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# Research: AI Visibility Statistics and Rankings

3 studies and 3 ranked lists built from 3 benchmark datasets. Data last changed November 3, 2026.

## Studies

### AI Visibility Statistics 2026: 90 Brands Analyzed

6 AI engines, 250 buying prompts, 6,000 answers: 41 of 90 B2B brands (46%) were never cited.

Data last changed: October 2, 2026. Page: https://www.theaeocompany.co/research/aeo-index (markdown: https://www.theaeocompany.co/research/aeo-index.md)

### AI Crawler Readability Statistics 2026: 240 Sites Analyzed

240 B2B homepages tested for AI crawlers: 50 (21%) are empty without JavaScript and 20 (8%) publish llms.txt.

Data last changed: May 26, 2026. Page: https://www.theaeocompany.co/research/crawler-audit (markdown: https://www.theaeocompany.co/research/crawler-audit.md)

### AI Share of Voice Statistics 2026: 64 Teardowns Analyzed

64 free AI-visibility teardowns of B2B companies, 450 AI answers each: the median company was named in 14% of its answers, its most-named competitor in 57%.

Data last changed: November 3, 2026. Page: https://www.theaeocompany.co/research/teardowns (markdown: https://www.theaeocompany.co/research/teardowns.md)

## Ranked lists

- 36 B2B SaaS Brands Ranked by AI Answer Share (2026): https://www.theaeocompany.co/lists/b2b-saas-ai-answer-share
- 27 Fintech Brands Ranked by AI Answer Share (2026): https://www.theaeocompany.co/lists/fintech-ai-answer-share
- 27 Cybersecurity Brands Ranked by AI Answer Share (2026): https://www.theaeocompany.co/lists/cybersecurity-ai-answer-share

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