{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b208f454a521e7d52609d506","clusterId":"c_3a6ce679d95cbfc905486ca5","slug":"ai-search-cited-award-2026-second-half-names-21-sector-leaders","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"AI Search Cited Award 2026 Second Half Names 21 Sector Leaders","summary":"Wanokuni, the company behind the AI search optimization agent Brand UP, published the AI Search Cited Award 2026 second half, ranking the sites most cited by AI search across 21 sectors and 122 categories. The award aggregates 484,537 citations from ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Google AI Mode between February and July 2026. Twenty-one sector winners spread across 20 sites; only ASPIC took two sectors. Comparison, recommendation, and selection pages made up 32.7 percent of cited pages.","whyItMatters":"The award shows AI search citations concentrate in comparison and recommendation pages, which make up 32.7 percent of cited content, while more specific queries shift citations toward official company sources.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe second half of the award expanded from 8 industries and 50 categories to 21 sectors and 122 categories, with 90 prompts run per category. Sector leader scores ranged from 63.8 percent in the reuse and purchase sector to 15.6 percent in travel, stores, and gourmet, a gap of more than four times. The survey found some sectors concentrate citations in a few sites while others distribute them widely.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuery specificity changed the citation mix. Broad prompts asking for recommendations, comparisons, or selection guidance drew comparison sites and roundup articles, which made up 32.7 percent of cited pages. Prompts that asked for pricing, features, or adoption conditions pulled in company service pages and official information instead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOikura\u003c/strong\u003e: reuse and purchase sector, 63.8 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eASPIC\u003c/strong\u003e: SaaS and B2B sector, 46.4 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCareer Trust\u003c/strong\u003e: HR and recruitment sector, 43.4 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKakaku.com\u003c/strong\u003e: finance and insurance sector, 43.0 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eASPIC\u003c/strong\u003e: sales and back-office outsourcing sector, 41.5 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClinic For\u003c/strong\u003e: medical and clinic sector, 41.5 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia Radar\u003c/strong\u003e: news and portal media sector, 36.2 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKurashi no Market\u003c/strong\u003e: housing and living equipment sector, 35.4 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Best\u003c/strong\u003e: beauty and healthcare products sector, 32.6 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eITreview\u003c/strong\u003e: corporate infrastructure and procurement sector, 30.5 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUUMO\u003c/strong\u003e: real estate and housing sector, 29.5 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHot Pepper\u003c/strong\u003e: beauty, body care, and salon sector, 28.3 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enote\u003c/strong\u003e: development and IT contracting sector, 26.4 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTokyo Metropolitan Government\u003c/strong\u003e: life events sector, 23.4 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMISUMI\u003c/strong\u003e: manufacturing, logistics, and field services sector, 21.5 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoeteco\u003c/strong\u003e: education and school sector, 21.2 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNext SFA\u003c/strong\u003e: professional services and specialist consulting sector, 18.3 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYouTube\u003c/strong\u003e: EC and B2C sector, 18.1 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCone\u003c/strong\u003e: marketing and Web support sector, 17.9 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoogle\u003c/strong\u003e: QA and life information sector, 16.2 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYahoo! JAPAN\u003c/strong\u003e: travel, stores, and gourmet sector, 15.6 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Wanokuni's AI Search Cited Award 2026 second half ranks the sites AI search cites most across 21 sectors and 122 categories. 484,537 citations from ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Google AI Mode. Only ASPIC won two sectors. Comparison pages made up 32.7% of citations.","twitterPost":"AI Search Cited Award 2026 second half: 21 sector winners across 20 sites from 484,537 citations in ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Google AI Mode. ASPIC took two sectors. Comparison and recommendation pages were 32.7% of cited content.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Wanokuni published the AI Search Cited Award 2026 second half, ranking the most-cited sites across 21 sectors and 122 categories from 484,537 AI search citations. Twenty-one sector winners spread across 20 sites, with ASPIC the only site to lead two sectors. Comparison, recommendation, and selection pages made up 32.7 percent of cited pages, while specific queries pulled in official company sources.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/432/4432386/?rss\",\"title\":\"AI Search Cited Award 2026 Second Half Announced: 21 Sectors, 122 Categories of Most-Cited Sites in AI Search\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6115,"outputTokens":7616,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-04T05:29:38.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-04T05:31:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-04T05:31:42.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3a6ce679d95cbfc905486ca5","canonicalTitle":"AI検索で最も引用されるサイトは？21部門122カテゴリの「AI Search Cited Award 2026 下期」を発表","representativeArticleId":"a_997323231d01954ad4718092","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-04T03:05:19.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-04T03:05:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-04T05:31:41.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/432/4432386/?rss","title":"AI検索で最も引用されるサイトは？21部門122カテゴリの「AI Search Cited Award 2026 下期」を発表"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}