Measured 13 October · Published 14 October 2026
King of AEO Round 1 results
The Round 1 title is vacant. The formal entry file contained 0 entries at measurement time.
Measured on 13 October 2026 and published on 14 October 2026: 117 scored answers and 12 Google result sets across the runbook’s engine sources.
Round 1 scores
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| Person | Visibility / 48 | Software / 20 | Education / 16 | Research / 8 | Corroboration / 8 | Total / 100 | Formal entry | Eligible |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Dooley | 33.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 36.61 | Not in snapshot | No |
| Vithurs | 18.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 21.25 | Not in snapshot | No |
| Marc Moeller | 11.33 | 0 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.26 | Not in snapshot | No |
| Julian Goldie | 16.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.99 | Not in snapshot | No |
| David Quaid | 16.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.94 | Not in snapshot | No |
| Allan Oliveira | 12.38 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 | 1.6 | 16.65 | Not in snapshot | No |
| Stephane Morera | 12.86 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 15.53 | Not in snapshot | No |
| Jacky Chou | 9.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.74 | Not in snapshot | No |
The scorer uses the captured formal entry file, which is empty. Earlier organiser statements that all eight participants entered remain a separate record; this run does not invent missing formal submissions.
Non-visibility components use the eligibility evidence snapshot reviewed on 4 October 2026. That snapshot contains no assessed open-source items. Zero software points reflect the scorer input, not a finding that a person has released no software. Marc Moeller’s and Vithurs’s original-study gates remain under review.
Round 1 Visibility Index
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| Person | Index | First named % | Mention % | Engine coverage % | Google top 10 % | US | UK | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Dooley | 69.6 | 64.1 | 88 | 100 | 16.7 | 69.5 | 69 | 70.8 |
| Vithurs | 37.6 | 1.7 | 60.7 | 100 | 25 | 38 | 35.6 | 40.4 |
| Julian Goldie | 35.4 | 2.6 | 56.4 | 100 | 16.7 | 33.5 | 38.5 | 33.3 |
| David Quaid | 35.3 | 3.4 | 59 | 100 | 8.3 | 39.2 | 33.8 | 32.1 |
| Stephane Morera | 26.8 | 0 | 35 | 100 | 8.3 | 29.7 | 21.9 | 26.2 |
| Allan Oliveira | 25.8 | 0 | 35.9 | 100 | 0 | 23.1 | 22 | 25.6 |
| Marc Moeller | 23.6 | 2.6 | 31.6 | 87.5 | 0 | 27 | 23.9 | 21.7 |
| Jacky Chou | 20.3 | 0 | 23.9 | 87.5 | 0 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 21.2 |
Capture coverage and errors
Missing, incomplete and gated responses are recorded below and excluded from valid-answer denominators. Gemini API scores use repeat 1; fan-out queries include all three repeats. API products and browser products are separate engine sources. Claude has no country control; Perplexity covers Australia only.
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| Engine source | Market | Requested captures | Saved captures | Scored answers | Errors / exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT (DataForSEO) | us | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| ChatGPT (DataForSEO) | uk | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| ChatGPT (DataForSEO) | au | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Gemini (DataForSEO) | us | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Gemini (DataForSEO) | uk | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Gemini (DataForSEO) | au | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Gemini API | us | 18 | 18 | 6 | None |
| Gemini API | uk | 18 | 18 | 6 | None |
| Gemini API | au | 18 | 18 | 6 | None |
| ChatGPT logged-out | us | 6 | 1 | 0 | Prompt 1: Empty answer Prompt 2: Unissued after anonymous US verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 3: Unissued after anonymous US verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 4: Unissued after anonymous US verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 5: Unissued after anonymous US verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 6: Unissued after anonymous US verification gate; no query submitted |
| ChatGPT logged-out | uk | 6 | 1 | 0 | Prompt 1: Empty answer Prompt 2: Unissued after anonymous UK verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 3: Unissued after anonymous UK verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 4: Unissued after anonymous UK verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 5: Unissued after anonymous UK verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 6: Unissued after anonymous UK verification gate; no query submitted |
| ChatGPT logged-out | au | 6 | 1 | 0 | Prompt 1: Empty answer Prompt 2: Unissued after anonymous verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 3: Unissued after anonymous verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 4: Unissued after anonymous verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 5: Unissued after anonymous verification gate; no query submitted Prompt 6: Unissued after anonymous verification gate; no query submitted |
| ChatGPT logged-in (unpersonalized) | us | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| ChatGPT logged-in (unpersonalized) | uk | 6 | 5 | 5 | Prompt 1: Error: net::ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED at https://chatgpt.com/?temporary-chat=true&hints=search |
| ChatGPT logged-in (unpersonalized) | au | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Google AI Mode | us | 6 | 5 | 5 | Prompt 1: Error: net::ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED at https://www.google.com/search?udm=50&hl=en&gl=us&q=Who%20is%20the%20King%20of%20AEO%3F |
| Google AI Mode | uk | 6 | 5 | 5 | Prompt 1: Error: net::ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED at https://www.google.com/search?udm=50&hl=en&gl=gb&q=Who%20is%20the%20King%20of%20AEO%3F |
| Google AI Mode | au | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Google AI Overview | us | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Google AI Overview | uk | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Google AI Overview | au | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Perplexity (logged in) | au | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Claude (CLI web search) | n/a | 6 | 6 | 6 | None |
| Google organic (DataForSEO) | us | 4 | 4 | 4 | None |
| Google organic (DataForSEO) | uk | 4 | 4 | 4 | None |
| Google organic (DataForSEO) | au | 4 | 4 | 4 | None |
How the score is calculated
The separately supplied 79.8 visibility figure is historical, dated 4 October 2026. It is not the current Round 1 score.
Earlier results
Marc Moeller’s separately supplied 79.8 is a historical record; the 80.45 formula reconciliation remains pending. Round 0 is preserved unchanged. Round 1 uses new captures and the frozen scoring inputs linked below.