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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 — target18× · 0.1%
Category authorities (Layer 2)
Editorial & review sites AI cites most in your category — the placements that decide recommendations.
▸Earnedgoodhousekeeping.comgap — target584× · 3.8%
▸Earnedprudentreviews.comgap — target476× · 3.1%
▸Earnedconsumerreports.orggap — target323× · 2.1%
▸Earnedtheconsumers.guidegap — target301× · 2.0%
▸Earnedbonappetit.comgap — target200× · 1.3%
▸Earnedrtings.comgap — target189× · 1.2%
▸Earnedprovenpantry.comgap — target176× · 1.2%
▸Earnedfoodnetwork.comgap — target160× · 1.1%
▸Earnedthekitchn.comgap — target149× · 1.0%
▸Earnedforbes.comgap — target148× · 1.0%
▸Earnedbestreviews.comgap — target137× · 0.9%
▸Earnedceramices.comgap — target134× · 0.9%
▸Earnedtechgearlab.comgap — target134× · 0.9%
▸Earnedreviewed.comgap — target115× · 0.8%
+1578 more authority sources.
Certifications (Layer 3)
Third-party validators those authorities reference (NSF, USP, EWG…).
▸Earnedfda.govgap — target1× · 0.0%
Community
Forums & UGC AI pulls from — Reddit, YouTube.
▸UGCreddit.com422× · 2.8%
▸UGCyoutube.com16× · 0.1%
▸UGCold.reddit.com9× · 0.1%
▸UGCshop.tiktok.com4× · 0.0%
▸UGCeo.reddit.com3× · 0.0%
▸UGCtrustpilot.com1× · 0.0%
Retailers
Marketplaces where the category sells (not earned trust).
▸Retailerhomedepot.com165× · 1.1%
▸Retailerwalmart.com150× · 1.0%
▸Retailerwayfair.com145× · 1.0%
▸Retailernordstrom.com74× · 0.5%
▸Retailermacys.com63× · 0.4%
▸Retailertarget.com54× · 0.4%
▸Retailercostco.com30× · 0.2%
▸Retailerwilliams-sonoma.com28× · 0.2%
▸Retailerbestbuy.com22× · 0.1%
▸Retailerlowes.com19× · 0.1%
▸Retailercrateandbarrel.com14× · 0.1%
▸Retailerbusiness.walmart.com13× · 0.1%
▸Retaileretsy.com3× · 0.0%
▸Retaileroverstock.com3× · 0.0%
▸Retailerappliancerepair.homedepot.com1× · 0.0%
Your owned sources
Your own properties cited in the category.
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 →