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AI Book Discoverability Index · genre

Young adult

8,623 citations · 884 distinct domains · Reddit cited 87× here · live index, updated continuously (26 Jul 2026)

The 10 sources AI cites most for young adult

'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.com52645 bks
2en.wikipedia.org52142 bks
3barnesandnoble.com31843 bks
4thenovelry.com27753 bks
5ala.org26036 bks
6readbrightly.com22663 bks
7youtube.com19034 bks
8audible.com16025 bks
9theyashelf.com14746 bks
10sparknotes.com14224 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.

thenovelry.com277× hereacross 53 books#1 in genre · #71 global
ala.org260× hereacross 36 books#2 in genre · #83 global
theyashelf.com147× hereacross 46 books#3 in genre · #143 global
yalsa.ala.org128× hereacross 55 books#4 in genre · #162 global
slj.com122× hereacross 60 books#5 in genre · #174 global
bookfair.org112× hereacross 22 books#6 in genre · #194 global

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Where AI gets its young adult book recommendations

Young adult — top sources card

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<a href="https://visibility.publishing.co.uk/book-index/young-adult">
  <img src="https://visibility.publishing.co.uk/book-index/embed/genre-young-adult"
       alt="Where AI gets its young adult book recommendations" width="600" />
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<p>Source: <a href="https://visibility.publishing.co.uk/book-index/young-adult">
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.