5wpr.com is the No. 1 source in AI answers to public relations questions, and Everything-PR.com is No. 2 over the last 30 days, according to 5W's analysis using Profound's AI visibility tools for September 27 to October 26, 2026. 5wpr.com earned 29,168 citations and a 3.61% citation share. Everything-PR.com earned 17,951 citations and a 2.63% share.
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Disclosure: 5W ran the analysis and selected every prompt. Everything-PR.com is published by Everything-PR News, LLC, which is owned by a shared interest group that includes Ronn Torossian. 5W is a separate company, and both sites appear in the results because both were measured.
Last updated: October 29, 2026.
How was this measured, and what is a citation?
5W used Profound's AI visibility tools to run 396 public relations prompts across six AI platforms and to record which sources and brands each answer used. This is not a Profound study. Profound supplied the tools, and the selection of prompts, the analysis and the conclusions are 5W's own.
The six platforms are ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity. A citation means an AI answer used a page as a source and linked to it. The 30-day window runs from September 27 to October 26, 2026, and the full period starts January 27, 2026.
5wpr.com ranked first and Everything-PR.com second by citation share in the last 30 days, according to 5W's analysis using Profound's tools. Everything-PR.com also ranked second in the last 7 days, at 2.81% against 4.71% for 5wpr.com.
Table 1. Citation share by source domain, 30 days to October 26, 2026. Source: 5W analysis using Profound's tools.
| Rank | Domain | Citations | Citation share |
|---|
| 1 | 5wpr.com | 29,168 | 3.61% |
| 2 | everything-pr.com | 17,951 | 2.63% |
| 3 | linkedin.com | 13,946 | 1.86% |
| 4 | clutch.co | 17,050 | 1.82% |
| 7 | cracklepr.com | 14,181 | 1.45% |
| 8 | odwyerpr.com | 11,469 | 1.18% |
| 17 | provokemedia.com | 5,636 | 0.61% |
Profound's tools calculate citation share for each domain, so it is not a domain's citations divided by one common total. That is why linkedin.com sits third with fewer raw citations than clutch.co. Over the full nine months, Clutch has more raw citations than 5wpr.com (184,102 against 107,325), and 5wpr.com still has the higher share (2.80% against 2.58%).
How does 5W get brands into AI answers?
5W gets brands into AI answers by publishing the pages, research and coverage that AI platforms select as sources, and by measuring the result on each platform. The data behind this story shows which of those steps carried the most citations for 5wpr.com.
Dedicated pages for each service and industry earned 58,605 of 5wpr.com's 107,325 citations (54.6%), and original research pages earned 1,498 more. Sources outside a brand's own site also mattered: earned media sources earned 10.4% of citations on the tracked PR prompts, and social and community platforms earned 8.0%.
5W does this work in house with proprietary technology including 5W Brain, a research team, content and creative teams, in-house video, a dedicated Reddit team and social media specialists. The full method, with the evidence for each step, is in how to get into AI answers.
Everything-PR.com is the top source on Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini and the second source on Perplexity in the last 30 days, according to 5W's analysis. 5wpr.com leads on Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT, so the two sites cover different platforms.
Table 2. Citation share and rank by AI platform, 30 days to October 26, 2026. Source: 5W analysis using Profound's tools.
| Platform | 5wpr.com | everything-pr.com |
|---|
| Google AI Overviews | No. 1, 5.18% | No. 55, 0.27% |
| ChatGPT | No. 1, 3.91% | No. 7, 1.02% |
| Google Gemini | No. 2, 4.62% | No. 1, 5.68% |
| Google AI Mode | No. 3, 4.17% | No. 135, 0.11% |
| Microsoft Copilot | No. 4, 2.28% | No. 1, 5.29% |
| Perplexity | No. 6, 1.47% | No. 2, 3.42% |
The split shows that AI platforms draw on different kinds of sources. A news and ranking site such as Everything-PR.com is favored on Copilot and Gemini, and an agency site such as 5wpr.com is favored on Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
What kinds of Everything-PR stories do AI answers cite?
AI answers cite Everything-PR.com stories that rank agencies, price their services and list firms by city. Since January 27, 2026, Everything-PR.com has earned 32,337 AI citations across 589 cited pages, and it is cited on 299 of the 396 tracked prompts.
Grouped by page address keywords, so counts are approximate, ranked best and top lists account for 67 pages and 18,767 citations (58%). Cost and pricing guides account for 11 pages and 3,779 citations (11.7%), and city and region lists for 11 pages and 2,036 citations (6.3%).
