ESPN vs Chartbeat

Side-by-side comparison of AI visibility scores, market position, and capabilities

ESPN leads in AI visibility (75 vs 64)

ESPN

LeaderEntertainment

Sports Media

Disney-owned (DIS) dominant US sports media brand with $14-16B revenue from cable affiliate fees; launching standalone streaming service in 2025 to manage cord-cutting transition competing with Fox Sports and Amazon.

AI VisibilityBeta
Overall Score
B75
Category Rank
#1 of 1
AI Consensus
65%
Trend
stable
Per Platform
ChatGPT
76
Perplexity
85
Gemini
77

About

ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is the dominant US sports media company — providing 24/7 live sports coverage, breaking news, analysis, and original programming across linear TV channels (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+), the ESPN app, and the ESPN.com digital property, reaching over 75 million US pay TV households. Owned by The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS, 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (20% stake), ESPN generates an estimated $14-16 billion in annual revenue primarily from cable operator affiliate fees and advertising.

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Chartbeat

ChallengerMedia & Publishing

Real-Time Analytics

Real-time content analytics for digital publishers; engaged time measurement and editorial decision support used by NYT, Washington Post, and 50K+ media sites.

AI VisibilityBeta
Overall Score
B64
Category Rank
#1 of 1
AI Consensus
55%
Trend
stable
Per Platform
ChatGPT
61
Perplexity
70
Gemini
75

About

Chartbeat is a real-time content analytics platform used by digital publishers, news organizations, and media companies to understand how audiences engage with content — tracking page views, time on page, scroll depth, traffic sources, and engaged time to help editorial teams make data-driven decisions about content strategy. Founded in 2009 in New York City and used by over 50,000 media sites including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and international publishers, Chartbeat focuses exclusively on the media and publishing vertical rather than general web analytics.

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AI Visibility Head-to-Head

75
Overall Score
64
#1
Category Rank
#1
65
AI Consensus
55
stable
Trend
stable
76
ChatGPT
61
85
Perplexity
70
77
Gemini
75
86
Claude
56
73
Grok
66

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