Publication intelligence · Machine Relations Index
Does being published in The Verge get your brand cited by AI?
AI answer engines cited The Verge in 1 of 21,813 measured answer runs (under 0.1%) across 1 engine over 143 days of collection. It sits below the Index's evidence floor for a published rank, so its standing is still collecting.
Where The Verge is cited most
Each row is one buyer category and one question shape the Index measures. The rank is against every source cited on that same set of answer runs, so a placement is worth most where the publication already ranks high for the question your buyer asks.
| Category | Question shape | Citation rate | Cited / observed | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Visibility & GEO | problem-first questions | 0.5% | 1 / 190 | #512 of 547 |
How to get into The Verge
How to pitch The Verge (freelance stories)
Paid freelance pitches for reported stories about how technology and science are changing the way we live. Pitches go to the editor for each desk: features, tech, science, transportation, film and TV, games, and art.
Email the pitch in the body of the message to the desk address: features, [email protected] (start the subject line with 'pitch'); tech, [email protected]; science and transportation, [email protected]; film and TV, [email protected]; games, [email protected]. The site's contact form also has an 'I want to pitch a story' option.
Pitch a specific story, not a topic, written in the style of the planned piece, with pre-reporting, a reporting plan, an estimated word count, whether you have access to the people or companies involved, and links to similar work you have done. The Verge says it is not looking for most opinion pieces, personal reactions to news, executive op-eds, or stories already published elsewhere; the tech desk does not want gadget review pitches. The Verge tries to respond to every pitch; if you do not hear back within a few weeks, follow up or resubmit. Accepted stories are paid at rates based on the amount and type of work, under a written agreement handled through the Shortlist platform, with payment typically within 30 days of publication. Contributors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest in every story.
The Verge’s own pageHow to tip The Verge
Editorial tips about companies, products, government agencies and the impact of technology on people. The Verge says evidence such as firsthand experience or documents is more useful than a hunch.
Email [email protected], or use Signal to reach individual staffers, whose email addresses and Signal accounts are listed on their author pages via the staff list (https://www.theverge.com/about-the-verge). The contact form at https://www.theverge.com/contact also has an editorial tip option with a 'Keep me anonymous' checkbox.
Editorial tips only; advertising, technical support and other inquiries go through the contact page. If you are at risk of reprisals, do not use your work email, Wi-Fi, device or phone. The contact form notes that even anonymous tipsters may be contacted to verify a tip.
The Verge’s own pageFreelance illustrators (Art & Illustrations)
The Verge commissions freelance illustrators for larger stories and features.
Send a portfolio to [email protected].
Include your most recent and strongest work, and say which subject areas you are most interested in. Tight-turnaround stories are handled in-house.
The Verge’s own page
Checked against The Verge’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. The table above is what decides whether coverage in The Verge moves your brand in AI answers at all: it moves 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 on this page is the Machine Relations Index’s, carried with its own denominator. The Index runs buyer questions against one answer engine and records which sources each answer cites. This release covers 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-06, 143 days of collection. A publication carries a published rank once it clears the Index's evidence floor of 10 observations across 7 collection dates; below it, the standing reads as still collecting. AuthorityTech does not compute these numbers. Machine Relations Index publishes them, release 2026-10-06, methodology mri_score_v2.0.