AI search visibility report ยท 2026-05-14
How AI assistants see wsj.com
wsj.com has an AI visibility score of 84/100. The site passed 32 of 34 tests. Its strongest areas are Content Freshness and Technical Accessibility. The areas to improve are Entity Definition and Content Structure.
How ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity read wsj.com
Readability80/100
Result: strong. 3 of 4 tests passed.
Professional and clear, though financial jargon is frequent without immediate definitions.
Schema.org Markup85/100
Result: strong. 5 of 5 tests passed.
Extensive use of JSON-LD for NewsArticle and Organization, though some property completeness could be improved.
Authority & Trust Signals85/100
Result: strong. 5 of 5 tests passed.
Strong trust signals through clear contact info and trust pages, though author credentials on the homepage are limited to names.
Citation & Source Quality80/100
Result: strong. 3 of 4 tests passed.
High quality primary source reporting, though external outbound links are limited on the homepage.
Content Freshness100/100
Result: strong. 4 of 4 tests passed.
Exceptional freshness with minute-by-minute updates and clear 2026 timestamps.
Content Structure80/100
Result: strong. 4 of 4 tests passed.
Good use of semantic HTML and clear sections, though heading hierarchy has minor overlaps.
Entity Definition75/100
Result: average. 4 of 4 tests passed.
Strong brand consistency, but lacks deep entity definitions for technical terms on the landing page.
Technical Accessibility90/100
Result: strong. 4 of 4 tests passed.
Excellent meta descriptions and social tags; content is largely accessible.
How wsj.com can improve its AI visibility
- Enhance Author Entity Schema (high priority)
- Optimize AI Crawler Access (high priority)
- Surface Editorial Standards (medium priority)
- Refine Heading Hierarchy (medium priority)
- Define Technical Financial Entities (low priority)
How wsj.com compares to its competitors
- The New York Times (nytimes.com)
- Bloomberg News (bloomberg.com) โ score 84/100
- Financial Times (ft.com) โ score 61/100
- Reuters (reuters.com) โ score 88/100