AIRANKS — The Authoritative Rankings for AI Web Content

AIRANKS measures AI visibility: we ask AI models real product and service questions, capture the complete answers as immutable observations, and publish what they contain — which brands were mentioned, which domains were cited, and which exact pages were linked. Every domain gets an AIR score from 1–10 (a decile of visibility in the active dataset; 0 means insufficient data), with the methodology in the open.

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The Question

← all rankings / dataset COBALT

What is the best vpn for streaming

NordVPN takes the top spot in 58.0% of resamples. Of 10 ranked brands, only 5 hold a position we'd call firm.

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Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

The best VPNs for streaming — top choices for Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video and more | TechRadarwww.techradar.comtechradar.com/vpn/the-best-vpn-for…ng?utm=airanks.net206
The best VPN in 2026: our top 5 picks | Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/best-picks/best-vpn?utm=airanks.net114
The best VPN service 2026 | TechRadarwww.techradar.comtechradar.com/vpn/best-vpn?utm=airanks.net100
The best travel VPN – the best ways to secure your trip abroad | TechRadarwww.techradar.comtechradar.com/pro/vpn/best-travel-…ar?utm=airanks.net99
Watching TV shows and movies through a VPN | Netflix Help Centerhelp.netflix.comhelp.netflix.com/en/node/114701/?utm=airanks.net68
The best Fire TV Stick VPNs: expert choices based on hours of streaming testingwww.techradar.comtechradar.com/vpn/amazon-fire-tv-s…pn?utm=airanks.net61
Best VPN for Netflix in 2026 | Security.orgwww.security.orgsecurity.org/vpn/best/netflix/?utm=airanks.net60
The best Netflix VPNs: stream your favorite shows securely while at home or on the go with these expert-tested pickswww.techradar.comtechradar.com/vpn/best-netflix-vpn?utm=airanks.net54
I’ve tested 20+ streaming VPNs, and Norton VPN is unmatched | Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/best-picks/streaming-vpn?utm=airanks.net51

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

NordVPN contested NordVPN — ci 0.89–1.00 · n=360 · 58.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 77% of answers
Surfshark contested Surfshark — ci 0.89–1.00 · n=360 · 58.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 99% of answers
ExpressVPN locked ExpressVPN — ci 0.78–0.78 · n=360 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 91% of answers
ProtonVPN locked ProtonVPN — ci 0.67–0.67 · n=360 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 83% of answers
Norton VPN locked Norton VPN — ci 0.56–0.56 · n=360 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 16% of answers
Mullvad locked Mullvad — ci 0.44–0.44 · n=360 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 12% of answers
PrivadoVPN firm PrivadoVPN — ci 0.22–0.33 · n=360 · 94.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
IPVanish contested IPVanish — ci 0.00–0.33 · n=360 · 55.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
CyberGhost gathering CyberGhost — gathering data, n=360. No bootstrap interval yet.
Windscribe gathering Windscribe — gathering data, n=360. No bootstrap interval yet.

The Incomparability Lattice

what the intervals separate, not what the list claims

An edge means one brand's interval sits strictly above another's — zero overlap. No edge between two brands is not a gap in the drawing, it is the finding: their intervals overlap, and the bootstrap cannot tell them apart. Brands on the same rung are incomparable, not tied — the ranking above orders them anyway because a list has to print a total order; this diagram is the honest version.

NordVPN

0.89–1.00

Surfshark

0.89–1.00

ExpressVPN

0.78–0.78

ProtonVPN

0.67–0.67

Norton VPN

0.56–0.56

Mullvad

0.44–0.44

PrivadoVPN

0.22–0.33

IPVanish

0.00–0.33