Adacity AEO Industry Leaderboard: AI Visibility Tools

September 2026 Summary

Questions
651
Citations
11,623
Brands ranked
18
AI Assistants
Awareness

What do I need?

Range
1 – 47%
Average
9.6%
Median
4.7%
Consideration

Which is best?

Range
1 – 29%
Average
8.3%
Median
6.7%
Decision

Should I buy it?

Range
4 – 44%
Average
13.0%
Median
6.5%
All stages

Whole buyer journey

Range
0.3 – 40%
Average
7.2%
Median
3.5%

Adacity AEO Industry Leaderboard: AI Visibility Tools - September 2026

Share of voice across the buyer journey

How often brands show up in AI assistant answers at every stage of the buyer journey.

18

Adacity AEO Industry Leaderboard: AI Visibility Tools - September 2026

Share of voice ranges and averages

How share of voice compares against the strongest and weakest brands mentioned.

Awareness: What do I need?

Consideration: Which is best?

Decision: Should I buy it?

Adacity AEO Industry Leaderboard: AI Visibility Tools - September 2026

Competition by feature

Each dot is a brand. Brands on the right appear in more AI answers about this feature. Brands near the top are strongly associated with this feature.

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