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Media monitoring tools — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for media monitoring tools, 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

▲ INSprout entered the top 10 (#16 → #9)
▼ OUTSprout Social left the ranking (was #9)
▲Sprout moved #16 → #9
▲Sprout +21.3pp (13.1% → 34.4%)

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

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

▲Cision +10.3pp (34% → 44.3%)
▲Muck Rack +7.1pp (40.4% → 47.5%)
▲Talkwalker +6pp (59.6% → 65.6%)
▲Sprout Social +5.1pp (27.7% → 32.8%)
▲Hootsuite +4.5pp (23.4% → 27.9%)
▲Brandwatch +3.9pp (61.7% → 65.6%)
▲Brand24 +3.6pp (70.2% → 73.8%)
▲Meltwater +2.5pp (74.5% → 77%)
▲Google Alerts +1.4pp (51.1% → 52.5%)
▲Mention +1.1pp (59.6% → 60.7%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

▲ INHootsuite entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTAwario left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▼Awario moved #10 → #12
▲Brandwatch moved #4 → #3
▼Talkwalker moved #3 → #4
▲Hootsuite moved #11 → #10
▲Brandwatch +11.7pp (50% → 61.7%)
▲Mention +9.6pp (50% → 59.6%)
▲Brand24 +8.7pp (61.5% → 70.2%)
▲Meltwater +5.3pp (69.2% → 74.5%)
▼Sprout Social -3.1pp (30.8% → 27.7%)
▲Talkwalker +1.9pp (57.7% → 59.6%)
▲Muck Rack +1.9pp (38.5% → 40.4%)
▼Awario -1.8pp (23.1% → 21.3%)
▲Google Alerts +1.1pp (50% → 51.1%)

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

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

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 5-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INAwario entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTCisionOne left the top 10 (#10 → #14)
▼CisionOne moved #10 → #14
▲Muck Rack moved #9 → #7
▲Awario moved #12 → #10
▼Cision moved #7 → #8
▼Sprout Social moved #8 → #9
▼CisionOne -10.8pp (30% → 19.2%)
▼Brandwatch -7.5pp (57.5% → 50%)
▼Mention -7.5pp (57.5% → 50%)
▲Google Alerts +7.5pp (42.5% → 50%)
▼Brand24 -6pp (67.5% → 61.5%)
▲Muck Rack +6pp (32.5% → 38.5%)
▼Awario -4.4pp (27.5% → 23.1%)
▼Sprout Social -4.2pp (35% → 30.8%)
▼Cision -2.9pp (37.5% → 34.6%)
▼Talkwalker -2.3pp (60% → 57.7%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲Brandwatch moved #5 → #4
▼Mention moved #4 → #5
▲Sprout Social moved #9 → #8
▼Muck Rack moved #8 → #9
▼Mention -6.3pp (63.8% → 57.5%)
▼Muck Rack -5.8pp (38.3% → 32.5%)
▼Cision -5.1pp (42.6% → 37.5%)
▼Brand24 -4.8pp (72.3% → 67.5%)
▼Google Alerts -4.3pp (46.8% → 42.5%)
▼Brandwatch -4.2pp (61.7% → 57.5%)
▼Talkwalker -3.8pp (63.8% → 60%)
▼Sprout Social -3.3pp (38.3% → 35%)
▼Meltwater -2.3pp (72.3% → 70%)
▲CisionOne +2.3pp (27.7% → 30%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

▲ INCisionOne entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTHootsuite left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲CisionOne moved #12 → #10
▼Hootsuite moved #10 → #11
▼Cision -5.5pp (48.1% → 42.6%)
▼Brandwatch -5pp (66.7% → 61.7%)
▼Talkwalker -4.7pp (68.5% → 63.8%)
▼Muck Rack -4.3pp (42.6% → 38.3%)
▼Sprout Social -4.3pp (42.6% → 38.3%)
▼Hootsuite -3.8pp (31.5% → 27.7%)
▼Meltwater -3.6pp (75.9% → 72.3%)
▼Brand24 -3.6pp (75.9% → 72.3%)
▼Google Alerts -3.2pp (50% → 46.8%)
▼Mention -2.9pp (66.7% → 63.8%)
▼CisionOne -1.9pp (29.6% → 27.7%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▲ INHootsuite entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTCisionOne left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▼CisionOne moved #10 → #12
▲Mention moved #5 → #4
▼Brandwatch moved #4 → #5
▲Google Alerts moved #7 → #6
▼Cision moved #6 → #7
▲Muck Rack moved #9 → #8
▼Sprout Social moved #8 → #9
▲Hootsuite moved #11 → #10
▼Meltwater -2.8pp (78.7% → 75.9%)
▼Sprout Social -2.7pp (45.3% → 42.6%)
▼CisionOne -2.4pp (32% → 29.6%)
▲Google Alerts +2pp (48% → 50%)
▲Mention +1.4pp (65.3% → 66.7%)
▲Muck Rack +1.3pp (41.3% → 42.6%)
▼Cision -1.2pp (49.3% → 48.1%)

