The whole shelf, page by page.

Instrument: Bing WMT POST /webmasters/api/aiperformance/citationstats, replayed in-page in the operator session. Measured: 2026-09-08.

• A citation means an answer engine cited the page. It is not a click, not a session, and not a sale.
• This measures Microsoft Copilot. It is not a measure of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity, none of which publish comparable per-page citation data.
• Being named on a page is a link, not an endorsement. Pages are editorial and a named company may be criticised on one.
• Past measurement is not a forecast. Nothing here predicts what a placement will do for any particular buyer.
• Editorial position is not for sale. A placement buys presence and labelled coverage — never a rank, a score, or a favourable verdict.
• The bar beside each citation count is scaled within its own demand band, not across the whole shelf — it shows where a page sits among its peers, and the band heading gives the absolute range. It is a reading aid; the number printed next to it is the measurement.
• Below 250 citations we show the demand band, not an exact count. A precise figure on a small base implies a precision the measurement does not carry, so those pages read as Emerging or New rather than as a number. The band is the same measurement, reported at the resolution it can support. Movement is likewise shown only where both captures recorded a rise.
• Slots appear once you narrow the list to a category or a property. They are the editorial capacity on that page and who currently holds one. Full means every slot is taken today — ask anyway if it is the page you want, and we will tell you what is actually available.