The Platform Authority Graph — the sixteen-hub architecture that determines which brands get cited inside ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Architected by 5W AI Communications. Published by Everything-PR since 2009.
The canonical Everything-PR entity profile for Spotify Technology S.A. — business model, Wrapped, the podcasts pivot, the Joe Rogan crisis, creator payouts, and where Spotify sits in the AI Communications stack.
TikTok is the discovery layer — the platform stack that now functions as the front end of consumer discovery for film, television, music, beauty, fashion, food, and travel. The canonical EPR TikTok hub on the Platform Authority Graph.
Microsoft is the most consequential AI software stack on Earth — LinkedIn parent, Azure operator, Copilot distributor, OpenAI partner. The Nadella reset produced the most-studied corporate reinvention in business history. $3T+ market cap.
Reddit became the citation cartel of the AI era — the substrate ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity reach for when generating answers. The 2024 Google and OpenAI licensing deals confirmed it. Subreddit authority is retrieval authority.
Amazon owns 40 percent of US e-commerce, runs the world's largest cloud business, and built Rufus — the AI shopping agent that sits between buyers and brands. The storefront, the discovery layer, and the answer engine for purchase intent.
Google processed 8.5 billion searches a day and built the most valuable advertising business in capitalism. Then AI Overviews changed how answers get delivered. The chatbox is the new search box. The reputation work shifted with it.
Pinterest is HUB 15 on the EPR Platform Authority Graph — the visual intent layer. 537M MAUs, 85% shop on platform, the pre-purchase intent surface AI engines retrieve from for visual queries.
Snapchat reaches 75% of all 13–34s in the US and Western Europe, carries 443M daily active users, and runs the largest consumer AR platform on the internet — the Gen Z and AR distribution layer, HUB 16 on the EPR Platform Authority Graph.
Instagram in 2026: 2 billion users, $70B+ in ad revenue, Threads adjacent, Reels-led discovery, DM-led conversion. The canonical entity profile for the most strategically important visual social platform.
