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The sites AI models cite most

In the November 2026 edition of the CiteHawk AI Index, 8 AI models cited 4,592 sites 18,103 times across 256 categories. These are the sites they leaned on most, overall, by AI model and by industry. Updated with every edition.

Citations
18,103
Sites cited
4,592
Categories
256
AI models citing
8

The 50 most cited sites, November 2026

  1. 1citehawk.com2.7%

    citehawk.com is the CiteHawk AI Index itself: when asked who leads a category, AI models cite the Index’s public boards. It is counted like any other site.

  2. 2forbes.com2.5%
  3. 3youtube.com2.5%
  4. 4reddit.com1.7%
  5. 5google.com1.5%
  6. 6toolradar.com1.3%
  7. 7nerdwallet.com1.0%
  8. 8g2.com0.9%
  9. 9nytimes.com0.9%
  10. 10rtings.com0.9%
  11. 11zapier.com0.9%
  12. 12guideflow.com0.8%
  13. 13pcmag.com0.8%
  14. 14techradar.com0.7%
  15. 15cnet.com0.7%
  16. 16learn.g2.com0.6%
  17. 17tomsguide.com0.5%
  18. 18cnbc.com0.5%
  19. 19amazon.com0.5%
  20. 20dupple.com0.5%
  21. 21gartner.com0.5%
  22. 22itechguides.com0.4%
  23. 23money.com0.4%
  24. 24lilachbullock.com0.4%
  25. 25facebook.com0.4%
  26. 26amzn.com0.4%
  27. 27quora.com0.4%
  28. 28consumerreports.org0.4%
  29. 29goodhousekeeping.com0.3%
  30. 30wired.com0.3%
  31. 31capterra.com0.3%
  32. 32consumeraffairs.com0.3%
  33. 33clutch.co0.3%
  34. 34businessinsider.com0.3%
  35. 35usnews.com0.3%
  36. 36selecthub.com0.3%
  37. 376sense.com0.3%
  38. 38survey.stackoverflow.co0.3%
  39. 39technologyadvice.com0.3%
  40. 40wmtips.com0.3%
  41. 41cnn.com0.3%
  42. 42wallethub.com0.3%
  43. 43bankrate.com0.2%
  44. 44reviewed.com0.2%
  45. 45topconsumerreviews.com0.2%
  46. 46garagegymreviews.com0.2%
  47. 47pickedtech.com0.2%
  48. 48qz.com0.2%
  49. 49softwareadvice.com0.2%
  50. 50pcworld.com0.2%

Share of all 18,103 citations in the edition’s global boards. Google’s grounding redirects are counted as the site they point to; redirects that name no site, link shorteners and CDNs are left out.

How often AI models cite the Index itself

citehawk.com is 1st in the November 2026 edition: 483 citations, 2.7% of all citations, in 134 categories. Its share by edition: August 2026 0.0%, September 2026 0.1%, October 2026 0.4%, November 2026 2.7%.

  • Perplexity12.7% of its citations (324)
  • Grok2.5% of its citations (126)
  • Claude0.7% of its citations (26)
  • Gemini0.2% of its citations (3)
  • Google AI Mode0.4% of its citations (2)
  • Google AI Overviews0.1% of its citations (2)

citehawk.com is the CiteHawk AI Index itself: when asked who leads a category, AI models cite the Index’s public boards. It is counted like any other site.

