



Why Does ChatGPT Recommend Only 1.2% of Local Businesses?
Catchouse
SOCi studied more than 350,000 local business locations. ChatGPT recommended 1.2% of them. Getting picked by AI is up to 30× harder than ranking in Google's local 3-pack, and old wins do not carry over — only about 45% of Google's local winners show up in AI answers at all. The businesses that do get picked have three things in common:the same details everywhere they appear, real reviews at 4.2 stars and up, and specific local content instead of more ads. The other 98.8% are invisible. Find out which side you are on. — Catchouse · Get cited. Get Found. Get Chosen Build your free profile today: https://catchouse.com/for-agents
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October 11, 2026