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GEO and AI visibility · Rotterdam
Perplexity carries 27% of tracked AI citation volume. Rotterdam operators face the same perplexity citation share discipline as global peers, with local context (timezone, channel mix, buying patterns) shifting which moves carry the most leverage.
Definition
Perplexity citation refers to the share of branded responses on Perplexity AI that include a direct link or named reference to a tracked entity. Perplexity citations are characterized by transparent source attribution (numbered links in the response), which makes them measurable in a way ChatGPT citations are not.
How it lands in Rotterdam
Xpand Media runs perplexity citation share inside Rotterdam-based engagements with the local context built in: Europe/Amsterdam timezone, market-specific buyer behavior, and the platforms Netherlands-based operators actually use. The discipline is global; the operational rhythm is local.
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FAQ
Primary research with named methodology and comparison tables. In the Q1 2026 tracked corpus, those two patterns together accounted for 38% of Perplexity citations.
Median was 12 days from publish to first Perplexity citation, faster than ChatGPT or Gemini in our sample.
Yes. Pro mode uses a longer source list and weights primary research more heavily. Free tier weights Reddit and Quora more.
Yes. Blocking PerplexityBot in robots.txt removes the domain from the corpus. Some publishers do this; we recommend against it for brands that want visibility.
Roughly 91 days median, similar to other engines. After that, the citation drops out of typical response sets unless the source page is updated.
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