Subcategory
Documentaries
This index adds up the scores of 8 questions. 281 brands are ranked.
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Netflix122.0
- 2Planet Earth II98.1
- 3Shoah94.0
- 4Planet Earth91.4
- 5Hoop Dreams90.8
- 6The Act of Killing87.0
- 7Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)85.6
- 8The Thin Blue Line85.1
- 9Don’t F**K with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer83.0
- 1013th (2016)80.2
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- 11The World at War77.7
- 12O.J.: Made in America76.4
- 13Max67.2
- 14Blue Planet II61.1
- 15The Vietnam War61.0
- 16Stop Making Sense56.8
- 17Making a Murderer54.6
- 18Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)53.9
- 19The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst50.6
- 20Senna48.9
- 21Free Solo48.5
- 22Gimme Shelter46.9
- 23The Beatles: Get Back46.8
- 24Man with a Movie Camera45.4
- 25The Civil War43.8
- 26Dont Look Back43.0
- 27The Last Dance42.4
- 28Icarus41.9
- 29Our Planet39.8
- 30The Keepers39.3
- 31When We Were Kings39.1
- 32Citizenfour37.1
- 33Night and Fog36.0
- 34The Remarkable Life of Ibelin35.3
- 35The Social Dilemma34.9
- 36Hulu34.4
- 37Man on Wire34.1
- 38March of the Penguins32.0
- 39Andrew Marr's A History of the World31.7
- 40My Octopus Teacher (2020)31.1
- 41The Staircase30.6
- 42Grey Gardens29.7
- 43Planet Earth III28.5
- 44Paradise Lost Trilogy28.3
- 45The Perfect Neighbor28.0
- 46Hulu Sports Hub28.0
- 47I'll Be Gone in the Dark27.9
- 48Amy27.8
- 49The Alabama Solution (2025)27.4
- 50Blue Planet26.5
- 1Netflix122.0
- 2Planet Earth II98.1
- 3Shoah94.0
- 4Planet Earth91.4
- 5Hoop Dreams90.8
- 6The Act of Killing87.0
- 7Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)85.6
- 8The Thin Blue Line85.1
- 9Don’t F**K with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer83.0
- 1013th (2016)80.2
- 11The World at War77.7
- 12O.J.: Made in America76.4
- 13Max67.2
- 14Blue Planet II61.1
- 15The Vietnam War61.0
- 16Stop Making Sense56.8
- 17Making a Murderer54.6
- 18Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)53.9
- 19The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst50.6
- 20Senna48.9
- 21Free Solo48.5
- 22Gimme Shelter46.9
- 23The Beatles: Get Back46.8
- 24Man with a Movie Camera45.4
- 25The Civil War43.8
- 26Dont Look Back43.0
- 27The Last Dance42.4
- 28Icarus41.9
- 29Our Planet39.8
- 30The Keepers39.3
- 31When We Were Kings39.1
- 32Citizenfour37.1
- 33Night and Fog36.0
- 34The Remarkable Life of Ibelin35.3
- 35The Social Dilemma34.9
- 36Hulu34.4
- 37Man on Wire34.1
- 38March of the Penguins32.0
- 39Andrew Marr's A History of the World31.7
- 40My Octopus Teacher (2020)31.1
- 41The Staircase30.6
- 42Grey Gardens29.7
- 43Planet Earth III28.5
- 44Paradise Lost Trilogy28.3
- 45The Perfect Neighbor28.0
- 46Hulu Sports Hub28.0
- 47I'll Be Gone in the Dark27.9
- 48Amy27.8
- 49The Alabama Solution (2025)27.4
- 50Blue Planet26.5
Top 50 of 281
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
8Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 8 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Netflix | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2Planet Earth II | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3Shoah | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4Planet Earth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5Hoop Dreams | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6The Act of Killing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8The Thin Blue Line | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9Don’t F**K with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1013th (2016) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11The World at War | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12O.J.: Made in America | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13Max | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14Blue Planet II | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15The Vietnam War | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 4
- 7
- 15
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 11
- Answers naming the brand
- 4
- 7
- 15
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 11
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Netflix | 9 | Max (6), Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) (2), Making a Murderer (2) |
| Planet Earth II | 9 | Planet Earth (9), Blue Planet II (8), Our Planet (7) |
| Shoah | 13 | The Thin Blue Line (10), The Act of Killing (10), Hoop Dreams (8) |
| Planet Earth | 9 | Planet Earth II (9), Blue Planet II (8), Our Planet (7) |
| Hoop Dreams | 12 | Shoah (8), The Thin Blue Line (8), The Act of Killing (8) |
| The Act of Killing | 15 | The Thin Blue Line (11), Shoah (10), Hoop Dreams (8) |
| Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | 10 | Stop Making Sense (5), Gimme Shelter (5), The Act of Killing (5) |
| The Thin Blue Line | 14 | The Act of Killing (11), Shoah (10), Hoop Dreams (8) |
