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Featured release: World Cup Index
World Cup 2026 AI Search Visibility Report
Across seven World Cup categories, FIFA-owned domains dominate citations, Blog / Guide content is the top format, and Telemundo leads overall brand visibility at 54.2% weighted share of voice.
Available reports
16 published
World Cup 2026 AI Search Visibility Report
- July 2026·World Cup 2026
- A cross-category overview of World Cup 2026 AI search visibility across 320 Gemini and OpenAI responses, seven categories, top domains, content formats, and brand winners.
World Cup Travel & Tourism AI Citations
- July 2026·World Cup Travel & Tourism
- Analysis of AI citations across Gemini and OpenAI examining which travel brands, domains, and content formats surface around FIFA World Cup 2026 travel and tourism questions.
World Cup Streaming & Broadcast AI Citations
- July 2026·World Cup Streaming & Broadcast
- Analysis of AI citations across Gemini and OpenAI examining which streaming and broadcast brands, domains, and content formats surface around FIFA World Cup 2026 viewing questions.
World Cup Sports Betting AI Citations
- July 2026·World Cup Sports Betting
- Analysis of AI citations across Gemini and OpenAI examining which sportsbook brands, domains, and content formats surface around FIFA World Cup 2026 betting questions.
World Cup Sponsorship AI Citations
- July 2026·World Cup Sponsorship
- Analysis of AI citations across Gemini and OpenAI examining which sponsors, domains, and content formats surface around FIFA World Cup 2026 sponsorship questions.
World Cup News & Media AI Citations
- July 2026·World Cup News & Media
- Analysis of AI citations across Gemini and OpenAI examining which news, media, official, and reference sources surface around FIFA World Cup 2026 questions.
World Cup Apparel & Boots AI Citations
- July 2026·World Cup Apparel & Boots
- Analysis of AI citations across Gemini and OpenAI examining which apparel and football boot brands, domains, and content formats surface around FIFA World Cup 2026 questions.
World Cup Payments AI Citations
- July 2026·World Cup Payments
- Analysis of AI citations across Gemini and OpenAI examining which payment brands, domains, source types, and content formats surface around FIFA World Cup 2026 payment questions.
US Consumer Banking AI Search Visibility
- June 2026·Consumer Banking (US)
- Analysis of AI citations across ChatGPT and Gemini examining which banking brands, domains, and content formats are cited most — and how neobanks are outperforming legacy institutions in AI visibility.
Retail Athleisure AI Search Visibility
- June 2026·Retail Athleisure
- Analysis of AI citations across ChatGPT and Gemini examining which athleisure brands, domains, and content formats are cited most — and how citation strategy differs sharply between engines.
Beauty & Cosmetics AI Search Visibility
- May 2026·Beauty & Cosmetics
- Analysis of citations across major AI engines examining which beauty brands, domains, and content formats are cited most when answering queries about cosmetics, makeup, and beauty products.
UK Banking AI Search Visibility
- April 2026·Banking (UK)
- Analysis of citations across major AI engines examining which banks, investment banks, and financial domains are cited most when answering queries about banking and financial services.
UK Venture Capital AI Search Visibility
- April 2026·Venture Capital (UK)
- Analysis of citations across major AI engines examining which VC firms, domains, and content formats are cited most when answering queries about the venture capital ecosystem.
Global Venture Capital AI Search Visibility
- April 2026·Venture Capital (Global)
- Analysis of citations across major AI engines examining which VC firms, domains, and content formats are cited most when answering queries about global venture capital.
Collaboration Software AI Search Visibility
- April 2026·Collaboration Software
- Based on an analysis of citations across major AI engines, we examined which domains, brands, and content formats are cited most when answering queries about collaboration and project management software.
February 2026 AI Citation Visibility Index
- February 2026·Content Visibility
- Based on an analysis of 200m+ citations across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Perplexity, and Claude, we examined the content structures and formats most frequently cited by generative search engines.
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