

Rank

Customer Experience Software (Visibility %)

1

Zendesk (76.19%)

2

Freshdesk (50.34%)

3

Qualtrics (42.18%)

4

Intercom (40.82%)

5

Salesforce Service (34.01%)

6

HubSpot Service (31.29%)

7

Medallia (30.61%)

8

SurveyMonkey (29.25%)

9

HubSpot (28.57%)

10

Zoho CRM (22.45%)

 

Topic: Business Analytics

Rank

Business Analytics (Visibility %)

1

Tableau (60%)

2

Qlik Sense (32%)

3

Looker (30%)

4

Domo (30%)

5

Power BI (29.33%)

6

Microsoft Power BI (26%)

7

Sisense (22.67%)

8

Zoho Analytics (20%)

9

SAP Analytics Cloud (18.67%)

10

Google Data Studio (15.33%)

 

Topic: Online Survey Tool

Rank

Online Survey Tool (Visibility %)

1

SurveyMonkey (79.33%)

2

Qualtrics (78%)

3

Typeform (70%)

4

Google Forms (62.67%)

5

Zoho Survey (39.33%)

6

Alchemer (31.33%)

7

Microsoft Forms (28.67%)

8

JotForm (28%)

9

QuestionPro (20%)

10

SurveyGizmo (14.67%)

 

Topic: QLED TV

Rank

QLED TV (Visibility %)

1

Samsung (100.67%)

2

TCL (53.33%)

3

LG (42%)

4

Sony (36%)

5

Hisense (26.67%)

6

Vizio (8%)

7

Best Buy (4.67%)

8

Walmart (4%)

9

Amazon (4%)

10

QLED (2.67%)

 

Topic: Honda Accord

Rank

Honda Accord (Visibility %)

1

Honda (26.53%)

2

Kelley Blue Book (7.23%)

3

Edmunds (7.18%)

4

BambooHR (5.91%)

5

Lululemon (5.3%)

6

UnitedHealthcare (4.12%)

7

Workday (3.97%)

8

Cars.com (3.97%)

9

Aetna (3.82%)

10

Cigna (3.67%)

 

Topic: Airport Parking LAX​

Rank

Airport Parking LAX​ (Visibility %)

1

WallyPark (30.07%)

2

The Parking Spot (26.8%)

3

LAX (15.69%)

4

UVP LAX Parking (11.76%)

5

Airport Center Parking (9.15%)

6

Park 'N Fly (9.15%)

7

LAX Economy Parking (7.19%)

8

Fox Auto Parks (7.19%)

9

AirportParkingReservations (6.54%)

10

QuikPark (6.54%)

 

Topic: Best Credit Cards for Rewards​

Rank

Best Credit Cards for Rewards​ (Visibility %)

1

Chase (31.33%)

2

Capital One (30.67%)

3

American Express (29.33%)

4

Citi (24.67%)

5

Capital One Venture (20%)

6

Chase Sapphire (17.33%)

7

Discover (16%)

8

Wells Fargo (11.33%)

9

Discover it Cash Back (10.67%)

10

Citi Double Cash (10%)

 

Topic: Grocery Delivery

Rank

Grocery Delivery​ (Visibility %)

1

Instacart (87.58%)

2

Shipt (67.65%)

3

Amazon Fresh (54.9%)

4

FreshDirect (32.03%)

5

Walmart Grocery (30.72%)

6

Thrive Market (21.57%)

7

Peapod (17.32%)

8

 Boxed (11.44%)

9

Kroger (10.46%)

10

Citi Double Cash (10%)

 

What Is AI Search Visibility?

AI search visibility refers to how often and prominently a brand appears in AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. 

Unlike traditional search engines that rely on ranked links, AI-driven search provides direct answers, summaries, and cited sources—changing how users discover information and engage with brands.

Still learning the basics of understanding AI search? We’ve outlined key facts all SEOs should know.

Why Does Visibility in AI Search Engines Matter?

Over the past year, traffic from AI search engines has surged, creating a valuable new opportunity.

As AI-powered search becomes more prevalent, businesses must ensure their content is recognized, cited, and recommended by these models. 

High AI search visibility means:

  • Increased brand authority – Your company is positioned as a trusted source in AI-generated responses.
  • Enhanced brand accuracy – Ensure AI models present the right information about your brand, reducing misinformation.
  • Higher engagement and traffic – Users interacting with AI search are guided toward your content.
  • Competitive advantage – If your competitors are mentioned more in AI search results, they control the conversation.

For tips on how to win in AI search, check out our framework for success.

Methodology

To determine AI search visibility leaders, we analyzed 50-100 queries per topic for searches conducted in the US and Canada across AI search engines like OpenAI, Perplexity, and Gemini. 

Responses from all three sources are aggregated, and brand visibility is calculated based on the frequency and prominence of each brand mentioned in the answers.

Conclusion:

As AI-powered search engines continue to reshape digital discovery, the brands that secure strong visibility will gain a significant competitive edge. Our research highlights which companies are leading the way for the topics listed, but AI search is constantly evolving. 

Staying ahead means continuously optimizing your AI Search presence to ensure your brand is recognized and referenced.

Want to see where your brand stands?

Our team can generate a custom AI search visibility report tailored to your industry and key topics. Get in touch to learn more!