# Business sites dominate Gemini's local AI citations

Published: 2026-08-19T19:33:33.484Z · Source: Search Engine Land (https://searchengineland.com/business-websites-gemini-citations-local-ai-search-study-485506)
Source date: 2026-08-19
Flags: local AI search study — vendor-published
Entities: gemini, chatgpt

A Steady Demand analysis of 14,472 AI citations across 1,487 local search queries in the 50 largest U.S. metros found business websites accounted for nearly 60% of citations in Gemini's local results, with Reddit second at 13.7%, per Search Engine Land. Identical Gemini queries returned overlapping sources only about 40% of the time and named the same top business in just 7% of repeat searches, versus roughly 90% listing consistency in Google's local pack. Gemini and ChatGPT, tested on the same queries, cited the same domains only 8% of the time.

Why it matters: It's a rare head-to-head measurement of AI local-search citation stability, and the near-total churn in Gemini's top recommendation undercuts any single-snapshot local visibility claim.

## What this answers

**Which websites get cited most in Gemini's local AI search results?**

Business websites accounted for nearly 60% of citations across 14,472 Gemini local search results, per a Steady Demand study reported by Search Engine Land, with Reddit second at 13.7%.

**Are Gemini's local AI search results consistent across repeated searches?**

No — identical queries returned overlapping sources only about 40% of the time and named the same top business in just 7% of repeat searches, per the same study.


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