Mentionable Index
Copilot
Perplexity
ChatGPT
Google AI ModeAIOGoogle AI Overview
Is alibaba.com cited by AI?
Yes. From March 2026 to September 2026, alibaba.com was found 1,252 times across 686 AI responses analyzed by Mentionable. Copilot cites it most often (891 times).
An engine lists more sources than it cites in its text. Here, 91% of citations appear in the answer itself: the rest sits in the list of sources, outside the text.
1,252
Citations
91%
Visible in answer
754
Pages cited
5
Engines
Which engines cite it
Engines do not lean on the same sources, and do not put them in their text the same way.
EngineCitationsVisible
89199%
180100%
13724%
3792%
AIO7100%
What AI engines look for on alibaba.com
754 distinct URLs from this domain were recorded. Citations concentrate on these sections.
/pla
70%
/product-insights
19%
/supplier
3%
/showroom
3%
/blog
2%
/product-detail
1%
/price-comparison
1%
/
0%
Month by month
7
Mar 26
95
Apr 26
150
May 26
123
Jun 26
289
Jul 26
492
Aug 26
96
Sep 26
In which markets
Manufacturing & industry698E-commerce & online retail225Fashion, jewelry & luxury85Events & weddings63AI tools & assistants53Beauty & cosmetics31B2B SaaS26Education & training19Construction & trades11Food & beverage8Business consulting7Media & publishing7Sports & fitness5Supplements & nutrition4Entertainment & music3Finance & banking3Automotive1Marketing & SEO agencies1Developer tools & software1Travel & tourism1
Frequently asked questions
Which AI engines cite alibaba.com?
5 engines cite alibaba.com over the period: Copilot (891), Perplexity (180), ChatGPT (137), Google AI Mode (37), and Google AI Overview (7). Claude and Gemini have not cited it.
Do AI engines put alibaba.com in the text of their answers?
91% of alibaba.com citations appear in the text of the answer, the rest sits in the list of sources. Perplexity puts it in its text most often (100%).
Which pages of alibaba.com do AI engines cite?
Citations cover 754 distinct URLs and concentrate on /pla (70%), /product-insights (19%), and /supplier (3%).
Where does alibaba.com rank among the sources cited in Manufacturing & industry?
alibaba.com ranks 5th of 1,896 domains recorded in Manufacturing & industry, with 698 citations in this sector.
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Other sources cited in Manufacturing & industry
| # | Domain | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,709 | |
| 2 | 1,593 | |
| 3 | 1,161 | |
| 4 | 938 | |
| 5 | 514 | |
| 6 | 407 | |
| 7 | 392 | |
| 8 | 386 | |
| 9 | 238 | |
| 10 | 209 |