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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.
Highest-leverage gaps
Sources deciding your category that you're absent from.
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.
Entity infrastructure (Layer 1)
Foundational identity AI checks against — Wikipedia, Wikidata.
▸Earneden.wikipedia.orggap — target2× · 0.2%
Category authorities (Layer 2)
Editorial & review sites AI cites most in your category — the placements that decide recommendations.
▸Earnedcatster.comgap — target99× · 7.8%
▸Earnedcatsluvus.comgap — target62× · 4.9%
▸Earnedalibaba.comgap — target58× · 4.6%
▸Earnedcat-on.comgap — target56× · 4.4%
▸Earnedadspet.com.augap — target31× · 2.5%
▸Earnedtheconsumers.guidegap — target30× · 2.4%
▸Earnedcats.comgap — target29× · 2.3%
▸Earnedpewos.comgap — target29× · 2.3%
▸Earnedmeowshelf.comgap — target24× · 1.9%
▸Earnedpetmd.comgap — target24× · 1.9%
▸Earnedcatsplay.comgap — target22× · 1.7%
▸Earnedhadden.storegap — target22× · 1.7%
▸Earnedpetco.comgap — target21× · 1.7%
▸Earnedmeowinggoods.comgap — target19× · 1.5%
▸Earnedhometosight.comgap — target16× · 1.3%
+200 more authority sources.
Community
Forums & UGC AI pulls from — Reddit, YouTube.
Retailers
Marketplaces where the category sells (not earned trust).
▸Retailerchewy.com50× · 4.0%
▸Retailerwalmart.com19× · 1.5%
▸Retailermacys.com6× · 0.5%
▸Retailerhomedepot.com5× · 0.4%
▸Retailerwayfair.com5× · 0.4%
▸Retailertarget.com2× · 0.2%
▸Retailerbestbuy.com1× · 0.1%
▸Retailerbusiness.walmart.com1× · 0.1%
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 →