Walmart tops ChatGPT brand mentions in 5.5M US answers
If you’re trying to get your brand in front of people using ChatGPT for shopping and product research, Ahrefs just published a dataset worth bookmarking.
The Ahrefs team analyzed 5.5 million US ChatGPT answers and counted how many times each brand was named. Walmart came out on top with 95,605 mentions, nearly twice the count of second-place Target. Retail brands took six of the top 10 spots, and carmakers accounted for 15 of the remaining top 100 positions.
The Operator Takeaway
ChatGPT is increasingly where consumers start product and brand research. Knowing which brands show up most often, and in what categories, tells you something about how the model weights brand familiarity. If your niche skews toward retail, automotive, or other high-mention categories, this list is a rough proxy for the competitive AI visibility landscape you’re working in.
The full list of 100 brands is available on the Ahrefs blog.
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