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B2B intent data platforms — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for b2b intent data platforms, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲TechTarget moved #10 → #8
▼Dealfront moved #8 → #10
▲Leadfeeder moved #7 → #6
▼Apollo AI moved #6 → #7
▲Bombora +6.1pp (51% → 57.1%)
▼Dealfront -4.1pp (18.4% → 14.3%)
▲TechTarget +3.6pp (14.3% → 17.9%)
▼Apollo AI -3.1pp (24.5% → 21.4%)
▲Demandbase +2.6pp (36.7% → 39.3%)
▼ZoomInfo -2.6pp (34.7% → 32.1%)
▲Lusha +1.6pp (16.3% → 17.9%)
▼Leadfeeder -1pp (22.4% → 21.4%)

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

▲ INLusha entered the top 10 (#12 → #9)
▼ OUTCognism left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲Lusha moved #12 → #9
▼Cognism moved #10 → #12
▼TechTarget moved #9 → #10
▼6sense -7.1pp (50% → 42.9%)
▼ZoomInfo -6.4pp (41.1% → 34.7%)
▼Demandbase -6.2pp (42.9% → 36.7%)
▼Bombora -6.1pp (57.1% → 51%)
▼TechTarget -5.3pp (19.6% → 14.3%)
▼Cognism -5.3pp (19.6% → 14.3%)
▼Dealfront -4.8pp (23.2% → 18.4%)
▼G2 Buyer Intent -3.5pp (32.1% → 28.6%)
▼Leadfeeder -2.6pp (25% → 22.4%)
▼Apollo AI -2.3pp (26.8% → 24.5%)

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

▼6sense -4pp (54% → 50%)
▼Bombora -3.2pp (60.3% → 57.1%)
▲ZoomInfo +3pp (38.1% → 41.1%)
▲Leadfeeder +1.2pp (23.8% → 25%)
▲Dealfront +1pp (22.2% → 23.2%)

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

▼G2 Buyer Intent -7.6pp (39.3% → 31.7%)
▼Apollo AI -4pp (31% → 27%)
▼TechTarget -3.6pp (22.6% → 19%)
▼ZoomInfo -2.4pp (40.5% → 38.1%)
▼Cognism -2.4pp (21.4% → 19%)
▲6sense +1.6pp (52.4% → 54%)
▼Dealfront -1.6pp (23.8% → 22.2%)
▲Demandbase +1.2pp (41.7% → 42.9%)
▼Leadfeeder -1.2pp (25% → 23.8%)

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

▲ZoomInfo moved #5 → #4
▼G2 Buyer Intent moved #4 → #5
▼G2 Buyer Intent -3.6pp (42.9% → 39.3%)
▼ZoomInfo -2.4pp (42.9% → 40.5%)
▼Cognism -2pp (23.4% → 21.4%)
▼Apollo AI -1.5pp (32.5% → 31%)
▼Demandbase -1.2pp (42.9% → 41.7%)
▼Leadfeeder -1pp (26% → 25%)

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Demandbase moved #5 → #3
▼G2 Buyer Intent moved #3 → #4
▼ZoomInfo moved #4 → #5
▲Leadfeeder moved #8 → #7
▼Dealfront moved #7 → #8
▲TechTarget moved #10 → #9
▼Cognism moved #9 → #10
▼6sense -3.9pp (57.1% → 53.2%)
▼Dealfront -3.9pp (28.6% → 24.7%)
▼Cognism -3.4pp (26.8% → 23.4%)
▼Apollo AI -3.2pp (35.7% → 32.5%)
▼G2 Buyer Intent -1.7pp (44.6% → 42.9%)
▼ZoomInfo -1.7pp (44.6% → 42.9%)
▼TechTarget -1.6pp (25% → 23.4%)
▼Bombora -1pp (60.7% → 59.7%)

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

▲ INCognism entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTOutreach.io left the top 10 (#8 → #11)
▼Outreach.io moved #8 → #11
▲Dealfront moved #9 → #7
▲Cognism moved #11 → #9
▲G2 Buyer Intent moved #4 → #3
▼ZoomInfo moved #3 → #4
▼Leadfeeder moved #7 → #8
▼ZoomInfo -4pp (48.6% → 44.6%)
▼Outreach.io -3.6pp (28.6% → 25%)
▼Bombora -2.2pp (62.9% → 60.7%)
▼Leadfeeder -1.8pp (28.6% → 26.8%)
▲Dealfront +1.5pp (27.1% → 28.6%)
▲Apollo AI +1.4pp (34.3% → 35.7%)
▼G2 Buyer Intent -1.1pp (45.7% → 44.6%)
▲Cognism +1.1pp (25.7% → 26.8%)

