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
280
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.

waterbottleinfo.com 58×rei.com 49×prudentreviews.com 45×alibaba.com 26×outdoorgearlab.com 22×theconsumers.guide 22×dillerbottle.com 21×hundredproducts.com 19×thetestedhub.com 18×wildernesspaths.com 18×

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.

waterbottleinfo.com5 answers missed
reddit.com5 answers missed
packhacker.com3 answers missed
truepicked.com3 answers missed
bestbuy.com3 answers missed
prudentreviews.com2 answers missed
rei.com2 answers missed
outdoorgearlab.com2 answers missed
gearjunkie.com2 answers missed
healthline.com2 answers missed
wildernesspaths.com2 answers missed
goodhousekeeping.com2 answers missed
walmart.com2 answers missed
curatsy.com2 answers missed
outdoorlife.com2 answers missed

Category authorities (Layer 2)

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

Earnedwaterbottleinfo.comgap — target
58× · 5.4%
Earnedrei.comgap — target
49× · 4.6%
Earnedprudentreviews.comgap — target
45× · 4.2%
Earnedalibaba.comgap — target
26× · 2.4%
Earnedoutdoorgearlab.comgap — target
22× · 2.1%
Earnedtheconsumers.guidegap — target
22× · 2.1%
Earneddillerbottle.comgap — target
21× · 2.0%
Earnedhundredproducts.comgap — target
19× · 1.8%
Earnedthetestedhub.comgap — target
18× · 1.7%
Earnedwildernesspaths.comgap — target
18× · 1.7%
Earnedasobubottle.comgap — target
17× · 1.6%
Earnedengravinglounge.comgap — target
16× · 1.5%
Earnedh2gowaterbottle.comgap — target
16× · 1.5%
Earnedcoldest.comgap — target
15× · 1.4%
Earnedextrabux.comgap — target
15× · 1.4%

+256 more authority sources.

Community

Forums & UGC AI pulls from — Reddit, YouTube.

Retailers

Marketplaces where the category sells (not earned trust).

Your owned sources

Your own properties cited in the category.

Ownedchillys.com✓ you're here
1× · 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 →