SEO Industry News Sites: which providers does ChatGPT name?

We asked ChatGPT this question and recorded which providers it names in its answer. The order is the order they were named in.

Measured on 2026-09-20

Providers named

1. Rank 1Google Search Central Blog
2. Rank 2Search Engine Land
3. Rank 3Search Engine Journal (SEJ)
4. Rank 4Search Engine Roundtable
5. Rank 5Moz Blog
6. Rank 6Ahrefs Blog
7. Rank 7Semrush Blog
8. Rank 8Backlinko
9. Rank 9Marie Haynes Blog
10. Rank 10Brodie Clark
11. Rank 11Detailed.comCheck detailed.com
12. Rank 12Growth Memo

Sources cited

These are the domains ChatGPT drew on as evidence. They are not the same as the providers it names: a source can be a comparison site, an article or a university.

1. Rank 1seo.comCheck seo.com
2. Rank 2safaridigital.com.auCheck safaridigital.com.au
3. Rank 3searchenginewatch.comCheck searchenginewatch.com
4. Rank 4thestacc.comCheck thestacc.com
5. Rank 5authorityspecialist.comCheck authorityspecialist.com