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AI Book Discoverability Index · genre

Self-help

7,853 citations · 840 distinct domains · Reddit cited 89× here · live index, updated continuously (26 Jul 2026)

The 10 sources AI cites most for self-help

'Books' = how many distinct audited titles the source was cited for — every ranked domain must span at least two, so one book can never skew the list. Click a domain to see a real cited URL.

1goodreads.com44752 bks
2youtube.com39830 bks
3susie-moore.com25631 bks
4ryangottfredson.com25331 bks
5en.wikipedia.org22642 bks
6medium.com21934 bks
7fourminutebooks.com20038 bks
8forbes.com18727 bks
9penguinrandomhouse.com17628 bks
10booktrib.com15149 bks
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🔑 Niche kingmakers (outliers)

Domains that punch above their weight inside this genre but barely register globally — the hidden gatekeepers AI trusts here specifically.

susie-moore.com256× hereacross 31 books#1 in genre · #85 global
ryangottfredson.com253× hereacross 31 books#2 in genre · #84 global
fourminutebooks.com200× hereacross 38 books#3 in genre · #60 global
divbyzero.com130× hereacross 44 books#4 in genre · #163 global
notesbythalia.com113× hereacross 17 books#5 in genre · #150 global
joelsnape.substack.com107× hereacross 20 books#6 in genre · #205 global

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Where AI gets its self-help book recommendations

Self-help — top sources card

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<p>Source: <a href="https://visibility.publishing.co.uk/book-index/self-help">
publishing.co.uk AI Book Discoverability Index</a></p>

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Built from live citations across the four citation-transparent engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). A domain must be cited for at least two different audited books to rank; domains sourced ≥70% from one title are excluded. Book-level scores and the full domain list are part of the £29.99 report. Full detail: methodology.