Chat Radar Local AI Search Trends: Week of October 26, 2026
36% of Google AI Overviews included a link inside the answer text in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses this week, up from 32%.
The biggest move this week was in llms.txt adoption: among car dealerships in Chat Radar's panel, sites carrying the file rose from 22% to 42%, and across all businesses in Chat Radar's panel the figure moved from 30% to 40%. AI crawler blocking also shifted notably, with dental practices in Chat Radar's panel seeing sites blocking any AI crawler rise from 4% to 10%, driven by parallel jumps in ClaudeBot, GPTBot, and Google-Extended blocking, each up 6 points to 8–10%. Profile changes observed fell sharply among dental practices in Chat Radar's panel, dropping from 13% to 6%, and across all businesses in Chat Radar's panel the share fell from 8% to 5%. On ChatGPT, car dealerships in Chat Radar's panel saw the share of searches where the business was named in the answer fall from 80% to 70%, while on Perplexity own-website citation for car dealerships rose from 57% to 64%. Average ratings and new reviews per profile were unchanged across all segments in Chat Radar's panel.
Google AI Overviews
Searches showing an AI Overview
In the week of October 26, 2026, Google showed an AI Overview for 90% of searches in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, up from 59% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 90% | ↑ +31 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 91% | ↑ +33 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 91% | ↑ +29 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of panel searches where Google showed an AI Overview. Counted per search: a search asked for several businesses counts once.
Sources per AI Overview
In the week of October 26, 2026, Google AI Overviews listed 3.5 sources each on average in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, up from 3.3 the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 3.5 | ↑ +0.2 | 97 |
| Dental practices | 3.6 | ↑ +0.3 | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 3.4 | ↑ +0.1 | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Average number of distinct sources listed in an AI Overview’s source panel. Counted per AI Overview.
Sources cited in the answer text
In the week of October 26, 2026, 163% of the sources Google AI Overviews listed were also cited in the answer text in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, down from 186% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 163% | ↓ −22 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 159% | ↓ −28 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 164% | ↓ −22 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Of all sources listed in AI Overview source panels, the share also cited inside the answer text. Counted per source.
Own website cited
In the week of October 26, 2026, Google AI Overviews cited a business’s own website in 23% of the searches where one appeared in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, down from 25% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 23% | ↓ −2 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 11% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 42% | ↓ −4 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of AI Overviews shown on a business’s searches that cite that business’s own website. Counted per business: a shared AI Overview counts once for each business it applies to.
Own Business Profile cited
In the week of October 26, 2026, Google AI Overviews cited a business’s own Business Profile in 16% of the searches where one appeared in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, up from 11% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 16% | ↑ +5 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 8% | ↑ +3 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 26% | ↑ +8 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of AI Overviews shown on a business’s searches that cite that business’s own Google Business Profile, matched by business name. Counted per business.
Sources: directories and review sites
In the week of October 26, 2026, 13% of the sources in Google AI Overviews were directories and review sites in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, down from 16% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 13% | ↓ −2 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 14% | ↓ −4 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 14% | ↓ −1 point | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of AI Overview sources that are directories and review sites. Counted per source.
Sources: publishers and media
In the week of October 26, 2026, less than 1% of the sources in Google AI Overviews were publishers and media in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from less than 1% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | less than 1% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 0% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 1% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of AI Overview sources that are publishers and media. Counted per source.
Sources: other Google pages
In the week of October 26, 2026, 0% of the sources in Google AI Overviews were other Google pages in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 0% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 0% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 0% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of AI Overview sources that are other Google pages. Counted per source.
Sources: Google Business Profiles
In the week of October 26, 2026, 27% of the sources in Google AI Overviews were Google Business Profiles in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, up from 23% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 27% | ↑ +5 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 27% | ↑ +4 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 29% | ↑ +8 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of AI Overview sources that are Google Business Profiles. Counted per source.
Sources: links into Google AI Mode
In the week of October 26, 2026, 0% of the sources in Google AI Overviews were links into Google AI Mode in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 0% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 0% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 0% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of AI Overview sources that are links into Google AI Mode. Counted per source.