Most cited sites, by AI model

ChatGPT2,044 citations
  1. 1g2.com2.4% of its citations
  2. 2rtings.com2.2% of its citations
  3. 3bestbuy.com1.4% of its citations
  4. 4apple.com1.0% of its citations
  5. 5clutch.co1.0% of its citations
  6. 6learn.microsoft.com1.0% of its citations
  7. 7gartner.com0.8% of its citations
  8. 8consumerreports.org0.7% of its citations
  9. 9survey.stackoverflow.co0.7% of its citations
  10. 10goodhousekeeping.com0.6% of its citations
Claude3,823 citations
  1. 1guideflow.com2.7% of its citations
  2. 2forbes.com2.5% of its citations
  3. 3techradar.com1.8% of its citations
  4. 4nerdwallet.com1.6% of its citations
  5. 5tomsguide.com1.3% of its citations
  6. 6zapier.com1.2% of its citations
  7. 7cnbc.com1.0% of its citations
  8. 8toolradar.com0.9% of its citations
  9. 9pcworld.com0.8% of its citations
  10. 10reviewed.com0.7% of its citations
Gemini1,503 citations
  1. 1youtube.com8.1% of its citations
  2. 2reddit.com5.0% of its citations
  3. 3forbes.com2.1% of its citations
  4. 4cnet.com1.4% of its citations
  5. 5pcmag.com1.4% of its citations
  6. 6cnbc.com1.1% of its citations
  7. 7nerdwallet.com1.1% of its citations
  8. 8medium.com1.0% of its citations
  9. 9techradar.com1.0% of its citations
  10. 10rtings.com0.9% of its citations
Perplexity2,555 citations
  1. 1citehawk.com12.7% of its citations
  2. 2forbes.com4.8% of its citations
  3. 3g2.com2.5% of its citations
  4. 4pcmag.com2.4% of its citations
  5. 5learn.g2.com1.9% of its citations
  6. 6nytimes.com1.8% of its citations
  7. 7zapier.com1.8% of its citations
  8. 8cnet.com1.6% of its citations
  9. 9techradar.com1.3% of its citations
  10. 10nerdwallet.com1.2% of its citations
Grok4,950 citations
  1. 1toolradar.com3.7% of its citations
  2. 2citehawk.com2.5% of its citations
  3. 3forbes.com2.0% of its citations
  4. 4amazon.com1.8% of its citations
  5. 5itechguides.com1.6% of its citations
  6. 6amzn.com1.4% of its citations
  7. 7lilachbullock.com1.3% of its citations
  8. 8nytimes.com1.3% of its citations
  9. 9reddit.com1.0% of its citations
  10. 10pcmag.com1.0% of its citations
Copilot774 citations
  1. 1forbes.com7.5% of its citations
  2. 2worldmetrics.org4.7% of its citations
  3. 3learn.g2.com3.4% of its citations
  4. 4businessinsider.com1.6% of its citations
  5. 5guideflow.com1.6% of its citations
  6. 6consumeraffairs.com1.4% of its citations
  7. 7rtings.com1.4% of its citations
  8. 8softwareadvice.com1.4% of its citations
  9. 9thectoclub.com1.4% of its citations
  10. 10topconsumerreviews.com1.3% of its citations
Google AI Overviews1,933 citations
  1. 1youtube.com15.1% of its citations
  2. 2google.com10.7% of its citations
  3. 3reddit.com7.8% of its citations
  4. 4facebook.com3.7% of its citations
  5. 5quora.com3.4% of its citations
  6. 6forbes.com1.7% of its citations
  7. 7nytimes.com1.1% of its citations
  8. 8g2.com1.1% of its citations
  9. 9cnet.com0.9% of its citations
  10. 10rtings.com0.9% of its citations
Google AI Mode521 citations
  1. 1google.com11.7% of its citations
  2. 2reddit.com6.0% of its citations
  3. 3nytimes.com5.2% of its citations
  4. 4gartner.com4.8% of its citations
  5. 5youtube.com4.8% of its citations
  6. 6zapier.com3.3% of its citations
  7. 7nerdwallet.com2.5% of its citations
  8. 8pcmag.com2.3% of its citations
  9. 9forbes.com1.9% of its citations
  10. 10g2.com1.5% of its citations

Some AI models cite more sites per answer than others, so compare shares within an AI model, not across them.

