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Page answers questions directly: how the world's top websites do
Of 551 of the world's most popular websites that we audited, 76 pass this check and 475 fall short.
14%
pass
76 of 551 sites
86%
fall short
475 of 551 sites
1 of 51
by how often it fails
1 is the most-failed check · area: AI search
What this check means
Pages that pose a question and answer it directly are easier for assistants and search engines to quote. We look for question-style headings or FAQ markup.
Guide: AI search readiness: how to be found by AI assistants
Popular sites that fall short (475)
google.comcloudflare.comamazonaws.comfacebook.comfbcdn.netyoutube.commicrosoft.comapple.comtwitter.comlinkedin.comazure.comtriplinkintl.comgooglevideo.comamazon.commail.ruoffice.comgithub.comlsrelayaccess.comcloud.microsoftwikipedia.orgwhatsapp.netbing.comx.comdoubleclick.netgooglesyndication.comyoutu.bepinterest.comicloud.commyfritz.netzoom.usadobe.comtiktok.comwhatsapp.comwordpress.orggoogledomains.comwa.meskype.comdigicert.comspotify.comopera.comb-cdn.netroblox.comamazonvideo.comvimeo.comntp.orgworkers.devbaidu.comblogspot.comqq.comnginx.orgmsn.comf5.comwordpress.comt.mesentry.iolencr.orgnginx.comyandex.netui.comeuropa.euchatgpt.comyandex.rusamsung.comadobe.ioipify.orggithub.iodropbox.comregistrar-servers.comandroid.comcloudflare-dns.comduckdns.orgapache.orgskybridge.clickdiscord.ggarchive.orgvk.runic.rutelekom.netcrashlytics.comnytimes.comsnapchat.comvk.comtelegram.orgsamsungcloud.comubuntu.commeraki.comshopify.compages.devastrumu.iogoogle-analytics.comexample.comcreativecommons.orgflickr.comforter.comdiscord.comscorecardresearch.comw3.orgreg.rucnn.comquickconnect.tokaspersky.compki.googsoundcloud.comunity3d.comafternic.comstripe.comoracle.compublicnode.comwikimedia.orgmts.ruweather.comamplitude.comcriteo.comtwitch.tvmit.educharter.netapplovin.comcisco.comt.cosourceforge.netdnsmadeeasy.comimdb.comgoogleblog.comwho.intalidns.comdatadoghq.comslack.comlaunchdarkly.comtelegram.melaunchpad.netnature.comwww.gov.uksteampowered.comtinyurl.comonelink.meip-api.comgrammarly.comspringer.comalibaba.comcloudflareinsights.commiui.comwiley.comanthropic.comzendesk.comdebian.orgvungle.comweibo.comuserapi.comamazon.co.ukharvard.edu
And 325 more. The full list is in the data file.
Popular sites that pass (76)
live.comfastly.netnetflix.comdzen.ruwindows.netgandi.netyahoo.commozilla.orgt-online.debit.lywindows.comgravatar.combrave.comtheguardian.comdoi.orghcaptcha.combbc.comroku.comnist.govbbc.co.ukadtrafficquality.googlesalesforce.comcpanel.nethubspot.comlinktr.eecentinel-analytica.comhp.combooking.comgamepass.comcasalemedia.comnflxvideo.netchatgpt.sitegnu.orgname.comdailymotion.comgoodreads.comscribd.comindiatimes.comklaviyo.commega.co.nzslideshare.neteset.comwired.comtime.comdailymail.comuol.com.brsquarespace.comwix.comtimeweb.rutechcrunch.comfree.frstackadapt.comspiegel.delemonde.frnetflix.netdailymail.co.ukindependent.co.ukcnet.combild.dewpguardian.comwpguardian.iomoloco.comwp.plrakuten.comdisneyplus.comted.comsalesforceliveagent.comattn.tvpoki.comhbr.orgwyzecam.comlatimes.comparamountplus.comno-ip.comcorriere.itn-tv.de
How this was measured
The figure comes from Adnave's own audits of 551 popular websites, each read as a search engine first receives it and re-checked about once a month. A site “falls short” when the result is anything other than a pass. That is not always a mistake: a very large site may skip something on purpose. Sites that refuse automated visits are not in the sample, so the figure describes the popular sites that could be read, not the whole web. Full method and limits
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