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title: "Financial Times: AI citation standing"
description: "AI answer engines cited Financial Times in 4 of 21,813 measured answer runs (under 0.1%) across 2 engines over 143 days of collection. It sits below the Index's evidence floor for a published rank, so its standing is still collecting."
canonical: https://authoritytech.io/publications/ft
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# Financial Times: AI citation standing

AI answer engines cited Financial Times in 4 of 21,813 measured answer runs (under 0.1%) across 2 engines over 143 days of collection. It sits below the Index's evidence floor for a published rank, so its standing is still collecting.

Canonical URL: https://authoritytech.io/publications/ft
Publication: Financial Times (ft.com)
Source: Machine Relations Index, release 2026-10-06

## AI citation standing
- Citation rate: under 0.1% of measured answer runs
- Answer runs citing it: 4 of 21,813 observed
- Answer engines measured: 2
- Collection dates: 143
- Rank: below the Index's evidence floor for a published rank; still collecting
## Where Financial Times is cited most
| Category | Question shape | Citation rate | Cited / observed | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Martech & Advertising | news and topic questions | 0.2% | 1 / 602 | #756 of 1,243 |
| [Enterprise Software](https://authoritytech.io/publications/enterprise-software-buyers.md) | news and topic questions | 0.2% | 1 / 596 | #859 of 1,371 |
| [HR & Talent](https://authoritytech.io/publications/hr-talent-buyers.md) | news and topic questions | 0.2% | 1 / 608 | #800 of 1,246 |
| Legacy News Topics | news and topic questions | 0.1% | 1 / 2,138 | #2,637 of 4,017 |
## How to get into Financial Times
- **Opinion pieces (guest contributions to the opinion page)**: The FT publishes several articles by guest writers every day; some are commissioned and others are selected from proposals sent to the opinion desk. The FT accepts guest submissions on any topic for the opinion section of its website and newspaper, and says it particularly likes punchy, readable pieces that make strong arguments, highlight unexpected places or new ideas, or dissent from conventional wisdom. Email opinion@ft.com with the text of the article in the body of the email (not as an attachment), your contact details including a telephone number, confirmation that you are the sole author, and confirmation that you are offering the FT exclusive publication rights. For a sharp take on breaking news, the FT says to send it right away, even if rough. At most 800 words. Original work only: the FT does not reprint material printed or published online elsewhere, even in another language, and asks that you not send proposals you are also sending to other outlets. No joint bylines on the opinion page. Accepted writers sign a contract, must declare relevant interests and may be asked for links or sources for their assertions. Editors may suggest changes, but the writer approves the final version and may take the piece elsewhere if there is no agreement. If you have not heard back within four days, you may move on. The FT Help Centre adds that commissioned contributors, paid or unpaid, enter an agreement covering any fee and copyright or licence terms, must confirm the work is original and their own, and must agree to the FT Editorial Code. Official page: https://www.ft.com/content/e3e8ff2b-95c7-48f8-9eda-312494422e10
- **FT1000: Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies**: An annual FT ranking, compiled with the data provider Statista, of the 1,000 European companies with the strongest revenue growth. The 2027 edition covers growth from 2022 to 2025 and will be published in March 2027 in a special report in the FT newspaper and on FT.com. Register through Statista's online registration (linked from the FT call for entries and Statista's participation page). Statista may also contact potential candidates directly. Have revenue for 2022 to 2025, employee numbers for 2022 and 2025, basic company information and 2022-2025 acquisition activity ready. Revenue is verified by a signed confirmation form from the CEO, CFO or an executive committee member, uploaded after registering. Questions go to ft1000@statista.com. Deadline November 30, 2026. Revenue of at least EUR 100,000 in 2022 and at least EUR 1.5mn in 2025; an independent company (not a subsidiary or branch); headquartered in one of the listed European countries; growth mostly organic; no share price irregularities in the past 12 months. Companies with three or fewer employees or that are not legal entities face extra revenue checks. Ranked by compound annual revenue growth. Statista states there is no fee to register or to be included; a logo for promotional use can be licensed separately. Official page: https://www.ft.com/content/8b2206e7-1082-46a0-8277-c0fe64e9b2a4
- **The Americas' Fastest-Growing Companies**: An annual FT ranking, compiled with Statista, of companies in North, Central and South America with the strongest revenue growth, published in a special report in the FT newspaper and on FT.com. The 2027 edition covers growth from 2022 to 2025. Register with Statista through its participation page; Statista may also contact candidate companies directly. You will need revenue figures for 2022 to 2025, employee numbers for 2022, 2025 and 2026, founding year and information on recent acquisitions. Revenue of at least $100,000 in 2022 and at least $1.5mn in 2025; an independent entity (not a subsidiary or branch); headquartered in one of 20 listed countries in the Americas; primarily organic growth (per Statista). Companies with three or fewer employees or that are not legal entities face extra checks, and the FT and Statista may exclude companies with share price irregularities. Registration deadline and publication date differ between official pages (see notes). Statista's participation page states there is no fee to register or to be included. Official page: https://www.ft.com/content/2885db4c-64b0-4ca2-a1b3-fc3304504b48
