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AI Visibility Index

Publishers Index 2.0: CNET and Vogue Tie at the Top

Published May 26, 2026

CNET and Vogue tie at the top: 18/285 each (6.3%; 95% interval 4.0–9.8%). 9 others are within their margin (Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, Allure, Esquire, ELLE and The New Yorker), so no sole leader is established.

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Publishers Index 2.0: CNET and Vogue Tie at the Top

Measured November 4, 2026 · 5W Public Relations. Measured November 4, 2026.

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CNET and Vogue tie at the top: 18/285 each (6.3%; 95% interval 4.0–9.8%). 9 others are within their margin (Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, Allure, Esquire, ELLE and The New Yorker), so no sole leader is established. CNET and Vogue are tied at the top; display order does not break the tie. Top untracked domain: en.wikipedia.org, cited in 56/285 grounded answers (19.6%; 95% interval 15.5–24.7%). It exceeds the tracked leader CNET (18/285); intervals do not overlap.

288
AI answers analyzed across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity
6.3%
of 285 grounded answers cited CNET (18/285)
16
tracked sources cited at least once (of 20)
93.9%
of Google searches showed an AI Overview (46 of 49)

Version 2. This version replaces the first version of this study, first published July 1, 2026. It uses measured counts, so the two versions are not comparable. Version 2 asks 24 questions three times each on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity (288 answers) and adds Google AI Overviews. Every rate comes with its count and a 95% interval.

What the data shows

  • CNET CNET and Vogue tie at the top: 18/285 each (6.3%; 95% interval 4.0–9.8%). 9 others are within their margin (Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, Allure, Esquire, ELLE and The New Yorker), so no sole leader is established. CNET and Vogue are tied at the top; display order does not break the tie.
  • 27/288 (9.4%) CNET was the first brand named in 27 of 288 answers, more than any other tracked brand. Its average first position was 1.1.
  • 18/285 (6.3%) CNET's own domains were cited in 18 of 285 grounded answers, more than any other tracked brand. Vogue followed at 18 of 285. 4 of 20 tracked brands had 0 of 285.
  • 46/49 (93.9%) Google AI Overviews appeared on 46 of 49 searches (CI 83.5–97.9%). On the other 3, no overview was shown.
  • 5/46 (10.9%) The Atlantic was the brand named most often in AI Overviews, at 5 of 46, followed by The New Yorker at 4 of 46 (8.7%). In the four-engine set, The Atlantic was named in 3 of 288 answers (1.1%).
  • 56/285 (19.6%) en.wikipedia.org was cited in 56 of 285 grounded four-engine answers, with 97 of 2,438 citations (4%). pcmag.com came second with 48 citations in 24 answers (8.4%).
  • 0/12 (0.0%) For 'Which smartphones have the best cameras in 2026?', none of the tracked brands was named in any of 12 four-engine answers.

Tracked sources by cited-answer penetration

Ranking of tracked sources by citation penetration across 285 grounded answers; not textual mentions.

CNET6.3%
Vogue6.3%
Travel + Leisure6.0%
Condé Nast Traveler4.6%
GQ4.2%
Architectural Digest3.5%
Bon Appétit3.5%
Allure2.1%
Esquire2.1%
ELLE1.8%
The New Yorker1.8%
Harper's Bazaar1.4%
Serious Eats1.1%
The Atlantic1.1%
The Verge1.1%
#NameNamed inAppearance rate95% interval
1CNET18/2856.3%4.0–9.8%
2Vogue18/2856.3%4.0–9.8%
3Travel + Leisure17/2856.0%3.8–9.3%
4Condé Nast Traveler13/2854.6%2.7–7.6%
5GQ12/2854.2%2.4–7.2%
6Architectural Digest10/2853.5%1.9–6.3%
7Bon Appétit10/2853.5%1.9–6.3%
8Allure6/2852.1%1.0–4.5%
9Esquire6/2852.1%1.0–4.5%
10ELLE5/2851.8%0.8–4.0%
11The New Yorker5/2851.8%0.8–4.0%
12Harper's Bazaar4/2851.4%0.5–3.6%
13Serious Eats3/2851.1%0.4–3.0%
14The Atlantic3/2851.1%0.4–3.0%
15The Verge3/2851.1%0.4–3.0%

The full list

Tracked platforms only. Text mention and first-mention data remain separate in the evidence.

