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Which web hosting brands AI answers recommend

Every week we ask 200 buyer questions, the way people really ask them, and count which brands the answers name and which sites they cite.

Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026 (latest) Updated 3 of 3 engines published Global Asked from the US Methodology

Named most often

Hostinger

in 46% of answers across the published engines

Site AI cites most

openai.com

13.4% of all citations, a site

Top 10 brands, all engines

Share of answers that name the brand, across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews. The small figure is the change in points vs the previous week.

  1. 1 Hostinger 46%
  2. 2 SiteGround 38%
  3. 3 Bluehost 26%
  4. 4 DreamHost 19%
  5. 5 Squarespace 18%
  6. 6 Wix 18%
  7. 7 Cloudways 17%
  8. 8 DigitalOcean 15%
  9. 9 Kinsta 15%
  10. 10 WP Engine 14%
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<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/web-hosting/embed/overall" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top web hosting brands in AI answers"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/web-hosting?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top web hosting brands in AI answers, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Top 10 by engine

Each engine answers differently. The bar is the share of that engine's answers naming the brand; the thin line is the likely range (95%): ask the same questions again and the number would probably land inside it.

Gemini

200 answers, 100% of prompts collected

  1. 1 Hostinger 49% Likely range 42% to 56%
  2. 2 SiteGround 45% Likely range 38% to 52%
  3. 3 Bluehost 33% Likely range 27% to 40%
  4. 4 DigitalOcean 22% Likely range 16% to 28%
  5. 5 Squarespace 20% Likely range 15% to 26%
  6. 6 DreamHost 17% Likely range 12% to 23%
  7. 7 Wix 17% Likely range 12% to 23%
  8. 8 Cloudways 16% Likely range 12% to 22%
  9. 9 WP Engine 16% Likely range 12% to 22%
  10. 10 Kinsta 14% Likely range 9% to 19%
Full table
Gemini, Global, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Hostinger 98 / 200 (49%) 42%-56% 1.8 13.0% n/a
SiteGround 90 / 200 (45%) 38%-52% 2.1 11.9% n/a
Bluehost 66 / 200 (33%) 27%-40% 2.4 8.7% n/a
DigitalOcean 43 / 200 (22%) 16%-28% 1.8 5.7% n/a
Squarespace 39 / 200 (20%) 15%-26% 2.6 5.2% n/a
DreamHost 34 / 200 (17%) 12%-23% 2.8 4.5% n/a
Wix 34 / 200 (17%) 12%-23% 2.2 4.5% n/a
Cloudways 32 / 200 (16%) 12%-22% 2.8 4.2% n/a
WP Engine 32 / 200 (16%) 12%-22% 2.8 4.2% n/a
Kinsta 27 / 200 (14%) 9%-19% 3.1 3.6% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/web-hosting/embed/gemini" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top web hosting brands on Gemini"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/web-hosting?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top web hosting brands on Gemini, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Google AI Overviews

198 answers, 100% of prompts collected. Google AI Overviews appeared on 100% of searches

  1. 1 Hostinger 53% Likely range 46% to 60%
  2. 2 SiteGround 38% Likely range 31% to 45%
  3. 3 Bluehost 28% Likely range 22% to 34%
  4. 4 Wix 20% Likely range 15% to 26%
  5. 5 Cloudways 19% Likely range 14% to 25%
  6. 6 DreamHost 18% Likely range 13% to 24%
  7. 7 Squarespace 18% Likely range 13% to 24%
  8. 8 DigitalOcean 17% Likely range 12% to 22%
  9. 9 Kinsta 14% Likely range 10% to 19%
  10. 10 IONOS 13% Likely range 9% to 19%
Full table
Google AI Overviews, Global, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Hostinger 105 / 198 (53%) 46%-60% 1.8 14.1% n/a
SiteGround 75 / 198 (38%) 31%-45% 2.2 10.0% n/a
Bluehost 55 / 198 (28%) 22%-34% 2.5 7.4% n/a
Wix 39 / 198 (20%) 15%-26% 2.7 5.2% n/a
Cloudways 37 / 198 (19%) 14%-25% 2.8 5.0% n/a
DreamHost 36 / 198 (18%) 13%-24% 3.3 4.8% n/a
Squarespace 35 / 198 (18%) 13%-24% 2.2 4.7% n/a
DigitalOcean 33 / 198 (17%) 12%-22% 3.0 4.4% n/a
Kinsta 27 / 198 (14%) 10%-19% 2.9 3.6% n/a
IONOS 26 / 198 (13%) 9%-19% 2.8 3.5% n/a
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<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/web-hosting/embed/google_aio" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top web hosting brands on Google AI Overviews"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/web-hosting?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top web hosting brands on Google AI Overviews, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

