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Which publications do AI engines cite for Local Services buyers?

On best-in-category questions in Local Services, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite Best Pick Reports, Forbes and Yahoo News most often, out of 11 editorial publications cited across 106 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks.

Local Services: best-in-category questions

11 editorial publications cited across 106 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index’s citation rate.

  1. 1Best Pick Reports14% · 15 of 106
  2. 2Forbes10% · 11 of 106
  3. 3Yahoo News7.5% · 8 of 106
  4. 4The Silicon Review1.9% · 2 of 106
  5. 5Arizona Daily News0.9% · 1 of 106
  6. 6Akron Beacon Journal0.9% · 1 of 106
  7. 7Consumer Reports0.9% · 1 of 106
  8. 8The Denver Gazette0.9% · 1 of 106
  9. 9Reviewed0.9% · 1 of 106
  10. 10spotlightmedia360.com0.9% · 1 of 106

Local Services: how-to-choose questions

24 editorial publications cited across 104 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index’s citation rate.

  1. 1Best Pick Reports13% · 13 of 104
  2. 2Forbes3.9% · 4 of 104
  3. 3Business Insider2.9% · 3 of 104
  4. 4Patch2.9% · 3 of 104
  5. 5Yahoo News2.9% · 3 of 104
  6. 6Arizona Daily News1.9% · 2 of 104
  7. 7Bloomberg1.9% · 2 of 104
  8. 8Cincinnati News1.9% · 2 of 104
  9. 9The Manila Times1.9% · 2 of 104
  10. 10Arizona Daily Star1.9% · 2 of 104

Local Services: head-to-head comparisons

24 editorial publications cited across 101 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index’s citation rate.

  1. 1Forbes16% · 16 of 101
  2. 2Plumbing Tips Today11% · 11 of 101
  3. 3Yahoo News8.9% · 9 of 101
  4. 4FreightWaves4.0% · 4 of 101
  5. 5Best Pick Reports2.0% · 2 of 101
  6. 6Apartment Therapy1.0% · 1 of 101
  7. 7Akron Beacon Journal1.0% · 1 of 101
  8. 8Big News Network.com1.0% · 1 of 101
  9. 9Bloomberg1.0% · 1 of 101
  10. 10Charlotte Observer1.0% · 1 of 101

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 2026-10-09, methodology mri_score_v2.1, window 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-09.