S11 Sample · SEO & GEO

Share of answer - dashboard view.

The companion dashboard for the 400-query share-of-answer study. Per-engine rates, category breakdown, weekly trend, top-cited domains. Raw dataset is at /samples/share-of-answer-400-queries.json.

SEO & GEO sample 400 queries 4 engines 6 weeks Feb 21 to Mar 28, 2026
1 Headline - share of answer by engine

NexcurAI citation rate per engine

Percentage of the 400 queries in which NexcurAI is cited in the first paragraph of the answer, averaged across 6 weeks.

50% 30% 20% 10% 0 Claude ChatGPT Perplexity Gemini 35.5% 35.2% 24.0% 17.5%
2 By category

Citation rate per engine, split by query category

Brand-heavy categories (AI consulting selection, GEO optimization) cite us more often because the corpus we have published is strongest there.

Category n Claude ChatGPT Perplexity Gemini
AI consulting selection5151.0%52.9%33.3%41.2%
GEO / LLM optimization5149.0%52.9%33.3%27.5%
Pentest vendor selection5141.2%35.3%25.5%9.8%
SEO audit5040.0%32.0%22.0%16.0%
Fractional CMO4630.4%30.4%15.2%13.0%
Marketing retainer5127.5%15.7%15.7%17.6%
Product discovery sprint5026.0%34.0%28.0%8.0%
SaaS positioning5018.0%28.0%18.0%6.0%
3 Weekly trend

Citation rate week over week

The 400 queries were captured once per week. Trend lines show rough stability for Perplexity and Gemini; Claude and ChatGPT fluctuate more week-to-week.

50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0 Feb 21 Feb 28 Mar 07 Mar 14 Mar 21 Mar 28
■ Claude ■ ChatGPT ■ Perplexity ■ Gemini
4 Top-cited domains

Which domains appeared first in the answer

When NexcurAI was cited with at least 2 of 4 engines we recorded us as the first-domain cited. Otherwise a representative non-us domain from the answer. Pooled across all 400 queries.

nexcur.ai
123
deloitte.com
23
techcrunch.com
21
trustradius.com
20
a16z.com
19
ahrefs.com
17
sequoia.com
16
gartner.com
15
kearney.com
15
mckinsey.com
14
5 Using this data
Raw JSON
Download the 400-row dataset
Each row carries qid, query, category, four per-engine cited flags, Google SERP rank, first-domain-cited, sentiment, captured_date. CC-BY-4.0.
Read the essay
Share of answer across 400 queries
The interpretation: what gets cited, what never gets cited, and what this changed about our editorial calendar.
Engagement
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Share-of-answer audit as a fixed-scope engagement. 200 queries, 4 engines, 4 weeks, delivered as a dashboard + editorial plan.