[ Research ]
Primary-source research on local SEO and AI search.
We publish the data we collect running visibility audits. Every study is free to cite, quote, and embed under CC-BY-4.0. Use the fragment links inside each study to anchor to specific findings.
2026-06-21
58,882 businesses
Local Business AI Visibility Audit (2026)
We audited 58,882 local businesses across 30+ verticals. AI search engines mention them in answers only 5% of the time. Full dataset and methodology.
5% AI engine mention rate
2026-06-21
Reference list
AI Bot Allowlist for robots.txt (2026, Maintained)
The definitive list of AI crawlers to allow in robots.txt for local business websites. 27 bots, with owner attribution, purpose, and primary-source documentation. Updated continuously.
27 AI bots, 4 tiers, vendor-confirmed
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