- **High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific**: An annual FT ranking, compiled with Statista, of Asia-Pacific businesses with the strongest revenue growth. The 2027 list (growth from 2022 to 2025) will be published in March 2027, followed in April by a report on some of the most interesting businesses. Fill in the online form run by Statista (https://engage.statista-research.com/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=122286&lang=en), linked from the FT call for entries. Revenue is verified by a signed confirmation form from the CEO, CFO or an executive committee member. Closing date October 30, 2026. Revenue of at least $100,000 in 2022 and at least $1mn in 2025; primarily organic growth; independent (not a subsidiary or branch); based in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand or Vietnam. Statista states there is no fee to register or to be included. Official page: https://www.ft.com/content/e27443f7-4cc9-4c06-a22a-b239896c2b7c
- **Letters to the Editor**: Reader letters sharing opinions and experiences, published in the newspaper and online. The FT Help Centre points readers who want to share an opinion to the Letters section. Email letters.editor@ft.com, or post to Letters Editor, Financial Times, Bracken House, 1 Friday Street, London EC4M 9BT, United Kingdom. Include your full name, address, daytime telephone number and email. At most 400 words, with a better chance if far shorter. Avoid jargon and do not assume inside knowledge; no abuse or tirades. Exclusives only; anonymous letters are not published. Official page: https://www.ft.com/content/5f676744-4225-11e8-93cf-67ac3a6482fd
- **Confidential News Tips**: Channels for sending the FT's Investigations team documents, photos, recordings and other information that reveals wrongdoing, unethical behaviour or other issues that deserve public scrutiny. Email newstips@ft.com (the easiest but least secure option); Signal or WhatsApp on (+44) 0 7562 951 037; post to the Financial Times newsroom, Investigations Desk, at Bracken House, 1 Friday Street, London EC4M 9BT or 330 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013 (to the desk or a specific reporter); or SecureDrop via the Tor browser at the onion address given on the tips page. Be as specific as possible: say who the information is about, describe the conduct clearly and include any evidence. The FT asks that hunches and press releases not be sent through these confidential channels. Official page: https://www.ft.com/news-tips/
- **Financial Times and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award**: An annual award for the book that provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into business issues. The 2026 winner receives £30,000 and each shortlisted title £10,000. Publishers submit entries on behalf of authors by completing the online entry form on the award site with details of the book and author(s) and uploading the final PDF. Publishers may submit multiple titles. Questions go to bookaward@ft.com. Digital copy only; final PDF no larger than 100MB. The book must be in English or translated into English. For the 2026 award, books published between 16 November 2025 and 15 November 2026 had to be submitted by 30 June 2026, and entries must follow the competition terms and conditions. Submissions for 2026 are closed. Official page: https://businessbook.live.ft.com/page/5504717/submit-book-entry
- **FT and Standard Chartered Bracken Prize for Young Authors**: A prize for the best original, unpublished business book proposal by an author aged under 35. The 2026 winner receives £15,000 and two runners-up £2,000 each; the three finalists publish an edited extract of their proposals on FT.com. Submit through the prize site (https://brackenprize.live.ft.com/) during the entry window. A 5,000-word proposal on the challenges and opportunities of growth. AI may not be used to generate any part of the proposal; entrants who used large language models for research must submit a 250-word statement and may face further checks. The 2026 entry window opened April 27 and has closed (see notes on the closing date). Official page: https://www.ft.com/content/b378806c-f7d2-446f-a7cc-335eeed7ecac
Checked against Financial Times's own pages on 2026-10-06.
## Is a placement here worth pursuing?
It depends on the questions your buyers ask. 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 in Financial Times moves your brand in AI answers where the publication is already cited for the question your buyer asks, and much less where it is not.
## How this is measured
Every figure is the Machine Relations Index's, carried with its own denominator. AuthorityTech does not compute them. Release 2026-10-06, methodology mri_score_v2.0.
Window: 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-06, 143 days of collection.
Evidence floor for a published rank: 10 observations across 7 collection dates.

## Links

- [All ranked publications](https://authoritytech.io/publications.md)
- [Machine Relations Index](https://machinerelations.ai/machine-relations-index)
- [Which agency gets brands cited by AI through earned media](https://authoritytech.io/blog/best-ai-pr-agencies-2026.md)
- [What is Machine Relations](https://machinerelations.ai/glossary/machine-relations)