Most cited sites, by industry

Business Software4,209 citations
  1. 1toolradar.com3.8% of the industry
  2. 2g2.com2.8% of the industry
  3. 3guideflow.com2.2% of the industry
  4. 4zapier.com2.0% of the industry
  5. 5forbes.com1.9% of the industry
  6. 6learn.g2.com1.7% of the industry
  7. 7gartner.com1.5% of the industry
  8. 8reddit.com1.5% of the industry
  9. 9youtube.com1.3% of the industry
  10. 10capterra.com1.2% of the industry
Developer Infrastructure1,399 citations
  1. 1citehawk.com3.9% of the industry
  2. 2guideflow.com2.4% of the industry
  3. 3survey.stackoverflow.co2.4% of the industry
  4. 4lilachbullock.com2.0% of the industry
  5. 5toolradar.com1.8% of the industry
  6. 6reddit.com1.6% of the industry
  7. 7youtube.com1.6% of the industry
  8. 8wmtips.com1.4% of the industry
  9. 9dupple.com1.3% of the industry
  10. 10g2.com1.2% of the industry
AI Infrastructure1,146 citations
  1. 1citehawk.com5.1% of the industry
  2. 2youtube.com1.8% of the industry
  3. 3lilachbullock.com1.4% of the industry
  4. 4confident-ai.com1.3% of the industry
  5. 5northflank.com1.3% of the industry
  6. 6firecrawl.dev1.2% of the industry
  7. 7reddit.com1.2% of the industry
  8. 8medium.com1.1% of the industry
  9. 9vdf.ai1.0% of the industry
  10. 10zapier.com1.0% of the industry
AI & Creative Tools1,064 citations
  1. 1zapier.com2.5% of the industry
  2. 2toolradar.com2.4% of the industry
  3. 3pcmag.com2.3% of the industry
  4. 4citehawk.com2.3% of the industry
  5. 5youtube.com2.0% of the industry
  6. 6reddit.com1.9% of the industry
  7. 7guideflow.com1.7% of the industry
  8. 8itechguides.com1.5% of the industry
  9. 9dupple.com1.1% of the industry
  10. 10learn.g2.com1.1% of the industry
Marketing & Agencies737 citations
  1. 1citehawk.com6.6% of the industry
  2. 2clutch.co6.5% of the industry
  3. 3pixelcrayons.com3.0% of the industry
  4. 4provokemedia.com2.2% of the industry
  5. 5everything-pr.com2.0% of the industry
  6. 6thebusinessrover.com1.6% of the industry
  7. 7guideflow.com1.4% of the industry
  8. 8reddit.com1.4% of the industry
  9. 9shila.so1.2% of the industry
  10. 10contentgrip.com1.1% of the industry
Consumer Electronics998 citations
  1. 1rtings.com8.4% of the industry
  2. 2youtube.com5.8% of the industry
  3. 3google.com5.6% of the industry
  4. 4pickedtech.com3.5% of the industry
  5. 5amzn.com3.4% of the industry
  6. 6techradar.com3.3% of the industry
  7. 7pcmag.com3.2% of the industry
  8. 8pcworld.com2.9% of the industry
  9. 9nytimes.com2.6% of the industry
  10. 10tomsguide.com2.3% of the industry
Home, Kitchen & Appliances1,965 citations
  1. 1youtube.com5.2% of the industry
  2. 2google.com4.7% of the industry
  3. 3forbes.com4.5% of the industry
  4. 4nytimes.com4.5% of the industry
  5. 5rtings.com3.4% of the industry
  6. 6cnet.com2.8% of the industry
  7. 7tomsguide.com2.6% of the industry
  8. 8amazon.com2.6% of the industry
  9. 9goodhousekeeping.com2.2% of the industry
  10. 10consumerreports.org2.1% of the industry
Health & Fitness1,110 citations
  1. 1forbes.com6.5% of the industry
  2. 2garagegymreviews.com3.8% of the industry
  3. 3citehawk.com3.6% of the industry
  4. 4youtube.com3.3% of the industry
  5. 5healthline.com2.1% of the industry
  6. 6nytimes.com2.1% of the industry
  7. 7google.com1.9% of the industry
