MONTHLY BENCHMARK REPORT
Published July 1, 2026 · Next edition: August 1, 2026
Visovra
GEO Index
Monthly AI citation benchmarks across 12 industries and 5 platforms — based on live API calls to ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Copilot.
KEY FINDINGS · JULY 2026
This Month's Headline Numbers
01
+31%
average AI citation rate increase YoY across all industries
vs. July 2025 baseline
02
12×
more clicks to cited brands vs. non-cited brands in AI answers
ChatGPT inline citations, May 2026 data
03
3.4
average brands cited per AI answer across all platforms
down from 5.1 in 2024 — AI is getting more selective
04
68%
of top-cited brands have llms.txt installed
vs. 12% of non-cited brands — strongest single LLMO signal
05
9pts
average GEO Score gap between Local SMBs and SaaS leaders
largest opportunity gap identified this month
06
2.1×
higher citation rate for brands with FAQPage schema vs without
consistent across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity
INDUSTRY RANKINGS
AI Citation Rate by Industry
Weighted avg across ChatGPT · Gemini · Perplexity · Claude · Copilot
Swipe left for GEM · PPX · CLD · CPT · MoM Δ →
#INDUSTRYCITATION RATEGPTGEMPPXCLDCPTMOM Δ
1SaaS / Software
81%
88%84%79%76%72%+4%2Marketing & Agencies
76%
80%77%72%74%71%+6%3E-commerce
73%
79%74%68%70%66%+8%4Financial Services
68%
74%70%66%62%60%+2%5Healthcare
65%
71%68%60%62%58%+3%6Legal Services
60%
66%62%57%56%52%+1%7Real Estate
58%
63%60%55%54%50%+5%8Education
55%
61%58%50%52%47%+4%9Hospitality / Travel
52%
58%54%48%50%44%+7%10Manufacturing
44%
49%46%40%42%38%+2%11Non-profit / NGO
40%
45%42%36%38%33%+3%12Local / SMB Services
34%
38%36%30%32%27%+9%Citation rate = % of sampled queries where ≥1 industry brand was cited · GPT = ChatGPT · GEM = Gemini · PPX = Perplexity · CLD = Claude · CPT = Copilot · MoM Δ = month-over-month change
PLATFORM BREAKDOWN
What's Driving Each Platform
ChatGPT
25pts
GEO INDEX WEIGHT
Highest citation rate across all industries. Inline citation feature (May 2026) significantly boosted brand mention frequency. SaaS and Marketing sectors saw the biggest gains.
Gemini
25pts
GEO INDEX WEIGHT
Strong performance in Healthcare and Financial Services due to tight Google Search integration. Japanese-language queries show 15% higher citation rate vs. English.
Perplexity
20pts
GEO INDEX WEIGHT
Lowest citation rates overall but highest citation specificity — brands cited here tend to be the most authoritative in their niche. Real-time web search creates freshness advantage.
Claude
15pts
GEO INDEX WEIGHT
Strong in B2B and enterprise sectors. Legal and Financial Services see disproportionately high Claude citation rates. Long-form content and technical documentation perform well.
Copilot
15pts
GEO INDEX WEIGHT
Rising fast in enterprise and professional services. Microsoft 365 integration drives workplace query volume. Manufacturing and Real Estate sectors growing fastest.
🇯🇵
JAPAN SPOTLIGHT
Japanese Market: Massive LLMO Gap = Massive Opportunity
Full Japan Report →+67% YoY
Japanese-language AI query volume
ChatGPT + Gemini combined
14%
JP brands with any LLMO strategy
vs. 41% US, 29% EU
38/100
Average GEO Score — Japan brands
vs. 61/100 global average
E-commerce
Biggest JP sector gap
Only 22% cited vs. 73% global average
SaaS / IT
Fastest-growing JP LLMO adopters
+24% adoption in Q2 2026
METHODOLOGY
How We Measure This
Each month, Visovra runs live API queries across ChatGPT (GPT-4o), Google Gemini 1.5 Pro, Perplexity AI, Claude Sonnet, and Microsoft Copilot. We send 500+ industry-specific queries per sector and record whether known brands in that sector appear in the AI-generated response.
Citation rate = the percentage of queries where at least one brand from that industry was cited. Scores are not simulated or estimated — every data point is a real API call.
Platform weighting follows the Visovra GEO Score model: ChatGPT (25pts), Gemini (25pts), Perplexity (20pts), Claude (15pts), Copilot (15pts).
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