| Don’t F**K with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer | 5 | Making a Murderer (3), The Thin Blue Line (3), The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (3) |
| 13th (2016) | 11 | The Act of Killing (7), Shoah (6), The Thin Blue Line (5) |
| The World at War | 6 | Shoah (4), The Vietnam War (4), 13th (2016) (3) |
| O.J.: Made in America | 8 | Hoop Dreams (6), The Thin Blue Line (4), The Act of Killing (4) |
| Max | 6 | Netflix (6), 13th (2016) (1) |
| Blue Planet II | 8 | Planet Earth II (8), Planet Earth (8), Our Planet (7) |
| The Vietnam War | 5 | The Civil War (4), The World at War (4), Shoah (3) |
| Stop Making Sense | 6 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (5), Gimme Shelter (4), Dont Look Back (3) |
| Making a Murderer | 5 | The Thin Blue Line (4), Don’t F**K with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (3), The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (3) |
| Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) | 7 | The Thin Blue Line (4), The Act of Killing (4), 13th (2016) (3) |
| The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst | 4 | The Thin Blue Line (4), The Keepers (4), Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) (3) |
| Senna | 5 | Icarus (4), Hoop Dreams (4), Free Solo (4) |
| Free Solo | 7 | Hoop Dreams (6), O.J.: Made in America (4), Icarus (4) |
| Gimme Shelter | 6 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (5), Stop Making Sense (4), Dont Look Back (4) |
| The Beatles: Get Back | 4 | Gimme Shelter (3), Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (3), Dont Look Back (3) |
| Man with a Movie Camera | 7 | Shoah (7), The Thin Blue Line (7), Hoop Dreams (7) |
| The Civil War | 5 | The Vietnam War (4), The World at War (3), Shoah (2) |
| Dont Look Back | 6 | Gimme Shelter (4), Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (4), Stop Making Sense (3) |
| The Last Dance | 4 | Icarus (4), Senna (4), Hoop Dreams (4) |
| Icarus | 5 | Senna (4), Hoop Dreams (4), Free Solo (4) |
| Our Planet | 7 | Planet Earth II (7), Blue Planet II (7), Planet Earth (7) |
| The Keepers | 4 | The Thin Blue Line (4), The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (4), Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) (3) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | imdb.com | 16 |
| 2 | netflix.com | 13 |
| 3 | editorial.rottentomatoes.com | 11 |
| 4 | google.com | 10 |
| 5 | youtube.com | 9 |
| 6 | hulu.com | 7 |
| 7 | reddit.com | 6 |
| 8 | screenrant.com | 5 |
| 9 | movie-list.com | 5 |
| 10 | ranker.com | 4 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | The Act of Killing | 7 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | The Thin Blue Line | 6 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Shoah | 5 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Planet Earth II | 5 |
| netflix.com | Netflix | 5 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Planet Earth | 5 |
| bfi.org.uk | Hoop Dreams | 4 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | 4 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Hoop Dreams | 4 |
| bfi.org.uk | The Thin Blue Line | 4 |
| bfi.org.uk | The Act of Killing | 4 |
| imdb.com | Shoah | 4 |
| imdb.com | The Thin Blue Line | 4 |
| timeout.com | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | 4 |
| bfi.org.uk | Shoah | 4 |
| movie-list.com | The Thin Blue Line | 3 |
| movie-list.com | The Act of Killing | 3 |
| studiobinder.com | Planet Earth | 3 |
| studiobinder.com | Planet Earth II | 3 |
| timeout.com | Hoop Dreams | 3 |
| reddit.com | The Act of Killing | 3 |
| timeout.com | The Thin Blue Line | 3 |
| imdb.com | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | 3 |
| bfi.org.uk | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | 3 |
| movie-list.com | Shoah | 3 |
| timeout.com | Shoah | 3 |
| timeout.com | The Act of Killing | 3 |
| studiobinder.com | The Thin Blue Line | 2 |
| imdb.com | Netflix | 2 |
| imdb.com | Hoop Dreams | 2 |
| imdb.com | The Act of Killing | 2 |
| movie-list.com | Planet Earth II | 2 |
| movie-list.com | Hoop Dreams | 2 |
| movie-list.com | Planet Earth | 2 |
| netflix.com | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | 2 |
| reddit.com | Shoah | 2 |
| reddit.com | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | 2 |
| reddit.com | The Thin Blue Line | 2 |
| reddit.com | Hoop Dreams | 2 |
| studiobinder.com | Netflix | 2 |
| imdb.com | Planet Earth | 1 |
| imdb.com | Planet Earth II | 1 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Netflix | 1 |
| reddit.com | Planet Earth | 1 |
| netflix.com | The Thin Blue Line | 1 |
| bfi.org.uk | Planet Earth | 1 |
| netflix.com | Shoah | 1 |
| bfi.org.uk | Planet Earth II | 1 |
| netflix.com | Planet Earth II | 1 |
| netflix.com | Hoop Dreams | 1 |
| netflix.com | Planet Earth | 1 |
| reddit.com | Netflix | 1 |
| reddit.com | Planet Earth II | 1 |
| movie-list.com | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
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The other indexes under the same parent, each with its top five brands.
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