Curious Mind Labs

Research

We publish the data we run on.

Two reports, both built from our own screening rather than from a survey or a guess. Every number on them is computed from the same file the market pages render from, so a report and a page can never disagree. Free to read and free to cite, with attribution.

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AED 4,000 a month, 3-month minimum as it takes time to show results, named by AI in 90 days or every dirham back.

Markets in the study
18
Snapshots published
18
Industries
6
Cities
3

Source: Curious Mind Labs screening, Google AI Mode, as of 9 September 2026.

The reports

Start with the index.

Both reports are recomputed on every build from the same data file the market pages read, so a figure here and a figure on a market page are the same figure.

How we get the numbers

Screened, not surveyed.

What the free check includes

We picked six industries and three cities, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, which gives 18 markets. For each one we wrote the ten questions a buyer really types, then asked them in Google AI Mode from a fresh logged-out session and recorded the businesses it named, exactly as given, with the date. We start there because 95.8% of UAE searches happen on Google (Statcounter, August 2026), and AI Mode has answered in over 200 countries and territories, Arabic included, since October 2025 (Google, October 2025).

As of 9 September 2026 all 18 markets have a published snapshot, captured in Google AI Mode from fresh logged-out sessions.

Separately we open the websites of the businesses the answer named and record four things a machine can check without an opinion: whether the homepage carries structured data, whether it declares a mobile viewport, what year the footer claims, and whether the site has an Arabic version. 241 websites have been screened.

The lists of businesses are dated snapshots of what one answer said on one day. They are not rankings, not endorsements, and not a claim about anyone's quality. Ask the same question yourself and you may see something different, which is exactly why we date every screen and re-run it.

Sources for the numbers on this page

Questions

What people ask about this data.

Where does this data come from?
From our own screening. We ask ten fixed buyer questions per market in Google AI Mode, from a fresh logged-out session, and record the businesses named with the date. Then we open the websites of those businesses and record four mechanical checks. Nothing is bought, licensed or estimated.
Why are some markets empty?
None are empty at the moment. As of 9 September 2026 all 18 markets have a published snapshot, captured in Google AI Mode from fresh logged-out sessions. When we add a market or re-run one, it sits in the table with the date of its latest screen, and a market we have not captured yet is shown as not published rather than guessed at.
Is a business named in the answer better than one that is not?
No, and we do not say that anywhere. The lists are a dated snapshot of what one AI answer said on one day. They are not rankings, not endorsements, and not a judgement about anyone's work. Businesses appear and disappear from these answers for reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of their service.
Can I cite these numbers?
Yes, free of charge. Name Curious Mind Labs as the source and link to the report page so your reader can see the date and the method. If you want the market table as a file, email us and we will send it.
How often is this updated?
Every figure is computed from the data file when the site is built, so a report updates the moment the data does. We re-run screened markets as we go, and every answer carries the date it was captured.

Want this run for your market?

We run 10 real buyer questions for your service and your city through ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode and send you the dated screenshots: who is named today, and whether the answer is still open. No call required.

What the free check includesThe AI visibility guidesYour industry and city