#Tracked sourceCited answersCitation penetration95% intervalFirst mentionOwn-domain citationCitation share
1CNET18/2856.3%4–9.8%1.16.3% (18/285)0.7%
2Vogue18/2856.3%4–9.8%1.46.3% (18/285)1.1%
3Travel + Leisure17/2856%3.8–9.3%1.26% (17/285)0.8%
4Condé Nast Traveler13/2854.6%2.7–7.6%1.44.6% (13/285)0.7%
5GQ12/2854.2%2.4–7.2%2.94.2% (12/285)1.1%
6Architectural Digest10/2853.5%1.9–6.3%13.5% (10/285)1.1%
7Bon Appétit10/2853.5%1.9–6.3%1.73.5% (10/285)0.4%
8Allure6/2852.1%1–4.5%2.82.1% (6/285)0.3%
9Esquire6/2852.1%1–4.5%2.72.1% (6/285)0.2%
10ELLE5/2851.8%0.8–4%3.31.8% (5/285)0.2%
11The New Yorker5/2851.8%0.8–4%1.31.8% (5/285)0.2%
12Harper's Bazaar4/2851.4%0.5–3.6%21.4% (4/285)0.2%
13Serious Eats3/2851.1%0.4–3%11.1% (3/285)0.1%
14The Atlantic3/2851.1%0.4–3%1.61.1% (3/285)0.2%
15The Verge3/2851.1%0.4–3%1.61.1% (3/285)0.1%
16WIRED1/2850.4%0.1–2%30.4% (1/285)0%
17Food & Wine0/2850%0–1.3%1.50% (0/285)0%
18Glamour0/2850%0–1.3%70% (0/285)0%
19New York Magazine0/2850%0–1.3%2.10% (0/285)0%
20Vanity Fair0/2850%0–1.3%3.90% (0/285)0%

Top untracked domains beside the tracked ranking

The ranking covers tracked sources only. Untracked cited domains include en.wikipedia.org (56 answers), youtube.com (32 answers), techradar.com (25 answers), pcmag.com (24 answers), tomsguide.com (22 answers), consumerreports.org (20 answers), timeout.com (16 answers), lonelyplanet.com (12 answers), nytimes.com (12 answers), whowhatwear.com (12 answers). Some were cited as often as or more than the tracked leaders.

DomainCited answersPenetrationCitation share
en.wikipedia.org56/28519.6%4.0%
youtube.com32/28511.2%1.3%
techradar.com25/2858.8%1.2%
pcmag.com24/2858.4%2.0%
tomsguide.com22/2857.7%1.0%
consumerreports.org20/2857.0%1.4%
timeout.com16/2855.6%1.3%
lonelyplanet.com12/2854.2%0.6%
nytimes.com12/2854.2%0.6%
whowhatwear.com12/2854.2%0.8%
marieclaire.com11/2853.9%0.6%
reddit.com11/2853.9%0.5%
digitaltrends.com10/2853.5%0.4%
expedia.com10/2853.5%0.6%
feedspot.com10/2853.5%0.4%
guide.michelin.com10/2853.5%0.5%
medium.com10/2853.5%0.5%
ranker.com10/2853.5%0.4%
rtings.com10/2853.5%0.5%
theinfatuation.com10/2853.5%0.4%

Secondary measure: text mentions

Answers naming each tracked source in text, out of 288 four-engine answers. This is secondary; the main ranking above is citation penetration of grounded answers.

#Tracked sourceNamed answersAppearance rateNamed first
1CNET31/28810.8%27
2Vogue28/2889.7%23
3The New Yorker26/2889.0%19
4GQ25/2888.7%13
5The Atlantic21/2887.3%8
6Travel + Leisure21/2887.3%16
7Vanity Fair18/2886.3%0
8Condé Nast Traveler17/2885.9%11
9Bon Appétit16/2885.6%10
10ELLE15/2885.2%0
11Harper's Bazaar14/2884.9%0
12Architectural Digest13/2884.5%13
13New York Magazine12/2884.2%5
14The Verge12/2884.2%5
15Allure10/2883.5%6
16Esquire9/2883.1%0
17Serious Eats8/2882.8%8
18WIRED8/2882.8%1
19Food & Wine6/2882.1%3
20Glamour1/2880.3%0

