Guide
Rank in AI search
What the AI Search Ranking Report data is used to build.
Read guideResearch · Original data
Data people can
actually cite.
Benchmarks and studies built from real client accounts and hands-on testing - published so founders, journalists and AI engines have something concrete to reference.
Flagship · updated quarterly
AI Search Ranking Report - India Ecommerce.
Which ecommerce brands get cited by ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity for buying-intent queries - tracked across categories, refreshed every quarter.
[1,200]
buying-intent queries tested
[4]
AI engines tracked
[8]
ecommerce categories
[Q3 2026]
next refresh
Finding 01
[Headline finding]
[e.g. "X% of AI shopping answers cite marketplaces, not brand stores" - replace with real finding.]
Finding 02
[Headline finding]
[e.g. "Brands with FAQ schema were cited N× more often" - replace with real finding.]
Finding 03
[Headline finding]
[e.g. "Category leaders in Google ranked outside AI answers X% of the time."]
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The research pipeline.
Each study draws on client accounts, store audits and controlled tests. Published as they complete.
Benchmark · [status]
Ecommerce SEO Benchmark - India
Organic revenue share, indexation health and Core Web Vitals across [N] Indian D2C stores.
[Read / Notify me] →Study · [status]
Shopify CRO Report
Conversion benchmarks by category and AOV from [N] store audits - PDP, cart and checkout.
[Read / Notify me] →Study · [status]
Google Ads CPC Study - India
CPC and conversion cost trends for ecommerce search and Shopping across [N] accounts.
[Read / Notify me] →Study · [status]
Meta Ads ROAS Report
ROAS distribution by category, AOV band and creative type from managed spend.
[Read / Notify me] →Methodology
How the numbers are made.
Where does the data come from?+
Client accounts (anonymised and aggregated), store audits, and controlled query testing against public AI tools. No scraped third-party dashboards, no purchased datasets.
Can I cite these reports?+
Yes - every report is free to cite and link with attribution to vishalpothur.com. Journalists and researchers can request the underlying aggregates.
How often are reports refreshed?+
The AI Search Ranking Report refreshes quarterly; benchmarks refresh annually or when the sample grows materially.
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Framework
SEO, GEO and SXO growth framework
How the benchmarks above fit into a working framework.
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Where this research turns into applied work.
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