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲Outreach.io moved #10 → #8
▲G2 Buyer Intent moved #5 → #4
▼Demandbase moved #4 → #5
▼Dealfront moved #8 → #9
▼TechTarget moved #9 → #10
▲G2 Buyer Intent +2.8pp (42.9% → 45.7%)
▲Apollo AI +1.8pp (32.5% → 34.3%)
▼TechTarget -1.6pp (27.3% → 25.7%)
▼Dealfront -1.5pp (28.6% → 27.1%)
▲6sense +1.3pp (55.8% → 57.1%)
▼Leadfeeder -1.3pp (29.9% → 28.6%)
▲Outreach.io +1.3pp (27.3% → 28.6%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

▲ INDealfront entered the top 10 (#11 → #8)
▼ OUTCognism left the top 10 (#7 → #11)
▼Cognism moved #7 → #11
▲Dealfront moved #11 → #8
▲Leadfeeder moved #9 → #7
▼Outreach.io moved #8 → #10
▲TechTarget moved #10 → #9
▼Cognism -6.8pp (34.1% → 27.3%)
▼ZoomInfo -5.7pp (53.8% → 48.1%)
▼Outreach.io -5.7pp (33% → 27.3%)
▼Demandbase -5.5pp (48.4% → 42.9%)
▼Bombora -2.3pp (65.9% → 63.6%)
▼Apollo AI -1.6pp (34.1% → 32.5%)
▼6sense -1.3pp (57.1% → 55.8%)
▼TechTarget -1.3pp (28.6% → 27.3%)
▼G2 Buyer Intent -1.1pp (44% → 42.9%)
▲Dealfront +1.1pp (27.5% → 28.6%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Bombora57.1%
#26sense42.9%
#3Demandbase39.3%
#4ZoomInfo32.1%
#5G2 Buyer Intent28.6%
#6Leadfeeder21.4%
#7Apollo AI21.4%
#8TechTarget17.9%
#9Lusha17.9%
#10Dealfront14.3%

Sep 7, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Bombora57.1%
#26sense42.9%
#3Demandbase39.3%
#4ZoomInfo32.1%
#5G2 Buyer Intent28.6%
#6Leadfeeder21.4%
#7Apollo AI21.4%
#8TechTarget17.9%
#9Lusha17.9%
#10Dealfront14.3%

Sep 6, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Bombora57.1%
#26sense42.9%
#3Demandbase39.3%
#4ZoomInfo32.1%
#5G2 Buyer Intent28.6%
#6Leadfeeder21.4%
#7Apollo AI21.4%
#8TechTarget17.9%
#9Lusha17.9%
#10Dealfront14.3%

Sep 5, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora51%
#26sense42.9%
#3Demandbase36.7%
#4ZoomInfo34.7%
#5G2 Buyer Intent28.6%
#6Apollo AI24.5%
#7Leadfeeder22.4%
#8Dealfront18.4%
#9Lusha16.3%
#10TechTarget14.3%

Sep 4, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora57.1%
#26sense50%
#3Demandbase42.9%
#4ZoomInfo41.1%
#5G2 Buyer Intent32.1%
#6Apollo AI26.8%
#7Leadfeeder25%
#8Dealfront23.2%
#9TechTarget19.6%
#10Cognism19.6%

Sep 3, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora57.1%
#26sense50%
#3Demandbase42.9%
#4ZoomInfo41.1%
#5G2 Buyer Intent32.1%
#6Apollo AI26.8%
#7Leadfeeder25%
#8Dealfront23.2%
#9TechTarget19.6%
#10Cognism19.6%

Sep 2, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora57.1%
#26sense50%
#3Demandbase42.9%
#4ZoomInfo41.1%
#5G2 Buyer Intent32.1%
#6Apollo AI26.8%
#7Leadfeeder25%
#8Dealfront23.2%
#9TechTarget19.6%
#10Cognism19.6%

Sep 1, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora57.1%
#26sense50%
#3Demandbase42.9%
#4ZoomInfo41.1%
#5G2 Buyer Intent32.1%
#6Apollo AI26.8%
#7Leadfeeder25%
#8Dealfront23.2%
#9TechTarget19.6%
#10Cognism19.6%

Aug 31, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora57.1%
#26sense50%
#3Demandbase42.9%
#4ZoomInfo41.1%
#5G2 Buyer Intent32.1%
#6Apollo AI26.8%
#7Leadfeeder25%
#8Dealfront23.2%
#9TechTarget19.6%
#10Cognism19.6%

Aug 30, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora60.3%
#26sense54%
#3Demandbase42.9%
#4ZoomInfo38.1%
#5G2 Buyer Intent31.7%
#6Apollo AI27%
#7Leadfeeder23.8%
#8Dealfront22.2%
#9TechTarget19%
#10Cognism19%

Aug 29, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora59.5%
#26sense52.4%
#3Demandbase41.7%
#4ZoomInfo40.5%
#5G2 Buyer Intent39.3%
#6Apollo AI31%
#7Leadfeeder25%
#8Dealfront23.8%
#9TechTarget22.6%
#10Cognism21.4%

