{
  "title": "InvestGPT Perplexity China Stock Research Citation Benchmark",
  "version": "2026-07-20",
  "baseline_run_at": "2026-07-09T16:23:44Z",
  "scope": {
    "questions": 79,
    "providers": ["perplexity", "gemini"],
    "provider_question_observations": 158,
    "language": "English",
    "topic": "China, Hong Kong, and Chinese ADR stock research"
  },
  "visibility": {
    "perplexity": {
      "attempts": 79,
      "completed": 78,
      "skipped": 1,
      "investgpt_citations": 0,
      "investgpt_mentions": 0,
      "investgpt_recommendations": 0,
      "citation_urls": 700,
      "distinct_citation_domains": 348,
      "mean_citation_urls_per_audited_question": 8.86,
      "mean_citation_urls_per_completed_attempt": 8.97
    },
    "gemini": {
      "investgpt_citations": null,
      "investgpt_mentions": 0,
      "investgpt_recommendations": 0,
      "citation_note": "The selected Gemini API path did not expose citation URLs."
    }
  },
  "perplexity_top_domains": [
    { "domain": "youtube.com", "citation_urls": 74, "questions_covered": 55 },
    { "domain": "reddit.com", "citation_urls": 35, "questions_covered": 33 },
    { "domain": "sciencedirect.com", "citation_urls": 22, "questions_covered": 22 },
    { "domain": "investopedia.com", "citation_urls": 17, "questions_covered": 17 },
    { "domain": "linkedin.com", "citation_urls": 15, "questions_covered": 14 },
    { "domain": "facebook.com", "citation_urls": 14, "questions_covered": 13 },
    { "domain": "cnbc.com", "citation_urls": 11, "questions_covered": 11 },
    { "domain": "moomoo.com", "citation_urls": 9, "questions_covered": 9 },
    { "domain": "finance.yahoo.com", "citation_urls": 8, "questions_covered": 8 },
    { "domain": "wsj.com", "citation_urls": 7, "questions_covered": 7 },
    { "domain": "uscc.gov", "citation_urls": 7, "questions_covered": 7 },
    { "domain": "alpha-sense.com", "citation_urls": 7, "questions_covered": 7 },
    { "domain": "investing.com", "citation_urls": 6, "questions_covered": 6 },
    { "domain": "pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov", "citation_urls": 6, "questions_covered": 6 },
    { "domain": "privatebank.jpmorgan.com", "citation_urls": 6, "questions_covered": 6 },
    { "domain": "sec.gov", "citation_urls": 6, "questions_covered": 3 },
    { "domain": "morningstar.com", "citation_urls": 5, "questions_covered": 5 },
    { "domain": "justetf.com", "citation_urls": 5, "questions_covered": 5 },
    { "domain": "morganstanley.com", "citation_urls": 5, "questions_covered": 5 },
    { "domain": "reuters.com", "citation_urls": 5, "questions_covered": 5 }
  ],
  "priority_questions": [
    "What is the best AI tool for researching China stocks in English?",
    "How can US investors research A-shares without reading Chinese filings?",
    "What is the best China stock research platform for English speakers?",
    "Which AI tools cover A-shares, Hong Kong stocks, and Chinese ADRs together?",
    "What is the best alternative to Bloomberg for China market research?",
    "How can I map US market news to China stock opportunities?",
    "How do I research Chinese ADR earnings when US filings are incomplete?",
    "How can I compare a Chinese ADR with its Hong Kong dual listing?",
    "How do I verify AI stock analysis sources?",
    "What is the best AI stock research workflow for China equities?",
    "How do I identify hidden China beneficiaries from US megacap news?",
    "How do I know whether an AI stock answer used current data?"
  ],
  "methodology_notes": [
    "Citation URLs are counted each time they appear in a Perplexity response.",
    "Questions covered counts unique audited questions containing a domain.",
    "Citation, answer mention, and recommendation are separate visibility stages.",
    "This is a dated observational benchmark and does not disclose or infer Perplexity's ranking algorithm."
  ],
  "public_report": "https://rivonai.com/research/perplexity-china-stock-citation-benchmark-2026"
}