Perplexity on “King of AEO”
Every recorded run of Perplexity: 3 in total, between 25 September 2026 and 25 September 2026, across one market. Runs that returned no name are listed too.
The runs
How each run was collected is in the last column. Perplexity runs in this log were all collected by hand, in a fresh signed-out session: there is no API behind these rows.
| Date | Market | Prompt | Name returned | Sources cited | Entity | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2026 | BR · pt-BR | Who is the king of AEO, and what is the evidence for that claim? | no single name; James Dooley, Vithurs and David Quaid listed as claimants | usatoday.com | yes | manual |
| 25 September 2026 | BR · pt-BR | Who are the leading practitioners of answer engine optimization right now? | Lily Ray | myseoconsult.com | yes | manual |
| 25 September 2026 | BR · pt-BR | Which sources would you cite to explain answer engine optimization to a beginner? | no name returned | developers.google.com | no | manual |
The full record, every engine together, is on the citation log, and the raw rows are runs.csv and runs.json, under CC BY 4.0.