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, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater77%
#2Brand2473.8%
#3Brandwatch65.6%
#4Talkwalker65.6%
#5Mention60.7%
#6Google Alerts52.5%
#7Muck Rack47.5%
#8Cision44.3%
#9Sprout34.4%
#10Hootsuite27.9%

Sep 7, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater77%
#2Brand2473.8%
#3Brandwatch65.6%
#4Talkwalker65.6%
#5Mention60.7%
#6Google Alerts52.5%
#7Muck Rack47.5%
#8Cision44.3%
#9Sprout34.4%
#10Hootsuite27.9%

Sep 6, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater77%
#2Brand2473.8%
#3Brandwatch65.6%
#4Talkwalker65.6%
#5Mention60.7%
#6Google Alerts52.5%
#7Muck Rack47.5%
#8Cision44.3%
#9Sprout34.4%
#10Hootsuite27.9%

Sep 5, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater77%
#2Brand2473.8%
#3Brandwatch65.6%
#4Talkwalker65.6%
#5Mention60.7%
#6Google Alerts52.5%
#7Muck Rack47.5%
#8Cision44.3%
#9Sprout Social32.8%
#10Hootsuite27.9%

Sep 4, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater77%
#2Brand2473.8%
#3Brandwatch65.6%
#4Talkwalker65.6%
#5Mention60.7%
#6Google Alerts52.5%
#7Muck Rack47.5%
#8Cision44.3%
#9Sprout Social32.8%
#10Hootsuite27.9%

Sep 3, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater77%
#2Brand2473.8%
#3Brandwatch65.6%
#4Talkwalker65.6%
#5Mention60.7%
#6Google Alerts52.5%
#7Muck Rack47.5%
#8Cision44.3%
#9Sprout Social32.8%
#10Hootsuite27.9%

Sep 2, 202661 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater77%
#2Brand2473.8%
#3Brandwatch65.6%
#4Talkwalker65.6%
#5Mention60.7%
#6Google Alerts52.5%
#7Muck Rack47.5%
#8Cision44.3%
#9Sprout Social32.8%
#10Hootsuite27.9%

Sep 1, 202647 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater74.5%
#2Brand2470.2%
#3Brandwatch61.7%
#4Talkwalker59.6%
#5Mention59.6%
#6Google Alerts51.1%
#7Muck Rack40.4%
#8Cision34%
#9Sprout Social27.7%
#10Hootsuite23.4%

Aug 31, 202626 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater69.2%
#2Brand2461.5%
#3Talkwalker57.7%
#4Brandwatch50%
#5Mention50%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Muck Rack38.5%
#8Cision34.6%
#9Sprout Social30.8%
#10Awario23.1%

Aug 30, 202626 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater69.2%
#2Brand2461.5%
#3Talkwalker57.7%
#4Brandwatch50%
#5Mention50%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Muck Rack38.5%
#8Cision34.6%
#9Sprout Social30.8%
#10Awario23.1%

Aug 29, 202626 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater69.2%
#2Brand2461.5%
#3Talkwalker57.7%
#4Brandwatch50%
#5Mention50%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Muck Rack38.5%
#8Cision34.6%
#9Sprout Social30.8%
#10Awario23.1%

Aug 28, 202626 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater69.2%
#2Brand2461.5%
#3Talkwalker57.7%
#4Brandwatch50%
#5Mention50%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Muck Rack38.5%
#8Cision34.6%
#9Sprout Social30.8%
#10Awario23.1%