The top eight, side by side

#NameAppearance rateAnswers and intervalOther measures
1CNET6.3%Cited in 18/285 grounded answers · 95% interval 4.0–9.8%first-mention position: 1.1; owned-domain citation (18/285): 6.3%; citation share: 0.7%
2Vogue6.3%Cited in 18/285 grounded answers · 95% interval 4.0–9.8%first-mention position: 1.4; owned-domain citation (18/285): 6.3%; citation share: 1.1%
3Travel + Leisure6.0%Cited in 17/285 grounded answers · 95% interval 3.8–9.3%first-mention position: 1.2; owned-domain citation (17/285): 6%; citation share: 0.8%
4Condé Nast Traveler4.6%Cited in 13/285 grounded answers · 95% interval 2.7–7.6%first-mention position: 1.4; owned-domain citation (13/285): 4.6%; citation share: 0.7%
5GQ4.2%Cited in 12/285 grounded answers · 95% interval 2.4–7.2%first-mention position: 2.9; owned-domain citation (12/285): 4.2%; citation share: 1.1%
6Architectural Digest3.5%Cited in 10/285 grounded answers · 95% interval 1.9–6.3%first-mention position: 1; owned-domain citation (10/285): 3.5%; citation share: 1.1%
7Bon Appétit3.5%Cited in 10/285 grounded answers · 95% interval 1.9–6.3%first-mention position: 1.7; owned-domain citation (10/285): 3.5%; citation share: 0.4%
8Allure2.1%Cited in 6/285 grounded answers · 95% interval 1.0–4.5%first-mention position: 2.8; owned-domain citation (6/285): 2.1%; citation share: 0.3%

Same questions, different answers

Cited-answer penetration for tracked sources, using each engine’s own grounded-answer denominator.

ChatGPT

72 asked · 72 returned · 72 grounded

Vogue12.5%
Travel + Leisure11.1%
Condé Nast Traveler9.7%
Bon Appétit9.7%
GQ8.3%
The New Yorker6.9%

Claude

72 asked · 72 returned · 69 grounded

CNET0.0%
Vogue0.0%
Travel + Leisure0.0%
Condé Nast Traveler0.0%
GQ0.0%
Architectural Digest0.0%

Gemini

72 asked · 72 returned · 72 grounded

CNET16.7%
Vogue0.0%
Travel + Leisure0.0%
Condé Nast Traveler0.0%
GQ0.0%
Architectural Digest0.0%

Perplexity

72 asked · 72 returned · 72 grounded

Vogue12.5%
Travel + Leisure12.5%
CNET8.3%
Condé Nast Traveler8.3%
GQ8.3%
Architectural Digest8.3%

Which platforms each sector cites

Up to three tracked platforms cited in the most grounded answers per sector (three questions each), as cited answers / grounded answers. Platforms with no citations are left out.

SectorFour chat engines: most-cited tracked platformsGoogle AI Overviews
BeautyAllure (6/24)None cited
Culture and politicsThe New Yorker (5/36), The Atlantic (3/36)The Atlantic (1/7)
FashionVogue (12/36), ELLE (5/36), Harper's Bazaar (4/36)New York Magazine (1/5), Vogue (1/5)
FoodBon Appétit (10/48), Serious Eats (3/48), Condé Nast Traveler (1/48)Bon Appétit (3/5), Serious Eats (3/5)
Home designArchitectural Digest (10/24)Architectural Digest (1/3)
Men's styleGQ (12/24), Esquire (6/24), Vogue (5/24)Vogue (3/5), GQ (1/5)
TechnologyCNET (18/45), The Verge (3/45), WIRED (1/45)CNET (1/8)
TravelTravel + Leisure (14/48), Condé Nast Traveler (12/48)Condé Nast Traveler (1/9)

The fifth engine

AI Overview rankings below use citations to tracked source domains; they are not pooled with text-mention rankings.

94%
Trigger rate: 46 of 49 searches

46 of 49 successful searches showed an AI Overview. Vogue was cited in 4/46 overviews (8.7%). Bon Appétit was cited in 3/46 overviews (6.5%). Serious Eats was cited in 3/46 overviews (6.5%). CNET was cited in 1/46 overviews (2.2%).

Five-engine rankNameFive-engine rateFour-engine rank
1Vogue8.7%2
2Bon Appétit6.5%7
3Serious Eats6.5%13
4CNET2.2%1
5Condé Nast Traveler2.2%4
6GQ2.2%5
7Architectural Digest2.2%6
8The Atlantic2.2%14
9New York Magazine2.2%19
10Travel + Leisure0.0%3

Who each question surfaces first

Six questions, ranked by cited-domain penetration within each question’s grounded answers.