  8. 8health.yahoo.com1.7% of the industry
  9. 9reddit.com1.7% of the industry
  10. 10amazon.com1.6% of the industry
Food, Apparel & Lifestyle577 citations
  1. 1forbes.com5.2% of the industry
  2. 2google.com4.7% of the industry
  3. 3chewy.com2.8% of the industry
  4. 4reddit.com2.4% of the industry
  5. 5youtube.com2.4% of the industry
  6. 6bonappetit.com2.3% of the industry
  7. 7ringly.io2.3% of the industry
  8. 8goodhousekeeping.com2.1% of the industry
  9. 9amzn.com1.7% of the industry
  10. 10businessinsider.com1.7% of the industry
Finance & Insurance1,464 citations
  1. 1nerdwallet.com7.7% of the industry
  2. 2forbes.com5.9% of the industry
  3. 3cnbc.com5.5% of the industry
  4. 4money.com3.6% of the industry
  5. 5wallethub.com3.1% of the industry
  6. 6bankrate.com3.1% of the industry
  7. 7finance.yahoo.com2.3% of the industry
  8. 8youtube.com2.2% of the industry
  9. 9reddit.com2.0% of the industry
  10. 10usnews.com2.0% of the industry
Travel & Automotive808 citations
  1. 1citehawk.com4.0% of the industry
  2. 2forbes.com3.5% of the industry
  3. 3youtube.com3.5% of the industry
  4. 4nerdwallet.com2.7% of the industry
  5. 5edmunds.com2.4% of the industry
  6. 6reddit.com2.2% of the industry
  7. 7move.org2.1% of the industry
  8. 8consumeraffairs.com1.7% of the industry
  9. 9usatoday.com1.6% of the industry
  10. 10cars.usnews.com1.5% of the industry
Education, Apps & Services970 citations
  1. 1citehawk.com3.0% of the industry
  2. 2reddit.com2.6% of the industry
  3. 3forbes.com2.4% of the industry
  4. 4youtube.com2.4% of the industry
  5. 5usmobile.com1.6% of the industry
  6. 6cnet.com1.3% of the industry
  7. 7usnews.com1.3% of the industry
  8. 8pcmag.com1.2% of the industry
  9. 9gmac.com1.0% of the industry
  10. 10quora.com1.0% of the industry
Professional Services1,316 citations
  1. 1citehawk.com7.6% of the industry
  2. 2reddit.com2.2% of the industry
  3. 3lifestoryresearch.com1.7% of the industry
  4. 4youtube.com1.4% of the industry
  5. 5legacy.vault.com1.4% of the industry
  6. 6vault.com1.4% of the industry
  7. 7thisoldhouse.com1.1% of the industry
  8. 8forbes.com1.1% of the industry
  9. 9modernize.com1.1% of the industry
  10. 10nurse.org0.9% of the industry
Media & Audiences340 citations
  1. 1citehawk.com7.1% of the industry
  2. 2doomers.ai4.7% of the industry
  3. 3dupple.com4.7% of the industry
  4. 4hark.news2.6% of the industry
  5. 5zapier.com2.6% of the industry
  6. 6fast.io2.4% of the industry
  7. 7reddit.com2.4% of the industry
  8. 8ahrefs.com2.1% of the industry
  9. 9castfox.net2.1% of the industry
  10. 10elearningindustry.com2.1% of the industry

Share of citations by edition

SiteAugust 2026September 2026October 2026November 2026
citehawk.com0.0%0.1%0.4%2.7%
forbes.com2.9%2.9%2.6%2.5%
youtube.com7.8%3.6%2.3%2.5%
reddit.com4.4%2.9%2.6%1.7%
google.com0.0%1.2%0.9%1.5%
toolradar.com0.1%0.3%1.0%1.3%
nerdwallet.com1.6%0.9%0.9%1.0%
g2.com0.8%0.7%1.2%0.9%
nytimes.com1.3%0.6%0.7%0.9%
rtings.com1.4%0.8%0.7%0.9%
Citations in the edition16,24222,81723,32818,103

The 10 most cited sites in November 2026, traced back through every edition with citations on record. Each month’s full list is in its Sources Report: August 2026, September 2026, October 2026, November 2026.

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