How Often Does Reddit Get Cited by Gemini?
Gemini cited Reddit in 2.6% of responses across 1,905 tracked prompts — full by-engine breakdown, raw numbers, and how Reddit ranks among Gemini’s sources.
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Across 5,123 Gemini responses to AmICited’s 1,905 tracked prompts, reddit.com was the single most-cited domain (2.6% of responses). Here is Gemini’s full top-20 leaderboard with the raw counts.
Across 5,123 Gemini responses to AmICited’s 1,905 tracked prompts (June 24, 2026 – July 23, 2026, 2026), Gemini cited 2,635 distinct domains. The most-cited was reddit.com, appearing in 131 responses (2.6%).
Key Takeaways
- reddit.com is Gemini’s single most-cited domain, appearing in 2.6% of the 5,123 responses AmICited tracked.
- Gemini’s sourcing is only moderately concentrated: the top 10 domains account for 10% of citations, while 1,563 of 2,635 distinct domains were cited just once.
- The leaderboard blends community sources (Reddit), Google properties (YouTube), and SaaS platforms, reflecting a citation profile that sits between ChatGPT’s community focus and Google AI Overviews’ institutional focus.
- YouTube ranks #12, a meaningful but non-dominant presence, so Gemini optimization should not lean on video content alone.
- Bottom line: to earn Gemini citations, benchmark against the top-20 incumbents while also publishing niche, well-structured content that can break into the long tail; AmICited’s own tracking data (the source of this leaderboard) lets you monitor where your domain sits in that mix.
Gemini’s 20 most-cited domains
The bar chart ranks the domains Gemini cited most often across the tracked prompts. reddit.com leads with 131 citing responses; the tenth-place domain still trails it substantially, which is typical of citation data: a few sources dominate and a long tail follows.
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The raw leaderboard data
| Rank | Domain | Responses citing it | % of responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reddit.com | 131 | 2.6% |
| 2 | google.com | 125 | 2.4% |
| 3 | zendesk.com | 71 | 1.4% |
| 4 | bloomreach.com | 71 | 1.4% |
| 5 | g2.com | 68 | 1.3% |
| 6 | postaffiliatepro.com | 68 | 1.3% |
| 7 | pipedrive.com | 67 | 1.3% |
| 8 | liveagent.com | 65 | 1.3% |
| 9 | tapfiliate.com | 60 | 1.2% |
| 10 | trackdesk.com | 60 | 1.2% |
| 11 | referralcandy.com | 58 | 1.1% |
| 12 | youtube.com | 55 | 1.1% |
| 13 | voxwise.com | 53 | 1.0% |
| 14 | livechat.com | 51 | 1.0% |
| 15 | zapier.com | 48 | 0.9% |
| 16 | modash.io | 43 | 0.8% |
| 17 | shopify.com | 42 | 0.8% |
| 18 | partnero.com | 42 | 0.8% |
| 19 | insiderone.com | 40 | 0.8% |
| 20 | hubspot.com | 39 | 0.8% |
How concentrated is Gemini’s sourcing?
Gemini’s citations are moderately concentrated: the top 10 domains account for 10% of all domain-citations, while 1,563 domains were cited only once. In practice that means a small group of trusted sources does much of the work in Gemini’s answers to these prompts, but the engine also reaches into a very long tail of one-off references. For anyone trying to earn Gemini citations, the leaderboard shows the incumbents to benchmark against, though the long tail shows there is room for niche, relevant pages to break through.
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The Gemini citation profile: Google-powered but independent
Gemini’s top-20 cited domains reveal a profile that blends elements of ChatGPT’s community-driven sourcing with Google AI Overviews ’ institutional sourcing. Key characteristics:
YouTube is prominent but not dominant. At #12, YouTube is a significant source for Gemini (reflecting Google’s ownership), but it does not dominate the way Reddit dominates ChatGPT. Gemini’s citations are more evenly distributed across source types.
SaaS platforms are well-represented. Like ChatGPT, Gemini cites HubSpot , Zendesk, Salesforce , and other SaaS platforms heavily. This reflects the prompt set’s focus on software and business tools.
Google properties appear but are not overrepresented. Unlike Google AI Mode , which heavily cites Google-owned properties, Gemini maintains a more independent sourcing profile.
What this means for earning Gemini citations
Gemini’s citation profile suggests a balanced optimization strategy:
Strong traditional SEO helps. Like Perplexity, Gemini’s real-time search capabilities mean that traditional search rankings influence citation likelihood.
YouTube content matters. At 1.1% citation rate, YouTube is a meaningful but not dominant source for Gemini. YouTube optimization is worth doing but should not be your primary strategy.
SaaS documentation and comparison content performs well. The SaaS-heavy prompt set means that comprehensive product documentation, comparison pages, and how-to guides are the most reliably cited content types.
Practical recommendations
Publish comprehensive, well-structured content on your own domain. Across all engines, your own website content is the most controllable and sustainable citation asset.
Maintain a YouTube presence. For Gemini specifically, YouTube content can earn citations, but at modest rates. Treat YouTube as a supplementary channel.
Track Gemini separately. Gemini’s citation patterns differ from both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews. Don’t assume your ChatGPT visibility translates to Gemini.
Methodology
Built from AmICited’s own tracking data. AmICited runs 1,905 tracked prompts through each engine and stores every cited source URL. This leaderboard counts, for each domain, how many of the 5,123 Gemini responses (June 24, 2026 – July 23, 2026, 2026) cited it at least once; domains are rolled up to the registrable level (e.g. all reddit.com hosts count together). The prompt set skews toward SaaS, e-commerce
and support topics, so the leaderboard reflects that mix rather than the whole web. Google AI Mode and Microsoft Copilot are excluded here; Copilot returned no citation data in this window.
