Claims

Every figure we publish, by quarter

Each census edition has a claims page for every region: the figures we quote, with the number of sites behind each, the group it describes and the one caveat that goes with it. Below, each region’s headline figures, and a link to all of them. Every figure has a page of its own that can be cited.

Latest edition · Index 12.1 · computed 2026-11-06

Census Q4 2026

Cite as TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4

United States: all 153 figures

54.0%

54.0% of the 34,415 scored census entries across 16 cohorts in the United States are gated: AI crawlers are turned away by their robots.txt (RCH-1) or by their security (RCH-2). A further 8,173 refused the scanner and are not counted.

18,583 of 34,415 scored sites · us-gated

53.3%

53.3% of the 34,415 scored census entries across 16 cohorts in the United States fail the test of whether their security lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-2). A further 8,173 refused the scanner and are not counted.

18,360 of 34,415 scored sites · us-rch2-fail

1.3%

1.3% of the 34,415 scored census entries across 16 cohorts in the United States fail the test of whether robots.txt lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-1). A further 8,173 refused the scanner and are not counted.

463 of 34,415 scored sites · us-rch1-fail

United Kingdom: all 117 figures

34.7%

34.7% of the 31,156 scored census entries across 12 cohorts in the United Kingdom are gated: AI crawlers are turned away by their robots.txt (RCH-1) or by their security (RCH-2). A further 4,652 refused the scanner and are not counted.

10,806 of 31,156 scored sites · uk-gated

31.6%

31.6% of the 31,156 scored census entries across 12 cohorts in the United Kingdom fail the test of whether their security lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-2). A further 4,652 refused the scanner and are not counted.

9,851 of 31,156 scored sites · uk-rch2-fail

3.4%

3.4% of the 31,156 scored census entries across 12 cohorts in the United Kingdom fail the test of whether robots.txt lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-1). A further 4,652 refused the scanner and are not counted.

1,056 of 31,156 scored sites · uk-rch1-fail

Canada: all 36 figures

45.4%

45.4% of the 3,063 scored census entries across 3 cohorts in Canada are gated: AI crawlers are turned away by their robots.txt (RCH-1) or by their security (RCH-2). A further 249 refused the scanner and are not counted.

1,392 of 3,063 scored sites · ca-gated

45.1%

45.1% of the 3,063 scored census entries across 3 cohorts in Canada fail the test of whether their security lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-2). A further 249 refused the scanner and are not counted.

1,380 of 3,063 scored sites · ca-rch2-fail

0.8%

0.8% of the 3,063 scored census entries across 3 cohorts in Canada fail the test of whether robots.txt lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-1). A further 249 refused the scanner and are not counted.

26 of 3,063 scored sites · ca-rch1-fail