Sources: other businesses’ websites
In the week of October 26, 2026, 38% of the sources in Google AI Overviews were other businesses’ websites in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, down from 42% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 38% | ↓ −4 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 44% | ↓ −1 point | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 34% | ↓ −10 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of AI Overview sources that are other businesses’ websites. Counted per source.
Sources: other sites
In the week of October 26, 2026, 15% of the sources in Google AI Overviews were other sites in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 15% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 15% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 9% | ↓ −1 point | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 16% | ↑ +2 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of AI Overview sources that are other sites. Counted per source.
Searches showing a map pack
In the week of October 26, 2026, Google showed a local map pack for 71% of searches in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 71% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 71% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 82% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 56% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of panel searches where Google showed a local map pack. Counted per search.
ChatGPT
Business named in the answer
In the week of October 26, 2026, ChatGPT named a given business in 43% of its answers to that business’s local customer questions in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, down from 46% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 43% | ↓ −3 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 20% | ↓ −1 point | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 70% | ↓ −7 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answers to a business’s local questions that name that business. The questions never name it. Counted per business: a shared answer counts once for each business it applies to.
Citations per answer
In the week of October 26, 2026, ChatGPT cited 5.8 sources per answer on average in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 5.8 the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 5.8 | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 6 | ↑ +0.3 | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 5.6 | ↓ −0.3 | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Average number of distinct sources an answer cites. Counted per answer.
Own website cited
In the week of October 26, 2026, ChatGPT cited a business’s own website in 23% of its answers in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, down from 26% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 23% | ↓ −3 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 11% | ↑ +1 point | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 40% | ↓ −6 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answers to a business’s local questions that cite that business’s own website. Counted per business.
Citations: directories and review sites
In the week of October 26, 2026, 12% of the sources ChatGPT cited were directories and review sites in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, down from 13% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 12% | ↓ −1 point | 97 |
| Dental practices | 11% | ↑ +2 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 14% | ↓ −5 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are directories and review sites. Counted per citation.
Citations: publishers and media
In the week of October 26, 2026, 1% of the sources ChatGPT cited were publishers and media in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 1% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 1% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | less than 1% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 2% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are publishers and media. Counted per citation.
Citations: other Google pages
In the week of October 26, 2026, 0% of the sources ChatGPT cited were other Google pages in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 0% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 0% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 0% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are other Google pages. Counted per citation.
Citations: Google Business Profiles
In the week of October 26, 2026, 0% of the sources ChatGPT cited were Google Business Profiles in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, down from less than 1% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 0% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 0% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are Google Business Profiles. Counted per citation.
Citations: links into Google AI Mode
In the week of October 26, 2026, 0% of the sources ChatGPT cited were links into Google AI Mode in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 0% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 0% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 0% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are links into Google AI Mode. Counted per citation.
Citations: other businesses’ websites
In the week of October 26, 2026, 33% of the sources ChatGPT cited were other businesses’ websites in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, down from 36% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 33% | ↓ −3 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 42% | ↓ −3 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 27% | ↓ −3 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are other businesses’ websites. Counted per citation.
Citations: other sites
In the week of October 26, 2026, 53% of the sources ChatGPT cited were other sites in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, up from 48% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 53% | ↑ +5 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 46% | ↑ +2 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 56% | ↑ +10 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are other sites. Counted per citation.
Perplexity
Business named in the answer
In the week of October 26, 2026, Perplexity named a given business in 40% of its answers to that business’s local customer questions in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 40% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 40% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 15% | ↓ −1 point | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 72% | ↓ −1 point | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answers to a business’s local questions that name that business. The questions never name it. Counted per business: a shared answer counts once for each business it applies to.
Citations per answer
In the week of October 26, 2026, Perplexity cited 10 sources per answer on average in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 10 the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 10 | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 10 | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 10 | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Average number of distinct sources an answer cites. Counted per answer.
Own website cited
In the week of October 26, 2026, Perplexity cited a business’s own website in 39% of its answers in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, up from 36% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 39% | ↑ +4 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 22% | ↑ +3 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 64% | ↑ +4 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answers to a business’s local questions that cite that business’s own website. Counted per business.
Citations: directories and review sites
In the week of October 26, 2026, 24% of the sources Perplexity cited were directories and review sites in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, down from 26% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 24% | ↓ −2 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 25% | ↓ −3 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 27% | ↓ −2 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are directories and review sites. Counted per citation.
