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2,737
2,737 -- questions tested for ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude (South African GEO study) (2026)
Algorithm Agency tested 2,737 questions across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude in a study of 43 South African brands.
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2,737
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Count
Data Vintage
2026
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43
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B
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Algorithm Agency
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https://www.algorithm.agency/blog/search-social-ai-why-you-need-all-three ↗
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Search, Social, AI: why you need all three (and what we actually sell)
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Algorithm Agency
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Agency's own research testing real questions across AI platforms for 43 South African brands
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ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude (South African GEO study): 2,737 questions tested. Source: Algorithm Agency (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/algorithm-geo-study-questions-tested
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