What types of pages get cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity?

Quick answer

What types of pages get cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity?

Author-bylined guides, UK-specific statistics pages, definition/glossary entries, and structured FAQs - especially when the URL has a clear, answer-shaped title and schema.

Strong citation surfaces

- /glossary/[term]: short definition + long explainer - /statistics/[fact]: named stat + source - /ask/[question]: TL;DR + schema - /benchmarks/[niche-platform]: numeric ranges + methodology

Weak citation surfaces

- Homepage - Generic service pages - PDF-only content

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