Mentionable Index
Google AI ModeAIOGoogle AI Overview
Gemini
ChatGPT
Grok
Perplexity
Is google.com cited by AI?
Yes. From February 2026 to September 2026, google.com was found 44,943 times across 4,647 AI responses analyzed by Mentionable. Google AI Mode cites it most often (29,658 times).
An engine lists more sources than it cites in its text. Here, 52% of citations appear in the answer itself: the rest sits in the list of sources, outside the text.
44,943
Citations
52%
Visible in answer
934
Pages cited
6
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
29,65828%
AIO14,837100%
368100%
7256%
6100%
2100%
What AI engines look for on google.com
934 distinct URLs from this domain were recorded. Citations concentrate on these sections.
/searchviewer
82%
/goto
7%
/maps
5%
/search
3%
/intl
1%
/travel
0%
/aclk
0%
/business
0%
Month by month
32
Feb 26
136
Mar 26
1,601
Apr 26
5,343
May 26
3,325
Jun 26
9,143
Jul 26
14,375
Aug 26
10,988
Sep 26
In which markets
Beauty & cosmetics24,881Finance & banking4,213Events & weddings2,819Real estate2,551Marketing & SEO agencies1,823Manufacturing & industry1,709Nonprofits & NGOs1,037Entertainment & music1,035Education & training635E-commerce & online retail614Business consulting592Logistics & transport546Construction & trades515Hospitality & restaurants466Travel & tourism382Fashion, jewelry & luxury293Health & medical274Developer tools & software182HR & recruitment117Insurance97IT services & cybersecurity56Media & publishing26Food & beverage21B2B SaaS9AI tools & assistants6Automotive4Sports & fitness4Supplements & nutrition4
Frequently asked questions
Which AI engines cite google.com?
5 engines cite google.com over the period: Google AI Mode (29,658), Google AI Overview (14,837), Gemini (368), ChatGPT (72), and Perplexity (2). Claude and Copilot have not cited it.
Do AI engines put google.com in the text of their answers?
52% of google.com citations appear in the text of the answer, the rest sits in the list of sources. Google AI Overview puts it in its text most often (100%).
Which pages of google.com do AI engines cite?
Citations cover 934 distinct URLs and concentrate on /searchviewer (82%), /goto (7%), and /maps (5%).
Where does google.com rank among the sources cited in Beauty & cosmetics?
google.com ranks 1st of 1,547 domains recorded in Beauty & cosmetics, with 24,881 citations in this sector.
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Other sources cited in Beauty & cosmetics
| # | Domain | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,988 | |
| 2 |  instagram.com | 4,677 |
| 3 | 3,884 | |
| 4 | 3,649 | |
| 5 | 3,399 | |
| 6 | 2,806 | |
| 7 | 2,395 | |
| 8 | 1,763 | |
| 9 | 1,404 | |
| 10 | 1,340 |