How many websites pass the External Authoritative check?

Based on 381 audited sites · Updated 2026-05-08

58.3%of audited sites pass this check↑0.1% vs last month

95% confidence interval: 53.3%–63.1%

About This Check

Checks whether mentions appear on high-authority (Tier 1/2) sources like Wikipedia, Forbes, or TechCrunch.

Why This Matters

LLM Discoverability

Mentions on high-authority sources (Wikipedia, major publications, academic journals) are the gold standard for AI entity credibility and are heavily weighted in knowledge graph construction.

SEO Impact

Links from Tier 1 domains (Wikipedia, Forbes, TechCrunch, .edu/.gov sites) deliver outsized PageRank and domain authority benefits that can disproportionately improve rankings across the entire site.

Status Breakdown

58.3%pass(222)

29.1%warn(111)

12.6%fail(48)

Compliance Trend

Daily pass rate across benchmark snapshots (up to 90 days).

Industry Breakdown

How different industries perform on this check.

Other50% passavg score 67.4n=6

Energy33.3% passavg score 73.7n=3

Gaming100% passavg score 79.3n=3

Travel100% passavg score 72n=6

Finance66.7% passavg score 75.7n=24

Fintech75% passavg score 72.7n=4