Is gov.uk cited by AI?
Yes. From March 2026 to September 2026, gov.uk was found 638 times across 305 AI responses analyzed by Mentionable. ChatGPT cites it most often (392 times).
An engine lists more sources than it cites in its text. Here, 60% of citations appear in the answer itself: the rest sits in the list of sources, outside the text.
Which engines cite it
Engines do not lean on the same sources, and do not put them in their text the same way.
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What AI engines look for on gov.uk
237 distinct URLs from this domain were recorded. Citations concentrate on these sections.
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Which AI engines cite gov.uk?
6 engines cite gov.uk over the period: ChatGPT (392), Perplexity (64), Google AI Overview (62), Google AI Mode (46), Copilot (44), and Gemini (30). Claude has not cited it.
Do AI engines put gov.uk in the text of their answers?
60% of gov.uk 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 gov.uk do AI engines cite?
Citations cover 237 distinct URLs and concentrate on /government (39%), /guidance (35%), and /goods-sent-from-abroad (5%).
Where does gov.uk rank among the sources cited in Logistics & transport?
gov.uk ranks 6th of 595 domains recorded in Logistics & transport, with 236 citations in this sector.
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Other sources cited in Logistics & transport
| # | Domain | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 546 | |
| 2 | 415 | |
| 3 | 404 | |
| 4 | 382 | |
| 5 | 258 | |
| 6 |  shopify.com | 161 |
| 7 | 107 | |
| 8 | 88 | |
| 9 | 77 | |
| 10 | 61 |