QuestionLeaderNextAI Overview
Q01 · 12 grounded answersVogue 50.0%ELLE 33.3%; Harper's Bazaar 33.3%AI Overview shown on 3 of 3 successful searches
Q02 · 12 grounded answersCondé Nast Traveler 8.3%Vogue 8.3%; Allure 0.0%AI Overview shown on 0 of 0 successful searches
Q03 · 12 grounded answersCNET 50.0%Allure 0.0%; Architectural Digest 0.0%AI Overview shown on 2 of 2 successful searches
Q04 · 12 grounded answersCondé Nast Traveler 33.3%Travel + Leisure 33.3%; Allure 0.0%AI Overview shown on 3 of 3 successful searches
Q05 · 12 grounded answersThe New Yorker 16.7%Allure 0.0%; Architectural Digest 0.0%AI Overview shown on 3 of 3 successful searches
Q06 · 12 grounded answersGQ 50.0%Vogue 41.7%; Esquire 25.0%AI Overview shown on 3 of 3 successful searches

Most-cited domains

The four engines produced 2,438 citations in total. en.wikipedia.org was cited most often, with 97 citations (4%) across 56 answers. Next came pcmag.com (48), consumerreports.org (33), youtube.com (32), timeout.com (31), techradar.com (29).

Four AI engines · share of 285 grounded answers

en.wikipedia.org19.6%
youtube.com11.2%
techradar.com8.8%
pcmag.com8.4%
tomsguide.com7.7%
consumerreports.org7.0%
vogue.com6.3%
cnet.com6.3%
travelandleisure.com6.0%
timeout.com5.6%

Google AI Overviews · share of 46 overviews

youtube.com21.7%
vogue.com8.7%
reddit.com8.7%
josbank.com6.5%
laptopmedia.com6.5%
mizzenandmain.com6.5%
allrecipes.com6.5%
americastestkitchen.com6.5%
bonappetit.com6.5%
halfbakedharvest.com6.5%

Citation share by source type

Share of all citations by the type of site cited.

Source typeFour AI engines (of 2,438 citations)Google AI Overviews (of 156 citations)
Other / unclassified1,020 (41.8%)58 (37.2%)
General news / business press544 (22.3%)30 (19.2%)
Review / comparison publishers258 (10.6%)7 (4.5%)
Company / brand sites184 (7.5%)21 (13.5%)
Community / social123 (5%)25 (16%)
Reference106 (4.3%)4 (2.6%)
Directories / rankings89 (3.7%)3 (1.9%)
Trade / specialist press56 (2.3%)4 (2.6%)
Research / data providers24 (1%)3 (1.9%)
Official / government21 (0.9%)0 (0%)
Institutions / trade bodies13 (0.5%)1 (0.6%)

How can publishers improve their AI visibility?

These steps follow from the measured results above. They describe what the engines cited in this study and are not a guarantee of results.

StepWhat this study measured
Put your facts on your own domain.Vogue's own domains were cited in 6.3% of grounded answers, CNET's in 6.3% and Travel + Leisure's in 6.0%.
Keep your facts accurate on the sites engines cite.The most-cited sites other than the tracked names' own were en.wikipedia.org (in 19.6% of grounded answers), youtube.com (11.2%), techradar.com (8.8%), pcmag.com (8.4%) and tomsguide.com (7.7%). General news and business press supplied 22.3% of citations and review and comparison publishers 10.6%.
Check each engine separately.ChatGPT named Bon Appétit in 12.5% of answers against 0.0% on Perplexity. ChatGPT named Travel + Leisure in 15.3% of answers against 4.2% on Claude.
Re-run the same questions every month.Compare counts and intervals, not ranks. The 24 questions are in the appendix.

What AI answers

Which tracked sources are cited most often?

CNET and Vogue tie at the top: 18/285 each (6.3%; 95% interval 4.0–9.8%). 9 others are within their margin (Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, Allure, Esquire, ELLE and The New Yorker), so no sole leader is established. CNET and Vogue are tied at the top; display order does not break the tie.

Which brand is named first most often?

CNET was the first brand named in 27 of 288 answers, with an average first position of 1.1.

How often do Google AI Overviews appear for these questions?

An overview appeared on 46 of 49 searches (93.9%, CI 83.5–97.9%). Within those 46 overviews, The Atlantic was named most often, in 5 (10.9%).

Which sources do the engines cite?

Across 2,438 four-engine citations, en.wikipedia.org was cited most (97 citations, in 56 of 285 grounded answers), followed by pcmag.com (48 citations).

Do the four engines agree?

Largely. No tracked name differed by more than 12 points between engines.

