AEO Observatory · Citation Sources
Who teaches LLMs about Beats
Every URL an LLM cites is folded into a domain ledger here, scored by DataForSEO backlink authority and cross-referenced with Google SERP rank.
36 unique domains
DataForSEO backlinks summary
domain rank ≥ 500
cited by LLMs AND ranking on Google
The shape of trust
Citations by source type
What kind of source dominates LLM answers in this category. Publishers and forums anchor most retrieval; OEMs are reference points, rarely the primary source.
110
13 domains · 110 citations
19
16 domains · 19 citations
12
5 domains · 12 citations
2
1 domain · 2 citations
2
1 domain · 2 citations
The ledger
Cited domains, sorted by frequency
‘Also in SERP’ means Google ranks the same domain on a query we track — that's the structural RAG feedback loop. ‘Authority’ is the DataForSEO domain rank (0–1000).
| Domain | Type | Citations | Authority | Refs (domains) | Spam | In SERP? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rtings.com | Publisher | 32 | 458 | 29,634 | 26 | ✓ 38 |
| techradar.com | Publisher | 23 | 600 | 140,875 | 15 | ✓ 3 |
| soundguys.com | Publisher | 17 | 430 | 8,930 | 30 | ✓ 17 |
| tomsguide.com | Publisher | 12 | 516 | 78,348 | 16 | ✓ 4 |
| whathifi.com | Publisher | 10 | 457 | 16,958 | 13 | ✓ 8 |
| apple.com | OEM | 4 | 897 | 3,802,410 | 7 | ✓ 1 |
| androidcentral.com | Publisher | 3 | 555 | 76,397 | 31 | ✓ 2 |
| knowledgelib.io | Unclassified | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| macworld.com | Publisher | 3 | 515 | 58,965 | 38 | ✓ 1 |
| techgearlab.com | Publisher | 3 | 335 | 3,872 | 16 | ✓ 11 |
| macrumors.com | Publisher | 3 | 561 | 102,252 | 24 | — |
| beatsbydre.com | OEM | 3 | 441 | 12,563 | 20 | ✓ 3 |
| topchoicefor.com | Unclassified | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| reddit.com | Forum | 2 | 801 | 1,346,528 | 9 | ✓ 49 |
| sony.com | OEM | 2 | 575 | 76,516 | 23 | — |
| businesswire.com | PR / Other | 2 | 605 | 249,045 | 5 | — |
| bose.com | OEM | 2 | 492 | 26,949 | 25 | — |
| t3.com | Publisher | 1 | 431 | 23,511 | 30 | — |
| jabra.com | OEM | 1 | 518 | 14,749 | 17 | — |
| creativebloq.com | Publisher | 1 | 477 | 36,810 | 13 | — |
| price.review | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| en.wikipedia.org | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| about.nike.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| bose.ie | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| beats-experience.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 9to5mac.com | Publisher | 1 | 544 | 91,197 | 15 | — |
| techtimes.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| criticaster.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| techspot.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| digitaltrends.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | ✓ 1 |
| amp.cnn.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| musicradar.com | Publisher | 1 | 426 | 18,227 | 17 | ✓ 2 |
| headphonecheck.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| assets.bose.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| support.apple.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| bhphotovideo.com | Unclassified | 1 | — | — | — | ✓ 2 |
Authority & spam scores from DataForSEO (0–1000 domain rank, 0–100 spam). Higher authority is better; spam > 30 is worth a look.