Subcategory
Consulting Firms
This index adds up the scores of 8 questions. 179 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
- 1McKinsey & Company377.3
- 2Accenture348.3
- 3Deloitte308.9
- 4Bain & Company295.0
- 5Boston Consulting Group282.1
- 6EY146.2
- 7KPMG143.5
- 8Oliver Wyman137.8
- 9Slalom123.2
- 10PwC122.0
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- 11L.E.K. Consulting119.9
- 12IBM Consulting119.5
- 13Capgemini110.7
- 14Roland Berger108.7
- 15Alvarez & Marsal96.5
- 16EY-Parthenon92.7
- 17Mercer91.3
- 18Analysis Group75.1
- 19Insperity66.0
- 20Cognizant65.2
- 21SCORE64.0
- 22Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)63.5
- 23Kearney63.1
- 24Simon-Kucher55.8
- 25Aon53.8
- 26OC&C Strategy Consultants53.2
- 27Korn Ferry52.6
- 28Small Business Development Centers49.2
- 29Thoughtworks47.2
- 30Publicis Sapient47.0
- 31ghSMART46.7
- 32TriNet46.3
- 33West Monroe46.3
- 34The Bridgespan Group45.4
- 35AlixPartners44.9
- 36Infosys44.4
- 37Putnam Associates44.2
- 38EPAM Systems41.4
- 39PwC (Strategy&)39.6
- 40Booz Allen Hamilton37.4
- 41Edvantis36.0
- 42Willis Towers Watson29.5
- 43ZS Associates29.2
- 44Plante Moran28.6
- 45Altman Solon23.8
- 46BDO22.3
- 47The Alternative Board (TAB)21.7
- 48NMS Consulting21.5
- 49AWS20.7
- 50Clutch Small Business Consulting Rankings19.0
- 1McKinsey & Company377.3
- 2Accenture348.3
- 3Deloitte308.9
- 4Bain & Company295.0
- 5Boston Consulting Group282.1
- 6EY146.2
- 7KPMG143.5
- 8Oliver Wyman137.8
- 9Slalom123.2
- 10PwC122.0
- 11L.E.K. Consulting119.9
- 12IBM Consulting119.5
- 13Capgemini110.7
- 14Roland Berger108.7
- 15Alvarez & Marsal96.5
- 16EY-Parthenon92.7
- 17Mercer91.3
- 18Analysis Group75.1
- 19Insperity66.0
- 20Cognizant65.2
- 21SCORE64.0
- 22Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)63.5
- 23Kearney63.1
- 24Simon-Kucher55.8
- 25Aon53.8
- 26OC&C Strategy Consultants53.2
- 27Korn Ferry52.6
- 28Small Business Development Centers49.2
- 29Thoughtworks47.2
- 30Publicis Sapient47.0
- 31ghSMART46.7
- 32TriNet46.3
- 33West Monroe46.3
- 34The Bridgespan Group45.4
- 35AlixPartners44.9
- 36Infosys44.4
- 37Putnam Associates44.2
- 38EPAM Systems41.4
- 39PwC (Strategy&)39.6
- 40Booz Allen Hamilton37.4
- 41Edvantis36.0
- 42Willis Towers Watson29.5
- 43ZS Associates29.2
- 44Plante Moran28.6
- 45Altman Solon23.8
- 46BDO22.3
- 47The Alternative Board (TAB)21.7
- 48NMS Consulting21.5
- 49AWS20.7
- 50Clutch Small Business Consulting Rankings19.0
Top 50 of 179
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McKinsey & Company | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2Accenture | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 3Deloitte | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 4Bain & Company | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 5Boston Consulting Group | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 6EY | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 7KPMG | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 8Oliver Wyman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9Slalom | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 10PwC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 11L.E.K. Consulting | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12IBM Consulting | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13Capgemini | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 14Roland Berger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 15Alvarez & Marsal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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
- 5
- 13
- 34
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 29
- Answers naming the brand
- 5
- 13
- 34
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 29
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| McKinsey & Company | 34 | Bain & Company (29), Boston Consulting Group (28), Accenture (25) |
| Accenture | 33 | Deloitte (25), McKinsey & Company (25), Bain & Company (24) |
| Deloitte | 29 | Accenture (25), McKinsey & Company (24), Bain & Company (22) |
| Bain & Company | 32 | McKinsey & Company (29), Boston Consulting Group (28), Accenture (24) |
| Boston Consulting Group | 30 | Bain & Company (28), McKinsey & Company (28), Accenture (22) |
| EY | 20 | McKinsey & Company (18), Bain & Company (17), Accenture (17) |
| KPMG | 19 | EY (17), McKinsey & Company (17), PwC (15) |
| Oliver Wyman | 17 | Boston Consulting Group (13), Bain & Company (13), McKinsey & Company (13) |
| Slalom | 15 | Accenture (13), Deloitte (10), McKinsey & Company (10) |
| PwC | 17 | Deloitte (15), EY (15), KPMG (15) |
