Category Authority Map

The sources that decide your whole category on ChatGPT — aggregated across every non-branded buying query, not just your own. Structured by trust layer, with your gaps flagged. Last 90 days.

Sources shaping your category
29
distinct domains ChatGPT cites across category buying queries
Citations you own
0%
the rest is trust you don't control yet

Highest-leverage gaps

Sources deciding your category that you're absent from.

goodhousekeeping.com 18×forbes.com 7×knowledgelib.io 5×citystaypilot.com 2×cntraveler.com 2×packhacker.com 2×shopping.yahoo.com 2×travelandleisure.com 2×travelvient.com 2×wisebuyai.com 2×

Sources to get listed on

Pages ChatGPT cited in answers where a competitor showed up and you didn't. Getting onto these is the most direct way to close the gap — the format tells you what to make.

knowledgelib.io1 answer missed
goodhousekeeping.com1 answer missed
forbes.com1 answer missed
cntraveler.com1 answer missed
travelvient.com1 answer missed
wisebuyai.com1 answer missed
radcity.net1 answer missed
travel-products.com1 answer missed

Category authorities (Layer 2)

Editorial & review sites AI cites most in your category — the placements that decide recommendations.

Earnedgoodhousekeeping.comgap — target
18× · 27.3%
Earnedforbes.comgap — target
7× · 10.6%
Earnedknowledgelib.iogap — target
5× · 7.6%
Earnedcitystaypilot.comgap — target
2× · 3.0%
Earnedcntraveler.comgap — target
2× · 3.0%
Earnedpackhacker.comgap — target
2× · 3.0%
Earnedshopping.yahoo.comgap — target
2× · 3.0%
Earnedtravelandleisure.comgap — target
2× · 3.0%
Earnedtravelvient.comgap — target
2× · 3.0%
Earnedwisebuyai.comgap — target
2× · 3.0%
Earnedbagsguides.comgap — target
1× · 1.5%
Earnedchattersource.comgap — target
1× · 1.5%
Earnedchron.comgap — target
1× · 1.5%
Earnedgotripready.comgap — target
1× · 1.5%
Earnedluggage.companygap — target
1× · 1.5%

+11 more authority sources.

Retailers

Marketplaces where the category sells (not earned trust).

Why this beats a visibility tool: a tool shows the sources cited for your prompts. This shows the sources cited across the category'sprompts — the trust map your competitors are winning and you're not.

Where organic authority won't close the gap, there may be a paid lane. See the organic vs. paid opportunity →