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Jun 12, 2026•19 min read
Pixelmojo Labs
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AI Visibility Benchmarks by Industry
Anonymized AI readiness score distributions across 6 surfaced industries, drawn from 110 real Radar platform audits. Benchmark where your domain would rank against peers without exposing any identity.
110 domains audited61 across 6 surfaced industriesLast refreshed: Jun 15, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC
Key takeaways
- 110 domains audited so far. 61 of those surface across 6 industries that meet the 3-domain threshold; the rest sit in micro-categories awaiting peers.
- Highest individual scorer: Retail reached 84/100 (category average 44/100 across 11 domains).
- Weakest aggregate: Services averages 36/100 across 13 domains.
- Public RPC returns only rank, industry, score, and grade. Domain and brand identifiers never exposed publicly.
- Industries surface only after 3+ unique domains audit in that category.
Top 10 Overall
| Rank | Industry | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Retail | 84 | B |
| #2 | Healthcare | 80 | B |
| #3 | Saas | 78 | B |
| #4 | Services | 72 | B |
| #5 | Services | 72 | B |
| #6 | Travel | 71 | B |
| #7 | Enterprise Tech | 71 | B |
| #8 | Travel | 67 | C |
| #9 | Saas | 67 | C |
| #10 | Healthcare | 66 | C |
Benchmarks by Industry
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