How this study was measured

24 questions × 3 runs each × 4 AI engines = 288 answers + 49 Google searches · 46 AI Overviews

24 questions asked three times on each of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, measured November 4, 2026. United States, English; Google retrieval uses desktop results. Models: gpt-5-mini, claude-sonnet-5-5, gemini-3.6-flash only, sonar-pro. Google AI Overviews come from DataForSEO, not inferred chat answers. Appearance counts returned text, including ungrounded answers; citation rates use grounded answers. Longer overlapping names suppress shorter ones; First mention is the earliest eligible name order. Own-domain rates include declared domains and subdomains; shared parent scopes may count for multiple names and cannot be summed as unique citations.

EngineModel IDs calledAskedReturnedGrounded
ChatGPTgpt-5-mini727272
Claudeclaude-sonnet-5-5727269
Geminigemini-3.6-flash727272
Perplexitysonar-pro727272
Google AI OverviewsDataForSEO Google SERP (live, advanced)4946 shown46

Own-domain citations count a domain plus all its subdomains, with the same rule in every table.

Definitions

  • Citation penetration: grounded answers citing tracked source domains ÷ grounded answers, with Wilson 95% intervals. Text mentions remain separate in the evidence.
  • First mention: average order in which the tracked name first appears (1 = first).
  • Own-domain citation: grounded answers citing the tracked name's domains ÷ grounded answers.
  • Citation share: citations to the tracked name's domains ÷ all citations.

Limits

  • Only 20 tracked publications are ranked; results are not an exhaustive market ranking.
  • 337 of 360 planned results were returned. 23 AI Overview lookups were excluded after at most three total attempts.
  • 49 successful Google searches: 46 overviews shown; 3 without an overview. Failures are excluded, not scored as zero.
  • 3 chat answers had no search sources and are left out of the citation figures.
  • No Core question names a tracked name.
  • Unverified own domains are not available, never zero or guessed. Source types use Company / brand sites only for verified official organisations; other unresolved sites are Other / unclassified.
  • Wilson 95% intervals are descriptive; overlapping leading intervals do not establish a sole leader. Measurements do not endorse medical, legal, financial or product claims.
  • Names that are also common words (such as Vogue, Wired, Glamour, Allure, Esquire, ELLE and Bon Appétit) were counted only when they clearly referred to the publication, and short forms such as Traveler, Atlantic, AD or Bazaar on their own were not counted.
  • Rankings and grades in the earlier version are not part of this measurement.
  • 9 answers that named only ELLE Decor, a separate home-design magazine, are not counted for ELLE.
  • Allure and Architectural Digest were added as two more Condé Nast titles. Each title is ranked on its own, with no Condé Nast total, and nymag.com is counted as New York Magazine.
  • The ranking covers tracked sources only. Untracked cited domains include en.wikipedia.org (56 answers), youtube.com (32 answers), techradar.com (25 answers), pcmag.com (24 answers), tomsguide.com (22 answers), consumerreports.org (20 answers), timeout.com (16 answers), lonelyplanet.com (12 answers), nytimes.com (12 answers), whowhatwear.com (12 answers). Some were cited as often as or more than the tracked leaders.
  • Answers were collected through each engine's API using the model IDs listed in the methodology. The consumer ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity apps can answer differently.

The 24 questions

Questions marked "Core question" are the original study questions, asked word for word. The others are added neutral questions.

#QuestionGroupSource
01What are the biggest fashion trends this fall?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
02What are the best new restaurants in New York this year?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
03Which smartphones have the best cameras in 2026?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
04What are the best places to travel in Europe in the fall?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
05Which magazines publish the best long-form journalism on politics and culture?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
06How should a man dress for a summer wedding?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
07What are some easy weeknight dinner recipes?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
08What are the best beauty products launched this year?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
09What are the best hotels in Paris?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
10Which magazines are most influential in fashion?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
11Where can I read reliable reviews of new tech gadgets?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
12What are good home design ideas for a small apartment?Publishers Index 2.0Core question
13Which publications cover independent fashion designers in the US?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
14Where can I read reporting on how American culture is changing?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
15Which publications compare laptop performance and battery life?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
16Which websites publish tested recipes for vegetarian dinners?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
17Which publications cover sustainable tourism and local travel?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
18Which websites compare sunscreen ingredients and performance?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
19Which publications cover men's tailoring and footwear?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
20Which websites cover kitchen renovations and interior architecture?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
21Where can I read in-depth profiles of contemporary artists?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
22Which publications review smart home devices?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
23Which publications cover restaurant openings across the US?Publishers Index 2.0Added question
24Which websites cover affordable weekend trips in the US?Publishers Index 2.0Added question

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