Aug 27, 202626 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater69.2%
#2Brand2461.5%
#3Talkwalker57.7%
#4Brandwatch50%
#5Mention50%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Muck Rack38.5%
#8Cision34.6%
#9Sprout Social30.8%
#10Awario23.1%

Aug 26, 202626 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater69.2%
#2Brand2461.5%
#3Talkwalker57.7%
#4Brandwatch50%
#5Mention50%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Muck Rack38.5%
#8Cision34.6%
#9Sprout Social30.8%
#10Awario23.1%

Aug 25, 202626 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater69.2%
#2Brand2461.5%
#3Talkwalker57.7%
#4Brandwatch50%
#5Mention50%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Muck Rack38.5%
#8Cision34.6%
#9Sprout Social30.8%
#10Awario23.1%

Aug 24, 202626 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater69.2%
#2Brand2461.5%
#3Talkwalker57.7%
#4Brandwatch50%
#5Mention50%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Muck Rack38.5%
#8Cision34.6%
#9Sprout Social30.8%
#10Awario23.1%

Aug 23, 202626 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v5-7

#1Meltwater69.2%
#2Brand2461.5%
#3Talkwalker57.7%
#4Brandwatch50%
#5Mention50%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Muck Rack38.5%
#8Cision34.6%
#9Sprout Social30.8%
#10Awario23.1%

Aug 22, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Meltwater70%
#2Brand2467.5%
#3Talkwalker60%
#4Brandwatch57.5%
#5Mention57.5%
#6Google Alerts42.5%
#7Cision37.5%
#8Sprout Social35%
#9Muck Rack32.5%
#10CisionOne30%

Aug 21, 202647 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Meltwater72.3%
#2Brand2472.3%
#3Talkwalker63.8%
#4Mention63.8%
#5Brandwatch61.7%
#6Google Alerts46.8%
#7Cision42.6%
#8Muck Rack38.3%
#9Sprout Social38.3%
#10CisionOne27.7%

Aug 20, 202654 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1Meltwater75.9%
#2Brand2475.9%
#3Talkwalker68.5%
#4Mention66.7%
#5Brandwatch66.7%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Cision48.1%
#8Muck Rack42.6%
#9Sprout Social42.6%
#10Hootsuite31.5%

Aug 19, 202654 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1Meltwater75.9%
#2Brand2475.9%
#3Talkwalker68.5%
#4Mention66.7%
#5Brandwatch66.7%
#6Google Alerts50%
#7Cision48.1%
#8Muck Rack42.6%
#9Sprout Social42.6%
#10Hootsuite31.5%

Aug 18, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7

#1Meltwater78.7%
#2Brand2476%
#3Talkwalker69.3%
#4Brandwatch66.7%
#5Mention65.3%
#6Cision49.3%
#7Google Alerts48%
#8Sprout Social45.3%
#9Muck Rack41.3%
#10CisionOne32%

Aug 17, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7

#1Meltwater78.7%
#2Brand2476%
#3Talkwalker69.3%
#4Brandwatch66.7%
#5Mention65.3%
#6Cision49.3%
#7Google Alerts48%
#8Sprout Social45.3%
#9Muck Rack41.3%
#10CisionOne32%

Aug 16, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-7

#1Meltwater78.7%
#2Brand2476%
#3Talkwalker69.3%
#4Brandwatch66.7%
#5Mention65.3%
#6Cision49.3%
#7Google Alerts48%
#8Sprout Social45.3%
#9Muck Rack41.3%
#10CisionOne32%

Aug 15, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-7

#1Meltwater78.7%
#2Brand2476%
#3Talkwalker69.3%
#4Brandwatch66.7%
#5Mention65.3%
#6Cision49.3%
#7Google Alerts48%
#8Sprout Social45.3%
#9Muck Rack41.3%
#10CisionOne32%

Aug 14, 202675 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-7

#1Meltwater78.7%
#2Brand2476%
#3Talkwalker69.3%
#4Brandwatch66.7%
#5Mention65.3%
#6Cision49.3%
#7Google Alerts48%
#8Sprout Social45.3%
#9Muck Rack41.3%
#10CisionOne32%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/media-monitoring-tools/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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