Citations: publishers and media
In the week of October 26, 2026, 1% of the sources Perplexity cited were publishers and media in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 1% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 1% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | less than 1% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 3% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are publishers and media. Counted per citation.
Citations: other Google pages
In the week of October 26, 2026, less than 1% of the sources Perplexity cited were other Google pages in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from less than 1% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | less than 1% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 0% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | less than 1% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are other Google pages. Counted per citation.
Citations: Google Business Profiles
In the week of October 26, 2026, 0% of the sources Perplexity cited were Google Business Profiles in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 0% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 0% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 0% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are Google Business Profiles. Counted per citation.
Citations: links into Google AI Mode
In the week of October 26, 2026, 0% of the sources Perplexity cited were links into Google AI Mode in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 0% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 0% | no change | 97 |
| Dental practices | 0% | no change | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are links into Google AI Mode. Counted per citation.
Citations: other businesses’ websites
In the week of October 26, 2026, 43% of the sources Perplexity cited were other businesses’ websites in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, up from 40% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 43% | ↑ +3 points | 97 |
| Dental practices | 48% | ↑ +3 points | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 41% | ↑ +3 points | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are other businesses’ websites. Counted per citation.
Citations: other sites
In the week of October 26, 2026, 32% of the sources Perplexity cited were other sites in Chat Radar’s panel of 97 local businesses, unchanged from 32% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 32% | ↓ −1 point | 97 |
| Dental practices | 27% | ↓ −1 point | 49 |
| Car dealerships | 28% | ↓ −1 point | 38 |
| Other businesses | Not enough data: Fewer than 100 answers stand behind this figure, so it is not published. | ||
Share of answer citations that are other sites. Counted per citation.
Business websites
Sites blocking GPTBot
In the week of October 26, 2026, 3% of websites blocked GPTBot in robots.txt in Chat Radar’s panel of 115 local businesses, unchanged from 3% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 3% | no change | 115 |
| Dental practices | 8% | no change | 50 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 45 |
| Other businesses | 0% | no change | 20 |
Share of business websites whose robots.txt disallows GPTBot from the whole site. Counted per business.
Sites blocking ClaudeBot
In the week of October 26, 2026, 4% of websites blocked ClaudeBot in robots.txt in Chat Radar’s panel of 115 local businesses, unchanged from 4% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 4% | no change | 115 |
| Dental practices | 10% | no change | 50 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 45 |
| Other businesses | 0% | no change | 20 |
Share of business websites whose robots.txt disallows ClaudeBot from the whole site. Counted per business.
Sites blocking PerplexityBot
In the week of October 26, 2026, 3% of websites blocked PerplexityBot in robots.txt in Chat Radar’s panel of 115 local businesses, unchanged from 3% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 3% | no change | 115 |
| Dental practices | 6% | no change | 50 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 45 |
| Other businesses | 0% | no change | 20 |
Share of business websites whose robots.txt disallows PerplexityBot from the whole site. Counted per business.
Sites blocking Google-Extended
In the week of October 26, 2026, 3% of websites blocked Google-Extended in robots.txt in Chat Radar’s panel of 115 local businesses, unchanged from 3% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 3% | no change | 115 |
| Dental practices | 8% | no change | 50 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 45 |
| Other businesses | 0% | no change | 20 |
Share of business websites whose robots.txt disallows Google-Extended from the whole site. Counted per business.
Sites blocking any AI crawler
In the week of October 26, 2026, 5% of websites blocked at least one AI crawler in robots.txt in Chat Radar’s panel of 115 local businesses, unchanged from 5% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 5% | no change | 115 |
| Dental practices | 10% | no change | 50 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 45 |
| Other businesses | 5% | no change | 20 |
Share of business websites whose robots.txt fully blocks at least one of ten AI crawlers. Counted per business.
Sites with llms.txt
In the week of October 26, 2026, 40% of websites published an llms.txt file in Chat Radar’s panel of 115 local businesses, up from 29% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 40% | ↑ +11 points | 115 |
| Dental practices | 40% | ↑ +2 points | 50 |
| Car dealerships | 42% | ↑ +27 points | 45 |
| Other businesses | 35% | no change | 20 |
Share of business websites serving an llms.txt file. Counted per business.
