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Study finds low AI visibility for US retailers and S&P 500 companies

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 6
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What happened

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Rezolve Ai published the US AI Visibility Study 2026, which examined how leading AI assistants present 2,047 US companies to consumers. The study found that 97 of America’s 100 largest retailers do not publish a way for an AI agent to check out. Additionally, one in four of the companies examined is never named by OpenAI, Perplexity, or Gemini, including nearly one in five members of the S&P 500.

From manilatimes.net

Why it matters

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The research indicates that most large language models build their answers primarily from third parties, with a company's own website accounting for only 1.5% of the sources cited. This limited visibility could impact how US businesses are discovered and how consumers engage with them through AI platforms.

From manilatimes.net

Who's involved

  • OpenAIOne of the major AI assistants analyzed in the visibility study.
  • PerplexityOne of the major AI assistants analyzed in the visibility study.
  • GeminiOne of the major AI assistants analyzed in the visibility study.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • PerplexitySpeculative

    Perplexity might face reduced consumer demand if its ability to guide users to commerce options is limited by retailer data availability.

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Coverage

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