Ed Sheeran

Musician

Rank 26 of 148 · Musician · GB · tracked weekly

Fameproof index · musicians

42.0+2.0

The wide pool every artist on the board answers. This is what ranks.

Ed Sheeran Musicians average

Claude

47.0

Mention rate43%

Prominence25%

Topic coverage100%

Consistency51%

Samples96/96

ChatGPT

33.0

Mention rate34%

Prominence17%

Topic coverage50%

Consistency53%

Samples96/96

Gemini

46.0

Mention rate42%

Prominence21%

Topic coverage100%

Consistency53%

Samples96/96

Prompt performance

Position when mentioned · grouped by stage

Prompt

GPT

GEM

Named first

OverviewWho the models name when asked about the field · named in 4 of 6

“Name 10 notable contemporary musicians with broad international recognition.”

Taylor Swift

“Which living musicians have had a major impact on their field? List up to 10.”

—

Paul McCartney

“Create a concise primer on today's best-known musicians, naming no more than 10 people.”

Taylor Swift

“Who are the most prominent musicians that a general audience should know? Give 10 names.”

—

Beyoncé

“List 10 influential contemporary musicians.”

—

Beyoncé

“Name a balanced set of 10 current musicians worth knowing about.”

—

ReputationWho they credit with shaping it · named in 1 of 6

“List 10 musicians whose work has shaped their field in the last decade.”

—

“Who are the leading musicians today? Provide a numbered list of 10.”

—

“Name 10 accomplished musicians known for distinctive contributions.”

—

“If teaching an overview of modern musicians, which 10 living people would you mention?”

—

“Give 10 examples of musicians with sustained public relevance.”

—

“Which 10 musicians are most often associated with excellence in their field?”

—

AssociationWho they tie to a place or a culture · named in 6 of 6

“Name 10 contemporary musicians associated with United Kingdom.”

“Which musicians from or strongly connected to United Kingdom are internationally recognized? List up to 10.”

“Create a 10-name guide to notable musicians associated with United Kingdom.”

#10

“Name current musicians who represent United Kingdom on an international stage.”

“Who are widely recognized musicians connected with United Kingdom? Give 10 names.”

#10

“List 10 musicians who link United Kingdom with their field today.”

RecommendationWho they tell the reader to pick or follow · named in 1 of 6

“Recommend 10 contemporary musicians to follow for someone exploring the field.”

—

“Build a starter list of 10 notable musicians.”

—

“Suggest 10 musicians for a broad international profile series.”

—

“Choose 10 living musicians for a contemporary hall-of-fame discussion.”

—

“Which 10 musicians would make a useful cross-section of the field today?”

—

“Give a ranked list of 10 contemporary musicians for a general-interest reading list.”

—

Who was named first on the other 19 prompts — and what each model said instead of Ed Sheeran — is in the audit. Unlock the full table

The full 24-prompt panel. “—” means the model did not name Ed Sheeran in that answer. “Named first” is the tracked entity placed highest across the models.

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What the models cite in musicians

The pages the models lean on when they answer — and the ones naming a competitor instead of Ed Sheeran.

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Ranked either side

Musicians, nearest on the index.

20 Billie Eilish 48.3 21 Drake 47.0 25 Adele 42.7 27 The Weeknd 42.0 30 Burna Boy 41.0 33 Rihanna 38.7

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What the numbers say

Ed Sheeran scores 42.0 out of 100 on the Fameproof index, ranking 26 of 148 public figures measured in the run of 26 October 2026. The index is the mean of the per-model scores below.

Visibility is uneven across models: Claude scores it 47.0 while ChatGPT scores it 33.0, a gap of 14.0 points. A brand that is strong on one model and weak on another has a different problem from one that is mid-table everywhere.

Claude names Ed Sheeran in 43% of answers and places it early enough to score 25% on prominence; ChatGPT names it in 34%.

Across the 24-prompt panel there are 16 prompts where at least one model does not name Ed Sheeran at all — those are the answers a competitor is winning instead, and the prompt table above shows which.

Questions about this score

What is Ed Sheeran's AI visibility score?

Ed Sheeran scores 42.0 out of 100 on the Fameproof index, ranked 26 of 148 public figures, measured on 26 October 2026 across Claude and ChatGPT and Gemini.

Which AI model mentions Ed Sheeran most?

Claude, at 47.0 out of 100, naming Ed Sheeran in 43% of the answers in its panel. The per-model breakdown is above.

How is Ed Sheeran's score measured?

With a panel of 24 category questions asked 4 times per model — never questions that name Ed Sheeran, because a prompt that names you guarantees a mention. The score combines how often it is named, how early in the answer, how much of the topic it covers, and how consistent the result is between repetitions. Full methodology.