# Writesonic — the record

AI-content and visibility vendor whose 'ghost citations' study measured how often engines use a source without naming it.

One item, and a term the beat adopted: Writesonic analysed roughly 16 million brand appearances across seven AI answer engines over 30 days and found engines frequently use a source's content without naming the brand — 'ghost citations' — at rates that vary widely by engine: Perplexity omitted the source brand in 52% of citations, Google AI Mode in 49%, ChatGPT in 37%.

Also known as: https://writesonic.com/ · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writesonic · https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120534390

- 2026-07-29: Writesonic study finds AI engines often skip naming source brands (https://anythingengineoptimization.com/item/2026-07-29-writesonic-study-finds-ai-engines-often-skip-naming-source-brands/)
  Writesonic analyzed roughly 16 million brand appearances across seven AI answer engines over a 30-day window and found citations frequently reference…

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