Aug 28, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora59.5%
#26sense52.4%
#3Demandbase41.7%
#4ZoomInfo40.5%
#5G2 Buyer Intent39.3%
#6Apollo AI31%
#7Leadfeeder25%
#8Dealfront23.8%
#9TechTarget22.6%
#10Cognism21.4%

Aug 27, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora59.5%
#26sense52.4%
#3Demandbase41.7%
#4ZoomInfo40.5%
#5G2 Buyer Intent39.3%
#6Apollo AI31%
#7Leadfeeder25%
#8Dealfront23.8%
#9TechTarget22.6%
#10Cognism21.4%

Aug 26, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Bombora59.7%
#26sense53.2%
#3Demandbase42.9%
#4G2 Buyer Intent42.9%
#5ZoomInfo42.9%
#6Apollo AI32.5%
#7Leadfeeder26%
#8Dealfront24.7%
#9TechTarget23.4%
#10Cognism23.4%

Aug 25, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4

#1Bombora60.7%
#26sense57.1%
#3G2 Buyer Intent44.6%
#4ZoomInfo44.6%
#5Demandbase42.9%
#6Apollo AI35.7%
#7Dealfront28.6%
#8Leadfeeder26.8%
#9Cognism26.8%
#10TechTarget25%

Aug 24, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4

#1Bombora60.7%
#26sense57.1%
#3G2 Buyer Intent44.6%
#4ZoomInfo44.6%
#5Demandbase42.9%
#6Apollo AI35.7%
#7Dealfront28.6%
#8Leadfeeder26.8%
#9Cognism26.8%
#10TechTarget25%

Aug 23, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4

#1Bombora62.9%
#26sense57.1%
#3ZoomInfo48.6%
#4G2 Buyer Intent45.7%
#5Demandbase42.9%
#6Apollo AI34.3%
#7Leadfeeder28.6%
#8Outreach.io28.6%
#9Dealfront27.1%
#10TechTarget25.7%

Aug 22, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4

#1Bombora62.9%
#26sense57.1%
#3ZoomInfo48.6%
#4G2 Buyer Intent45.7%
#5Demandbase42.9%
#6Apollo AI34.3%
#7Leadfeeder28.6%
#8Outreach.io28.6%
#9Dealfront27.1%
#10TechTarget25.7%

Aug 21, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4

#1Bombora63.6%
#26sense55.8%
#3ZoomInfo48.1%
#4Demandbase42.9%
#5G2 Buyer Intent42.9%
#6Apollo AI32.5%
#7Leadfeeder29.9%
#8Dealfront28.6%
#9TechTarget27.3%
#10Outreach.io27.3%

Aug 20, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4

#1Bombora63.6%
#26sense55.8%
#3ZoomInfo48.1%
#4Demandbase42.9%
#5G2 Buyer Intent42.9%
#6Apollo AI32.5%
#7Leadfeeder29.9%
#8Dealfront28.6%
#9TechTarget27.3%
#10Outreach.io27.3%

Aug 19, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4

#1Bombora65.9%
#26sense57.1%
#3ZoomInfo53.8%
#4Demandbase48.4%
#5G2 Buyer Intent44%
#6Apollo AI34.1%
#7Cognism34.1%
#8Outreach.io33%
#9Leadfeeder30.8%
#10TechTarget28.6%

Aug 18, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1Bombora65.9%
#26sense57.1%
#3ZoomInfo53.8%
#4Demandbase48.4%
#5G2 Buyer Intent44%
#6Apollo AI34.1%
#7Cognism34.1%
#8Outreach.io33%
#9Leadfeeder30.8%
#10TechTarget28.6%

Aug 17, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1Bombora65.9%
#26sense57.1%
#3ZoomInfo53.8%
#4Demandbase48.4%
#5G2 Buyer Intent44%
#6Apollo AI34.1%
#7Cognism34.1%
#8Outreach.io33%
#9Leadfeeder30.8%
#10TechTarget28.6%

Aug 16, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Bombora65.9%
#26sense57.1%
#3ZoomInfo53.8%
#4Demandbase48.4%
#5G2 Buyer Intent44%
#6Apollo AI34.1%
#7Cognism34.1%
#8Outreach.io33%
#9Leadfeeder30.8%
#10TechTarget28.6%

Aug 15, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Bombora65.9%
#26sense57.1%
#3ZoomInfo53.8%
#4Demandbase48.4%
#5G2 Buyer Intent44%
#6Apollo AI34.1%
#7Cognism34.1%
#8Outreach.io33%
#9Leadfeeder30.8%
#10TechTarget28.6%

Aug 14, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Bombora65.9%
#26sense57.1%
#3ZoomInfo53.8%
#4Demandbase48.4%
#5G2 Buyer Intent44%
#6Apollo AI34.1%
#7Cognism34.1%
#8Outreach.io33%
#9Leadfeeder30.8%
#10TechTarget28.6%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/b2b-intent-data-platforms/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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