Publications · 27 items

Rankings and external mentions

Rankings, market reviews and professional directories featuring GAEO.ru and Alexey Yakovlev. Positions and scores reflect each publisher’s methodology and research date.

These are publications by different authors and market participants. A listing or a score describes their comparison; it is not a guarantee of a future project result.

Updated 8 November 2026. Dated items are ordered from newest to oldest; undated entries appear last.

Sostav · November 7, 2026 · vc.ru version: November 6

GEO marketing agencies: 21 companies compared, 2026

The GeoWise blog compares 21 GEO providers across six criteria covering audits, ongoing work, pricing transparency, measurement methods and sample reports. GAEO appears in the table and a dedicated profile. The ranking publisher is also one of its participants.

5th of 21 · 53.3/100 under the author’s method

Sostav · Alexander Krasnobaev · November 6, 2026

AI visibility specialists in 2026: ten individual experts and agencies

Alexander Krasnobaev compares the publicly stated terms of individual GEO specialists and agencies: pricing, payment, monitoring and external publications. The profile of Alexey Yakovlev / GAEO.ru covers personal project delivery, measurement and the Prep-Center case. The author also includes his own practice in the comparison.

3rd position in the author’s selection

Sostav · Ledger Scope · November 4, 2026

AI visibility for real estate: nine providers for developers and realtors

This overview of nine real-estate GEO providers includes a dedicated GAEO.ru section. It links to GAEO’s real-estate service page and discusses work with residential developments, property projects and AI recommendations.

Humanswith.ai · June 23, 2026 · updated October 28

AEO/GEO services and agencies in Russia

Grigory Shevchenko’s overview on Humanswith.ai mentions GAEO.ru among specialist GEO practices and in its comparison table of providers.

vc.ru · 27 October 2026

AI visibility services for small businesses: 21 providers compared, 10 selected

An external review compares pricing and scope of GEO services for small businesses and includes GAEO.ru / Alexey Yakovlev in its final top 10.

2nd · 79/100

vc.ru · 20 October 2026

AI visibility providers working with real estate and developers

The market overview includes a section about GAEO.ru and Alexey Yakovlev’s practice, covering audits, ongoing support and real estate.

vc.ru · 20 October 2026

Which AEO/GEO providers AI services mention in Russia: a 10-engine measurement

Grigory Shevchenko, founder of Humanswith.ai, published a comparison of AI answers. GAEO is mentioned in the market and pricing discussion.

DTF · October 20, 2026

GEO case studies: verifiability and paying clients

A comparison of 7 providers discusses GAEO.ru’s Prep-Center case: 6 paying clients, disclosed measurement limitations and revenue estimated from the average order value.

DTF · 19 October 2026

AI visibility providers compared by their initial engagement format

The overview compares free preliminary audits, paid audits and ongoing support, with a dedicated section on GAEO and Alexey Yakovlev’s personal involvement.

Digital Geeks · 8 October 2026 · updated 12 October

Digital Geeks: 8 providers of GEO services

Digital Geeks includes GAEO among 8 GEO providers, noting its SEO experience, published case studies and direct involvement of the founder.

GAEO included in the top 8

RATING-II.RU · CENY-GEO.RU · snapshot 5 October 2026

GAEO.ru in the GEO/AEO agency ranking and pricing database

RATING-II.RU and CENY-GEO.RU publish GAEO.ru profiles with an external score and service overview. The score belongs to the publishers’ methodology and data snapshot.

16th · 43.7/100 under the publishers’ methodology

Workspace · Dmitry Zimin, Zvonko · October 5, 2026

AI mentions of GEO agencies: five remain consistent among 72 named providers

Dmitry Zimin of Zvonko compares AI answers to 20 provider-selection questions in late August and early October. In the comparable five-platform panel, GAEO.ru moved from 35th to 8th. The study measures naming frequency rather than service quality.

35th → 8th in the author’s comparable panel

Pro Rating · DTF · 29 September 2026

GEO Trust Index: 50 agencies providing AI visibility services

GAEO.ru appears in the GEO Trust Index 2.0 study. Versions on DTF and SALDA report the same result for GAEO.

