{
  "page": "https://directindex.org/stats",
  "cite": "The Direct Index, 2026-10-17, https://directindex.org/stats",
  "licence": "ODbL",
  "computedAt": "2026-10-17T18:02:16.397Z",
  "frozenCopies": [],
  "stats": [
    {
      "key": "scanned",
      "value": "170,576",
      "label": "business websites scanned",
      "sentence": "The Direct Index has scanned 170,576 business websites across 675 indexes in 40 countries, out of 2,686,640 listed businesses."
    },
    {
      "key": "no-website",
      "value": "51%",
      "label": "list no web address at all",
      "sentence": "51% of 2,686,640 listed businesses have no web address in the open map data (1,381,481 of 2,686,640 listed businesses, 675 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "social-only",
      "value": "1.9%",
      "label": "exist only as a social profile",
      "sentence": "50,511 businesses exist online only as a social profile (50,511 of 2,686,640 listed businesses, 675 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "own-website",
      "value": "46%",
      "label": "have their own website",
      "sentence": "46% of listed businesses have their own website (1,229,069 of 2,686,640 listed businesses, 675 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "ai-blocked",
      "value": "31%",
      "label": "turn an AI crawler away",
      "sentence": "31% of business websites turn at least one AI crawler away (48,116 of 156,163 reachable business websites, 675 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "readable-menu",
      "value": "36%",
      "label": "publish a menu or price list an agent can read",
      "sentence": "36% of business websites publish a menu or price list an agent can read (55,387 of 156,163 reachable business websites, 675 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "direct-booking",
      "value": "46%",
      "label": "take a booking or an order themselves",
      "sentence": "46% of business websites take a booking or an order themselves (71,496 of 156,163 reachable business websites, 675 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "grade-ab",
      "value": "25%",
      "label": "score A or B, ready for agents",
      "sentence": "25% of business websites are ready for AI agents (41,882 of 170,576 scanned business websites, 675 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "english",
      "value": "19%",
      "label": "declare an English version, outside English-speaking countries",
      "sentence": "19% of business websites outside English-speaking countries declare an English version (17,460 of 93,007 business websites read outside English-speaking countries, 484 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "prices-shown",
      "value": "13%",
      "label": "show three or more prices on the landing page",
      "sentence": "13% business websites show prices on the page a visitor lands on (18,840 of 143,999 business websites read, 674 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "whatsapp",
      "value": "4.0%",
      "label": "link to WhatsApp",
      "sentence": "4.0% of business websites link to WhatsApp (5,802 of 143,999 business websites read, 674 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "copyright-year",
      "value": "30%",
      "label": "show a copyright year two or more years old",
      "sentence": "30% of business websites that show a copyright year say 2024 or older (12,462 of 41,301 sites that show a year, 667 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "consent",
      "value": "15%",
      "label": "load a consent manager",
      "sentence": "15% business websites load a consent manager (21,178 of 143,999 business websites read, 674 indexes)."
    },
    {
      "key": "answers-direct",
      "value": "95%",
      "label": "of assistant answers link a business's own site",
      "sentence": "Across 3,516 answers from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in 98 cities, 95% link a business's own site or its booking software; 19% link a marketplace, most often Uber Eats."
    },
    {
      "key": "gap",
      "value": "6,789",
      "label": "places assistants name, of 651,992 that exist",
      "sentence": "Asked everyday questions in 98 cities, AI assistants named 6,789 distinct places; the same indexes hold 651,992 businesses."
    },
    {
      "key": "gap-own",
      "value": "89%",
      "label": "of the places named came with their own site",
      "sentence": "89% of the places AI assistants named were named with a link to the place's own website."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "id": "no-website",
      "group": "Presence",
      "label": "list no web address at all",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/no-website",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/no-website.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 51.4,
        "num": 1381481,
        "den": 2686640,
        "cities": 675
      },
      "indexesCompared": 604
    },
    {
      "id": "social-only",
      "group": "Presence",
      "label": "exist only as a social profile",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/social-only",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/social-only.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 1.9,
        "num": 50511,
        "den": 2686640,
        "cities": 675
      },
      "indexesCompared": 604
    },
    {
      "id": "own-website",
      "group": "Presence",
      "label": "have their own website",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/own-website",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/own-website.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 45.7,
        "num": 1229069,
        "den": 2686640,
        "cities": 675
      },
      "indexesCompared": 604
    },
    {
      "id": "ai-blocked",
      "group": "Agents",
      "label": "turn an AI crawler away",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/ai-blocked",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/ai-blocked.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 30.8,
        "num": 48116,
        "den": 156163,
        "cities": 675
      },
      "indexesCompared": 203
    },
    {
      "id": "readable-menu",
      "group": "Agents",
      "label": "publish a menu or price list an agent can read",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/readable-menu.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 35.5,
        "num": 55387,
        "den": 156163,
        "cities": 675
      },
      "indexesCompared": 203
    },
    {
      "id": "direct-booking",
      "group": "Agents",
      "label": "take a booking or an order themselves",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/direct-booking",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/direct-booking.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 45.8,
        "num": 71496,
        "den": 156163,
        "cities": 675
      },
      "indexesCompared": 203
    },
    {
      "id": "grade-ab",
      "group": "Agents",
      "label": "score A or B, ready for agents",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/grade-ab",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/grade-ab.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 24.6,
        "num": 41882,
        "den": 170576,
        "cities": 675
      },
      "indexesCompared": 203
    },
    {
      "id": "english",
      "group": "Visitor facts",
      "label": "declare an English version, outside English-speaking countries",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/english",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/english.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 18.8,
        "num": 17460,
        "den": 93007,
        "cities": 484
      },
      "indexesCompared": 73
    },
    {
      "id": "prices-shown",
      "group": "Visitor facts",
      "label": "show three or more prices on the landing page",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/prices-shown",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/prices-shown.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 13.1,
        "num": 18840,
        "den": 143999,
        "cities": 674
      },
      "indexesCompared": 121
    },
    {
      "id": "middle-price",
      "group": "Visitor facts",
      "label": "middle visible price, in each city's own currency",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/middle-price",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/middle-price.json",
      "global": null,
      "indexesCompared": 84
    },
    {
      "id": "whatsapp",
      "group": "Visitor facts",
      "label": "link to WhatsApp",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/whatsapp",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/whatsapp.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 4,
        "num": 5802,
        "den": 143999,
        "cities": 674
      },
      "indexesCompared": 121
    },
    {
      "id": "copyright-year",
      "group": "Site care",
      "label": "show a copyright year two or more years old",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/copyright-year",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/copyright-year.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 30.2,
        "num": 12462,
        "den": 41301,
        "cities": 667
      },
      "indexesCompared": 94
    },
    {
      "id": "consent",
      "group": "Site care",
      "label": "load a consent manager",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/consent",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/consent.json",
      "global": {
        "v": 14.7,
        "num": 21178,
        "den": 143999,
        "cities": 674
      },
      "indexesCompared": 121
    },
    {
      "id": "page-weight",
      "group": "Site care",
      "label": "page weight of the landing page",
      "page": "https://directindex.org/stats/page-weight",
      "data": "https://directindex.org/stats/page-weight.json",
      "global": null,
      "indexesCompared": 121
    }
  ]
}