| L.E.K. Consulting | 15 | Oliver Wyman (11), Roland Berger (11), Boston Consulting Group (10) |
| IBM Consulting | 12 | Accenture (12), Capgemini (11), Deloitte (10) |
| Capgemini | 14 | Accenture (14), Deloitte (12), IBM Consulting (11) |
| Roland Berger | 14 | L.E.K. Consulting (11), Boston Consulting Group (10), Bain & Company (10) |
| Alvarez & Marsal | 16 | Boston Consulting Group (12), Bain & Company (12), McKinsey & Company (11) |
| EY-Parthenon | 12 | Boston Consulting Group (9), Bain & Company (9), Oliver Wyman (9) |
| Mercer | 6 | Deloitte (5), Korn Ferry (4), Insperity (4) |
| Analysis Group | 13 | Boston Consulting Group (11), Bain & Company (11), Alvarez & Marsal (10) |
| Insperity | 8 | Korn Ferry (4), Bain & Company (4), Accenture (4) |
| Cognizant | 8 | Accenture (8), Capgemini (7), IBM Consulting (7) |
| SCORE | 7 | Small Business Development Centers (6), Insperity (3), Bain & Company (1) |
| Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) | 7 | Accenture (7), IBM Consulting (7), Deloitte (7) |
| Kearney | 11 | L.E.K. Consulting (10), Boston Consulting Group (9), Bain & Company (9) |
| Simon-Kucher | 11 | Boston Consulting Group (7), Alvarez & Marsal (7), Bain & Company (7) |
| Aon | 5 | Boston Consulting Group (4), Bain & Company (4), Accenture (4) |
| OC&C Strategy Consultants | 5 | Simon-Kucher (4), L.E.K. Consulting (4), Alvarez & Marsal (3) |
| Korn Ferry | 5 | Accenture (5), Deloitte (5), Insperity (4) |
| Small Business Development Centers | 6 | SCORE (6), Insperity (2), Slalom (1) |
| Thoughtworks | 6 | Accenture (6), Capgemini (5), Slalom (5) |
| Publicis Sapient | 5 | Accenture (5), IBM Consulting (5), Capgemini (4) |
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 | vault.com | 18 |
| 2 | forbes.com | 10 |
| 3 | managementconsulted.com | 10 |
| 4 | hackingthecaseinterview.com | 9 |
| 5 | gmac.com | 9 |
| 6 | roadtooffer.com | 6 |
| 7 | casebasix.com | 5 |
| 8 | clutch.co | 5 |
| 9 | poetsandquantsforundergrads.com | 5 |
| 10 | prnewswire.com | 5 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| vault.com | Bain & Company | 15 |
| vault.com | Boston Consulting Group | 14 |
| vault.com | McKinsey & Company | 13 |
| vault.com | Accenture | 12 |
| managementconsulted.com | Accenture | 10 |
| vault.com | EY | 10 |
| vault.com | Deloitte | 10 |
| gmac.com | Boston Consulting Group | 9 |
| vault.com | KPMG | 9 |
| gmac.com | Bain & Company | 9 |
| managementconsulted.com | Bain & Company | 8 |
| managementconsulted.com | Boston Consulting Group | 8 |
| hackingthecaseinterview.com | Bain & Company | 8 |
| hackingthecaseinterview.com | Boston Consulting Group | 8 |
| gmac.com | McKinsey & Company | 8 |
| vault.com | Oliver Wyman | 7 |
| forbes.com | Boston Consulting Group | 7 |
| forbes.com | Bain & Company | 7 |
| hackingthecaseinterview.com | McKinsey & Company | 7 |
| hackingthecaseinterview.com | Accenture | 7 |
| forbes.com | Accenture | 7 |
| managementconsulted.com | McKinsey & Company | 6 |
| gmac.com | Oliver Wyman | 6 |
| managementconsulted.com | Deloitte | 6 |
| managementconsulted.com | EY | 6 |
| hackingthecaseinterview.com | Oliver Wyman | 5 |
| prnewswire.com | Bain & Company | 5 |
| forbes.com | McKinsey & Company | 5 |
| extern.com | McKinsey & Company | 5 |
| extern.com | Boston Consulting Group | 5 |
| extern.com | Bain & Company | 5 |
| consulting.us | Accenture | 5 |
| extern.com | Oliver Wyman | 5 |
| hackingthecaseinterview.com | Deloitte | 5 |
| gmac.com | Accenture | 5 |
| managementconsulted.com | Oliver Wyman | 4 |
| consulting.us | Boston Consulting Group | 4 |
| managementconsulted.com | KPMG | 4 |
| prnewswire.com | Boston Consulting Group | 4 |
| consulting.us | McKinsey & Company | 4 |
| prnewswire.com | EY | 4 |
| forbes.com | Deloitte | 4 |
| hackingthecaseinterview.com | EY | 4 |
| prnewswire.com | McKinsey & Company | 4 |
| prnewswire.com | KPMG | 4 |
| gmac.com | EY | 4 |
| consulting.us | Bain & Company | 4 |
| forbes.com | Oliver Wyman | 3 |
| gmac.com | KPMG | 3 |
| extern.com | EY | 3 |
| extern.com | Accenture | 3 |
| prnewswire.com | Accenture | 3 |
| forbes.com | EY | 3 |
| prnewswire.com | Deloitte | 2 |
| extern.com | Deloitte | 2 |
| hackingthecaseinterview.com | KPMG | 2 |
| prnewswire.com | Oliver Wyman | 2 |
| consulting.us | Deloitte | 2 |
| consulting.us | KPMG | 2 |
| consulting.us | Oliver Wyman | 2 |
| consulting.us | EY | 2 |
| forbes.com | KPMG | 2 |
| gmac.com | Deloitte | 2 |
| extern.com | KPMG | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
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