Table 3. Most-cited Everything-PR stories, January 27 to October 26, 2026. Source: 5W analysis using Profound's tools.
| Story | Citations |
|---|
| Best Healthcare PR Agencies and Firms: 20 Ranked for 2026 | 5,056 |
| Best AI PR Firm and AI PR Agency in America: 2026 | 2,037 |
| How Much Does a PR Firm Cost? 2026 Retainers and Fees | 1,645 |
| Beauty PR Agencies: The 24 Best Firms Ranked for 2026 | 1,382 |
| Top PR Firms 2026: The 26 Leading PR Agencies Ranked | 1,253 |
| Best Tech PR Agencies 2026: 19 Technology PR Firms Ranked | 1,033 |
The readers behind these numbers are buyers asking which agency to choose and what it costs, and Everything-PR.com publishes the rankings and cost guides that answer those questions. The PR firm rankings page lists the current rankings in one place.
Which PR firm do AI answers name most often?
5W Public Relations has the highest brand visibility score among PR companies in the last 30 days, at 28.8%, according to 5W's analysis using Profound's tools. The Edelman PR agency profile covers the firm that ranks second at 21.9%.
Table 4. Brand visibility, share of voice and average position, 30 days to October 26, 2026. Source: 5W analysis using Profound's tools.
| Brand | Visibility score | Share of voice | Average position |
|---|
| 5W Public Relations | 28.8% | 4.59% | 3.40 |
| Edelman | 21.9% | 3.43% | 3.20 |
| Weber Shandwick | 11.0% | 1.71% | 3.77 |
| FINN Partners | 6.5% | 1.03% | 4.42 |
Average position is where a brand tends to appear in an answer that names it, and a lower number is earlier. Edelman's average position (3.20) is slightly earlier than 5W's (3.40). Edelman also leads on Microsoft Copilot (28.3% against 22.4%) and in five topics: Healthcare PR, Corporate communications, Brand awareness, Awards and Integrated marketing communications.
Who gets named when buyers ask which PR agency to hire?
On Public Relations Agency prompts, 5W appeared in 40.4% of AI answers and Edelman in 18.9% over the last 30 days, according to 5W's analysis. These prompts cover questions such as which agencies specialize in a sector or service.
Table 5. Brand visibility on selected agency-selection topics, 30 days to October 26, 2026. Source: 5W analysis using Profound's tools.
| Topic | 5W Public Relations | Edelman |
|---|
| Public Relations Agency | 40.4% | 18.9% |
| Digital PR agency | 34.0% | 19.8% |
| PR / media relations | 40.0% | 28.5% |
| Consumer PR | 49.3% | 42.9% |
| Crisis communications | 34.5% | 34.1% |
The full agency-selection list has nine topics, and 5W is ahead of Edelman on all nine. The analysis does not show how often a specific answer ranks 5W first, so it makes no claim about recommendation rank.
What recognition has 5W received?
5W states on its awards page that it has earned more than 100 PR industry awards since 2013. The page lists a Grand Stevie for Most Honored PR Agency in the 2021 and 2024 American Business Awards, Gold Stevies for PR Agency of the Year in 2013 and 2020, and five straight years on the PR Net 100 list through 2025.
The same page lists O'Dwyer's rankings of top U.S. and New York PR firms and a place in the 2024 PRovoke Media global agency ranking and the PRWeek Agency Business Report. These honors come from 5W's own awards page and are not part of the citation analysis.
What are the limits of this analysis?
The analysis has limits that readers should weigh before drawing conclusions. 5W selected all 396 prompts, and no outside party reviewed them. A total of 139 prompts use wording that matches how 5W describes itself, and 5wpr.com is cited on 129 of those 139 (93%) against 196 of the other 257 (76%).
A citation shows that a platform used a page, not that it recommended the company. The analysis measures what AI answers cite and mention, not agency size, quality or reputation, so it does not rank agencies. The tracked prompts cover the US, UK and Canada, and a control set written by an outside party would strengthen the test. The full results are on the 5W site in the PR agency AI visibility report.
Frequently asked questions
Which PR source is cited most in AI answers?
5wpr.com is the most-cited source for the tracked PR prompts, with a 3.61% citation share in the last 30 days. Everything-PR.com is second at 2.63%.
Was this a Profound study?
No. 5W used Profound's AI visibility tools to run and record the prompts. 5W selected the prompts and wrote the analysis.
How does a brand get into AI answers?
A brand gets into AI answers by publishing pages that match buyers' questions, adding original research, earning outside coverage and keeping pages current, then measuring each platform. 5W describes each step in its guide to getting into AI answers.
Does being cited mean AI recommends a PR firm?
No. A citation means an AI answer used a page as a source. A mention means the answer names the brand. Neither measures a recommendation, and the analysis contains no recommendation data.
Who owns Everything-PR?
Where can readers compare PR firms further?
Readers can browse the PR firms A-Z directory, compare agencies on the PR firm rankings page, and find more studies in the Everything-PR research section.