ChatGPT (search)

200 answers, 100% of prompts collected

  1. 1 Hostinger 37% Likely range 31% to 44%
  2. 2 SiteGround 32% Likely range 26% to 39%
  3. 3 DreamHost 21% Likely range 16% to 27%
  4. 4 Squarespace 18% Likely range 13% to 24%
  5. 5 Wix 18% Likely range 13% to 23%
  6. 6 Kinsta 17% Likely range 12% to 22%
  7. 7 Namecheap 17% Likely range 12% to 22%
  8. 8 Bluehost 16% Likely range 12% to 22%
  9. 9 Cloudways 16% Likely range 12% to 22%
  10. 10 WP Engine 14% Likely range 9% to 19%
Full table
ChatGPT (search), Global, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Hostinger 74 / 200 (37%) 31%-44% 2.5 12.6% n/a
SiteGround 64 / 200 (32%) 26%-39% 2.8 10.9% n/a
DreamHost 42 / 200 (21%) 16%-27% 2.5 7.2% n/a
Squarespace 36 / 200 (18%) 13%-24% 1.9 6.1% n/a
Wix 35 / 200 (18%) 13%-23% 1.9 6.0% n/a
Kinsta 33 / 200 (17%) 12%-22% 1.9 5.6% n/a
Namecheap 33 / 200 (17%) 12%-22% 1.8 5.6% n/a
Bluehost 32 / 200 (16%) 12%-22% 3.0 5.5% n/a
Cloudways 32 / 200 (16%) 12%-22% 3.2 5.5% n/a
WP Engine 27 / 200 (14%) 9%-19% 2.8 4.6% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/web-hosting/embed/chatgpt" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top web hosting brands on ChatGPT (search)"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/web-hosting?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top web hosting brands on ChatGPT (search), Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Which sites AI trusts

The 10 domains cited most often as sources in these answers, as a share of all citations. Brands rarely win on their own site: the answers lean on review sites, forums and media.

  1. 1 openai.com Other 13.4%
  2. 2 google.com Other 9.5%
  3. 3 youtube.com Video and other 6.7%
  4. 4 reddit.com Forum 4.3%
  5. 5 googleusercontent.com Other 3.3%
  6. 6 cybernews.com Review site 2.9%
  7. 7 cnet.com Media 2.4%
  8. 8 hostinger.com Brand site 2.2%
  9. 9 hostingadvice.com Review site 1.7%
  10. 10 elementor.com Other 1.6%
By engine
DomainType ChatGPTGeminiGoogle AI Overviews
openai.comOther 40.1%n/an/a
google.comOther 27.1%n/a1.3%
youtube.comVideo and other n/a0.2%19.8%
reddit.comForum 0.1%2.5%10.4%
googleusercontent.comOther n/a9.8%n/a
cybernews.comReview site n/a6.8%2.0%
cnet.comMedia n/a3.6%3.8%
hostinger.comBrand site 3.2%1.7%1.6%
hostingadvice.comReview site n/a5.1%0.1%
elementor.comOther n/a3.6%1.4%
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/web-hosting/embed/domains" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Sites AI cites for web hosting"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/web-hosting?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Sites AI cites for web hosting, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Weekly movers

The largest changes vs the previous week, from last week's share (hollow dot) to this week's. One week can be noise: a move is clear only when this week's range and last week's do not overlap.

First week: movers appear from the second published week.

About this week's data

Prompts
200: 80 recommendation, 50 problem-led, 40 comparison, 30 price
Market
Global: the questions are not specific to one country; asked in US English from the US.
Collected
Oct 10, 2026 to Oct 10, 2026
Checked by hand
15 answers, 0 with errors

Brand names are reported as they appear in answers. How we collect and count: methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

We make every effort to find high-quality data sources, but this data comes from AI engine answers collected from the open web and we cannot guarantee its accuracy, completeness or reliability. Use it at your own risk.

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