Press briefing · November 2026 · Charlotte, NC
AI search named 67% of Charlotte plumbing firms we checked
Over the last 90 days PressGEO ran 9 buyer-style AI checks on 9 Charlotte-area service businesses. AI engines named 6 of them at least once (67%).
- Firms checked
- 9
- Named at least once
- 67%
- Recorded checks
- 9
By service
| Service | Checked | Named | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing | 9 | 6 | 67% |
Method and caveats
- “Named at least once” is the share of checked firms that appeared in any sampled answer in the window — not a per-answer citation rate.
- Unchecked firms are excluded. Appearing or not appearing is not a judgement of service quality.
- Rolling 90-day observations across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot; figures update as checks are recorded.
Free to use with attribution: “Source: PressGEO Local AI Index (pressgeo.com/local/charlotte).” Media contact: Chase Norlin, chase@pressgeo.com.
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