Industry Benchmarks
We scanned 34,303 websites across 111 industries — here's what we found. How does your industry stack up?
Every site was scored for SEO, readability, engagement, AI search readiness, and accessibility. Most industries scored below a passing grade. The gaps are real — and fixable.
34,303
Websites Scanned
111
Industries Analyzed
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Scoring Dimensions
These reports exist to answer a simple question: how well do websites in your industry actually perform? Not in theory. Not based on guesses. Based on real data from real scans.
We built a scanner that checks every page against five quality dimensions. It reads the HTML. It checks the structure. It scores what it finds. The results are clear. Most sites fail in at least two areas.
According to W3C, web accessibility is essential for people with disabilities. Yet our data shows that accessibility is the lowest-scoring dimension across nearly every industry. According to Google, structured content helps search engines understand your pages. Most business websites still lack basic schema markup and proper heading structure.
The AISO Score is a website quality metric. It was developed by AISO Studio. It rates any website on a 0 to 100 scale. A higher score means better quality.
The score comes from five dimensions. Each one measures a different part of your site. They are weighted and combined into one number. This makes it easy to compare sites.
A score of 80 or above earns an A grade. Scores from 60 to 79 earn a B. A C is 50 to 59. A D is 40 to 49. Anything below 40 is an F. Most business websites score in the D or F range.
Each report gives you actionable data for your specific vertical. Follow these three steps to get the most out of them.
“The average business website scores below 50 out of 100. That means most sites earn a D or F grade — failing at least two of five quality dimensions.”
This is not a minor issue. A low score means search engines struggle to understand your content. It means AI answer engines skip your site when generating responses. It means users with disabilities cannot access your pages.
“Government and Agriculture websites scored among the lowest across all industries. These are sectors where public access matters most — yet their sites are the hardest to use.”
The good news is that every dimension is fixable. Adding proper headings, alt text, and structured data can raise a score by 20 points. Rewriting content in plain, short sentences improves readability overnight. These are not expensive changes. They just require attention.
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After scanning 34,303 websites, several patterns stand out. These findings apply to nearly every industry in our dataset.
“The gap between the best and worst websites in the same industry can be 40 points or more. Your competitors may already be fixing this.”
The AISO Score is a 0-100 composite metric that evaluates a website across five dimensions: SEO, Readability, Engagement, AEO (AI Engine Optimization), and WCAG Accessibility. It measures how well a website is optimized for both traditional search engines and AI-powered answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overview.
We used search engine results to find real businesses in each vertical across all 50 US states. Each scan captures the homepage or primary landing page of the business. Sites were selected to represent a broad cross-section of each industry, from small local businesses to larger regional players.
We blur website domains to protect the privacy of the businesses analyzed. These reports are meant to show industry-wide trends and benchmarks, not to publicly grade individual businesses. If you want to see your own website's score, use our free audit tool.
Reports are generated periodically as we scan new industries and re-scan existing ones. The scan date is shown at the top of each report. We aim to refresh data quarterly to track industry trends.
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