AI Citation Leaderboard:
Who Dominates AI Search?
Enter any topic and see a live leaderboard of the domains cited most often in Google AI Overviews for that topic. Understand the AI search competitive landscape before you build your content strategy.
Real-Time AI Search Share of Voice for Any Topic
AI search share of voice (SOV) is the new competitive metric that matters. When a user asks an AI-powered search engine a question about your topic, which domains does the AI cite most often? The answer determines brand exposure, traffic, and trust at scale.
Citerank's AI Citation Leaderboard generates the SOV ranking for any topic by querying Google AI Overviews across a set of related keywords, collecting all cited domains, and ranking them by how frequently they appear — giving you a clear competitive map of AI search authority in any category.
Live Leaderboard in Three Steps
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Enter Any Topic
Type a topic or niche — "project management software," "emergency plumber," "intermittent fasting," "B2B SaaS marketing." No need to specify keywords yourself.
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AI Expands to Related Queries
Citerank uses Gemini to generate 8–10 realistic user queries for the topic, then checks each query in Google's live SERP for AI Overview presence and cited sources.
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See the Ranked Leaderboard
Domains are ranked by share of voice — the percentage of AI Overview queries that cite them — with tier badges (Dominant, Strong, Growing, Present) and an AI analyst insight on what the top domains have in common.
Four Tiers of AI Search Authority
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Dominant (60%+ SOV)
Cited in the majority of AI Overviews for the topic. These domains have deep topical authority, comprehensive content coverage, and strong entity recognition.
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Strong (35–60% SOV)
Frequently cited and well-established in the topic category. These domains are recognized AI sources but don't yet dominate every related query.
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Growing (15–35% SOV)
Consistently appearing in AI Overviews but not yet dominant. Often newer entrants building topical authority or specialists in a sub-category of the topic.
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Present (Under 15% SOV)
Appearing occasionally in AI Overviews for the topic. Often a starting point for brands beginning to optimize for AI search visibility.
How Teams Use the AI Leaderboard
- Competitive intelligence — benchmark your AI SOV vs. direct competitors
- Content gap discovery — see which topics your competitors dominate that you don't
- Category research — enter a new market and instantly understand AI search authority
- Client reporting — show clients where they stand in AI search vs. competitors
- PR and thought leadership — identify topics where your brand should be the dominant AI voice
- Partner research — find domains that dominate adjacent topics for potential link-building
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an AI citation leaderboard?
An AI citation leaderboard shows which websites are cited most frequently in AI-generated answers for a given topic. Citerank generates the leaderboard by querying Google AI Overviews across related keywords for the topic, collecting all cited domains, and ranking them by share of voice (SOV) — the percentage of AI Overview queries that cite each domain.
What is AI search share of voice?
AI search share of voice (SOV) is the percentage of AI-generated answers for a topic that cite a given domain. A domain with 60% SOV is cited in 6 out of 10 AI Overviews for that topic's keywords. High SOV means the domain is recognized by AI engines as the dominant authority on that subject.
How do I increase my AI search share of voice?
To increase AI search SOV for a topic: (1) publish comprehensive content covering every sub-topic and related question, (2) add FAQPage and Article structured data to your key pages, (3) build authoritative backlinks from domain-relevant sources, (4) establish your brand entity in Wikipedia/Wikidata with topic relevance marked, (5) ensure AI crawlers can fully access your site. The leaderboard shows you exactly which domains to study as competitors.
Is the leaderboard free?
Yes. The AI citation leaderboard is free to run — no account or credit card required. Enter any topic and see the live leaderboard immediately. Rate limits apply to prevent abuse (20 topics per hour for anonymous users).
How current is the leaderboard data?
Results are fetched live from Google's current SERP results via DataForSEO. Results for the same topic are cached for 1 hour to maintain performance. For topics you run within the hour, you'll see the cached result; after an hour, a fresh live query runs automatically.