Sites with LocalBusiness markup
In the week of October 26, 2026, 57% of homepages carried LocalBusiness structured data in Chat Radar’s panel of 115 local businesses, up from 55% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 57% | ↑ +2 points | 115 |
| Dental practices | 70% | no change | 50 |
| Car dealerships | 47% | ↑ +4 points | 45 |
| Other businesses | 45% | no change | 20 |
Share of business homepages carrying schema.org LocalBusiness-type structured data. Counted per business.
Sites with a sitemap
In the week of October 26, 2026, 78% of websites had a sitemap in Chat Radar’s panel of 115 local businesses, down from 80% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 78% | ↓ −2 points | 115 |
| Dental practices | 92% | no change | 50 |
| Car dealerships | 58% | ↓ −4 points | 45 |
| Other businesses | 90% | no change | 20 |
Share of business websites with a sitemap listed in robots.txt or at /sitemap.xml. Counted per business.
Homepages refusing our crawler
In the week of October 26, 2026, 13% of homepages refused an identified crawler with a 403 or 503 response in Chat Radar’s panel of 115 local businesses, unchanged from 13% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 13% | no change | 115 |
| Dental practices | 2% | no change | 50 |
| Car dealerships | 31% | no change | 45 |
| Other businesses | 0% | no change | 20 |
Share of business homepages that answered our identified crawler with 403 or 503, which can mean bot blocking at the network level that robots.txt does not show. Counted per business.
Google Business Profiles
Profile changes observed
In the week of October 26, 2026, profile changes were observed on 5% of Google Business Profiles in Chat Radar’s panel of 110 local businesses, up from 4% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 5% | ↑ +1 point | 110 |
| Dental practices | 6% | ↑ +2 points | 47 |
| Car dealerships | 4% | no change | 45 |
| Other businesses | 0% | no change | 18 |
Share of Business Profiles whose name, phone, hours, website or category changed since the previous week. We cannot tell who made a change. Counted per business.
Profile phone differs from the website
In the week of October 26, 2026, 4% of Google Business Profiles listed a phone number not found on the business’s own website in Chat Radar’s panel of 110 local businesses, unchanged from 4% the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 4% | no change | 110 |
| Dental practices | 7% | no change | 47 |
| Car dealerships | 0% | no change | 45 |
| Other businesses | 0% | no change | 18 |
Share of Business Profiles whose phone number matches none published on the business’s own website. Counted per business.
New reviews per profile (median)
In the week of October 26, 2026, the median Google Business Profile gained 1 reviews in Chat Radar’s panel of 110 local businesses, unchanged from 1 the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 1 | no change | 110 |
| Dental practices | 1 | no change | 47 |
| Car dealerships | 1 | ↓ −3 | 45 |
| Other businesses | 0 | no change | 18 |
Median change in a Business Profile’s review count since the previous week. Counted per business.
Average rating
In the week of October 26, 2026, businesses averaged 4.7 stars on Google in Chat Radar’s panel of 110 local businesses, unchanged from 4.7 the week before.
| Segment | Value | Change vs. prior week | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| All businesses | 4.7 | no change | 110 |
| Dental practices | 4.9 | no change | 47 |
| Car dealerships | 4.5 | no change | 45 |
| Other businesses | 4.7 | no change | 18 |
Average Google rating across panel Business Profiles. Counted per business.
Sample and method
This week covers 115 businesses in Chat Radar’s panel and 737 Google searches. Panel version 1, methodology v1.
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Cite this week
Chat Radar. (2026). Chat Radar Local AI Search Trends, week of October 26, 2026 [Data set]. https://chatradar.ai/trends/2026-10-26
Chat Radar. “Chat Radar Local AI Search Trends, week of October 26, 2026.” Chat Radar, 2026, https://chatradar.ai/trends/2026-10-26. Accessed October 27, 2026.
Chat Radar. “Chat Radar Local AI Search Trends, week of October 26, 2026.” Data set. 2026. https://chatradar.ai/trends/2026-10-26.
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title = {{Chat Radar Local AI Search Trends, week of October 26, 2026}},
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Methodology: Michael Notbohm, Founder & CEO, Chat Radar · LinkedIn · ORCID 0009-0003-3320-5803