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Which publications do AI engines cite for Emergent Prosumer buyers?

On best-in-category questions in Emergent Prosumer, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite TechRadar, T3 and GearLab most often, out of 40 editorial publications cited across 130 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks.

Emergent Prosumer: best-in-category questions

40 editorial publications cited across 130 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index’s citation rate.

  1. 1TechRadar24% · 31 of 130
  2. 2T314% · 18 of 130
  3. 3GearLab11% · 14 of 130
  4. 4Engadget10% · 13 of 130
  5. 5The New York Times9.2% · 12 of 130
  6. 6CNET6.2% · 8 of 130
  7. 7Popular Mechanics5.4% · 7 of 130
  8. 8Forbes4.6% · 6 of 130
  9. 9Consumer Reports3.9% · 5 of 130
  10. 10IGN3.9% · 5 of 130

Emergent Prosumer: top-list questions

39 editorial publications cited across 131 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index’s citation rate.

  1. 1Digital Camera World18% · 24 of 131
  2. 2PCMag15% · 20 of 131
  3. 3TechRadar15% · 20 of 131
  4. 4DroneXL6.9% · 9 of 131
  5. 5The New York Times6.9% · 9 of 131
  6. 6CNET6.1% · 8 of 131
  7. 7Windows Central5.3% · 7 of 131
  8. 8IT Pro3.0% · 4 of 131
  9. 9tomsguide.com3.0% · 4 of 131
  10. 10cined.com2.3% · 3 of 131

Emergent Prosumer: how-to-choose questions

33 editorial publications cited across 129 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index’s citation rate.

  1. 1TechRadar15% · 19 of 129
  2. 2The New York Times10% · 13 of 129
  3. 3CNET6.2% · 8 of 129
  4. 4PCMag6.2% · 8 of 129
  5. 5Tech Times3.9% · 5 of 129
  6. 6Forbes3.1% · 4 of 129
  7. 7projectorcentral.com2.3% · 3 of 129
  8. 8projectorreviews.com2.3% · 3 of 129
  9. 9Requiem for a Dream2.3% · 3 of 129
  10. 10whathifi.com2.3% · 3 of 129

Emergent Prosumer: head-to-head comparisons

21 editorial publications cited across 124 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index’s citation rate.

  1. 1PCMag8.9% · 11 of 124
  2. 2Mario So6.5% · 8 of 124
  3. 3FILM GEAR REVIEW4.8% · 6 of 124
  4. 4Digital Camera World4.0% · 5 of 124
  5. 5Roam Wired3.2% · 4 of 124
  6. 6tomsguide.com3.2% · 4 of 124
  7. 7T32.4% · 3 of 124
  8. 8GearLab1.6% · 2 of 124
  9. 9shelterinsider.com1.6% · 2 of 124
  10. 10slashgear.com1.6% · 2 of 124

Emergent Prosumer: is-it-worth-it questions

33 editorial publications cited across 130 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index’s citation rate.

  1. 1The New York Times14% · 18 of 130
  2. 2Forbes12% · 16 of 130
  3. 3TechRadar12% · 15 of 130
  4. 4Tech Times9.2% · 12 of 130
  5. 5Engadget6.2% · 8 of 130
  6. 6Tech Advisor5.4% · 7 of 130
  7. 7TechCrunch3.1% · 4 of 130
  8. 8Expert Reviews2.3% · 3 of 130
  9. 9Fortune2.3% · 3 of 130
  10. 10pzoductreview.online2.3% · 3 of 130

Emergent Prosumer: problem-first questions

15 editorial publications cited across 131 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index’s citation rate.

  1. 1Yahoo News3.8% · 5 of 131
  2. 2Digital Camera World1.5% · 2 of 131
  3. 3Digital Photography Review1.5% · 2 of 131
  4. 4The New York Times1.5% · 2 of 131
  5. 5postbreaker.com1.5% · 2 of 131
  6. 6skymedia.com.sg1.5% · 2 of 131
  7. 7Business Insider0.8% · 1 of 131
  8. 8CNET0.8% · 1 of 131
  9. 9Consumer Reports0.8% · 1 of 131
  10. 10DroneXL0.8% · 1 of 131

Which of these is worth pursuing?

Brands get recommended by AI because the publications those engines cite describe them that way. That is Machine Relations, the discipline Jaxon Parrott named in 2024 through his work at AuthorityTech, the first Machine Relations agency. Coverage moves your brand where a publication is already cited for the question your buyer asks. Each publication’s page shows where it is cited and how to get in.

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Every figure is the Machine Relations Index’s stratum citation rate, carried with its own denominator: release 2026-10-06, methodology mri_score_v2.0, window 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-06.