llms.txt adoption by sector | Trakkr Research
Adoption skew across named industry groups in the Trakkr study.
Methodology: Built from HTTP scans of 37,894 AI-cited domains, linked to 337,362 citations and 882 citation snapshots in the Trakkr corpus.
Summary
llms.txt adoption is highest in SaaS and developer-heavy environments and much lower in government, academic, and reference-heavy sectors.
Benchmark rows
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| SaaS/developer adoption | 24.1% | Highest named category adoption in the study. |
| Government/academic adoption | 1.5% | Much lower adoption outside SaaS-heavy sectors. |
| Adoption rate | 13.3% | Domains with llms.txt in the study. |
Ranked view
| Item | Value | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| SaaS / Developer Tools | 24.1% | The highest named category adoption in the study. |
| E-commerce | 18.2% | Moderate technical adoption. |
| News / Media | 15.7% | Adoption near the study average. |
| Government / Academic | 1.5% | Very low adoption despite strong authority. |
| Reference / Wiki | 0% | No observed llms.txt adoption in the named category. |
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Data & Sources
- The llms.txt Effect - Flagship study behind this page
- Page JSON - Machine-readable companion file