AI Visibility Scorecard
The18
the18.com · Media & Entertainment
Somewhat visible. AI bots can read The18, but it is missing the structured signals that push citation rate above competitors.
AI engines read this profile 10 times
ChatGPT · Apple Intelligence · Claude · Meta AI
#10,603 of 1,966,289 in Media & Entertainment for AI visibility
72
6
AEO Visibility
iBorderline · 5.5/10
25
Muse Index Score
iAI agent readiness
Basic · 25/100
0
AI Adoption
iNone detected · 0/100
About The18
from our crawl and measurement
The18 describes itself simply: "Soccer news, entertainment, videos, photos, gear and training content from the world’s most viral soccer website." To AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity it is partially visible, scoring 5.5 out of 10, readable in places and missing in others.
Our crawl found structured data on the page (NewsArticle, NewsMediaOrganization, WebSite), a sitemap and a readable heading structure. It is missing an llms.txt file.
AI crawlers have visited 5 times in our tracking, including GPTBot (ChatGPT) and ClaudeBot (Anthropic).
The 6 signals AI reads
Strong · Good · Fair · Weak
Structured Data
Good
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
Strong
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
Good
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
Good
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
Good
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
Strong
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off-page authority
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
Strong
Inbound links from other sites.
Domain Authority
Fair
Established authority for your domain.
Reference Presence
Weak
Not in AI knowledge graphs yet.
News & Press
Weak
No press coverage found yet.
Community
Weak
No community discussion yet.
Social Mentions
Good
Social discussion and mentions.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines - ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini - can actually read your site and cite it in answers. Roughly two-thirds of sites are invisible to them. At 5.5/10, The18 has a working base to build on - fixable, and the signals above are where to start.
Frequently Asked Questions
Last chance Gio: Will Reyna do enough to make the 2026 World Cup roster?
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 - 11:02 Gio Reyna was arguably a surprise inclusion in the United States men’s national team’s penultimate roster ahead of the 2026 World Cup. This national team camp could be his last chance to make one last good impression on head coach Mauricio Pochettino. Gio Reyna 2026 World Cup roster The 23-year-old has hardly played for his club, Borussia Monchengladach, at all this season.
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Source & Attribution
Scored by Engagemii on August 1, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
Source URL: https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/the18
Cite this score: Engagemii (2026). "AEO Score for The18." Retrieved from https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/the18
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