Yelp dominates AI local search citations with 3.4x more mentions than competitors in Q4 2025
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Luis Rijo
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Summary
A competitive analysis of over 28 million AI responses from Q4 2025 found that Yelp received 512,680 AI citations across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode — 3.4 times more than the Better Business Bureau, its closest rival. Google AI Mode and Perplexity account for 95% of all local discovery citations in the study, highlighting Yelp's dominance in AI-powered local search recommendations for services like plumbers, salons, and restaurants.
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· 3 pulledYelp accumulated 512,680 total citations across those four platforms in Q4 2025 - 3.4 times more than the Better Business Bureau
Google AI Mode and Perplexity account for 95% of all local discovery citations in the study
A new competitive analysis of over 28 million AI responses has found that Yelp is cited far more often than any other local discovery platform
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