10th · 73.2 points

Klerk · September 9, 2026

GEO optimization for AI answers: 10 agencies and specialists helping businesses get recommended by AI. September 2026 ranking

A comparison of 10 Russian GEO/AEO agencies and specialists across 8 criteria: specialization, expertise, direct project involvement, public case studies, scope of work, cost efficiency, transparency and external authority.

GAEO.ru / Alexey Yakovlev: No. 1, 93/100

Sostav · August 30, 2026

Top 10 GEO/AEO agencies for AI visibility: August 2026 ranking

A comparison of 10 GEO/AEO providers across 8 criteria: specialization, expertise, direct project involvement, public case studies, methodology coverage, cost efficiency, transparency and external authority.

GAEO.ru / Alexey Yakovlev: No. 1, 93/100

Sostav · August 20, 2026

Top 15 agencies for SEO and GEO in real estate: search and AI answers. August 2026

A comparison of 15 providers working at the intersection of real-estate SEO and GEO/AEO. The methodology considers buyer scenarios, AI visibility, factual consistency, external sources and traditional SEO.

GAEO.ru / Alexey Yakovlev: No. 1

TenChat · August 20, 2026

Top 15 SEO and GEO providers for real estate: 2026 ranking

A TenChat version of the research comparing providers for SEO and GEO optimization in real estate.

GAEO.ru / Alexey Yakovlev: No. 1

GEOMI · ranking updated July 20, 2026

Ranking of GEO agencies for visibility in AI answers

GAEO.ru is included in an industry ranking of Russian companies and specialists working in GEO optimization.

GAEO.ru position: 19 of 33

TenChat · July 19, 2026

Top 10 specialists for AI-answer visibility according to Yandex Alice AI

An analysis of Alice AI's answer to a query about independent specialists in AI visibility, followed by manual verification of the participants.

Alexey Yakovlev: No. 1 in the Alice AI answer

TenChat · July 19, 2026

Who Google AI recommends for personal-brand promotion: top 10 specialists

A review of Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode recommendations for a query about personal-brand promotion in AI.

Alexey Yakovlev: No. 1 in AI Overviews and AI Mode

Sostav · July 13, 2026

Top 10 independent AI-visibility specialists, not agencies, according to ChatGPT. July 13, 2026

A comparative publication about individual GEO specialists in Russia. Alexey Yakovlev is presented as an independent GEO/AEO specialist who works directly on client projects.

Alexey Yakovlev: No. 1

Sostav · July 13, 2026

Top 10 specialists for personal-brand promotion in AI, not agencies, according to Google AI. July 13, 2026

A comparative article about individual specialists and a check across 2 Google AI interfaces.

Alexey Yakovlev: No. 1 in AI Overviews and AI Mode

Pixel Tools · October 2026

GEO agency ranking by visibility in AI answers

GAEO.ru appears in the October Pixel Tools ranking based on 27 queries across 5 AI services. Its company profile describes the practice and services.

10th of 100 · visibility 10.37%

RATING-II.RU · CENY-GEO.RU · GitHub · 2026

Alexey Yakovlev in a ranking of 20 GEO specialists

An external study lists Alexey Yakovlev as the founder of GAEO.ru with a personal consulting practice. The table and methodology are available on the ranking sites and GitHub.

2nd · 92.8/100 under the authors’ methodology

GEOMI AWARDS 2026

Alexey Yakovlev nominated for Person of the Year

Alexey Yakovlev, independent GEO/AEO consultant and founder of GAEO.ru, was nominated for the GEOMI AWARDS 2026 in the Person of the Year category.

GEOUnity · 2026 · checked November 8

Alexey Yakovlev in GEOUnity’s 2026 ranking of Russian GEO experts

GEOUnity’s profile brings together Alexey Yakovlev’s public cases, publications and personal website. At the time of verification it showed 1,675 points and ninth place among 16 participants under the compiler’s method.

9th of 16 · 1,675 points

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