> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.citino.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Position when named

> Where your brand appears in an AI answer when it is named, and how to read it.

> When an answer names you, where you appear in its list on average. 1 means you were named first, so lower is better.

Being named is the first step; being named first is worth more. Position tells you which of the two you have.

## How it is counted

* **Only answers that name you count.** An answer that leaves you out has no position for you, so it is not counted here. It shows up in your visibility instead.
* **Position is the order of first mention.** In a numbered list that is a rank. In plain prose it only means you were mentioned earlier or later than the others.
* **It is an average** over every answer in scope that named you.

Because it only counts answers that named you, its `n` is smaller than visibility's. If no answer named you, there is no position to show.

## Low sample

Position is always shown with its `±` range and its `n`, and carries no low-sample badge, so check the `n` yourself: with fewer than 30 answers that name you behind it, read it as an early signal. See [The ± band and n](https://docs.citino.ai/guides/bands-and-sample-size.md).

## Where you land

An average can hide a spread. The Brands screen has a panel for **Where you land when you are named**, how often you are named first, second, third or later, but it is not computed yet. The panel says so rather than showing a shape that was not measured.

## Reading it with visibility

Position only describes the answers you are in, so always read it beside visibility. A good position in very few answers means you lead when you appear but rarely appear. A worse position in many answers means you are on most shortlists without leading them.

## Related

> [card] [Visibility](https://docs.citino.ai/guides/visibility.md)
>
> How often you are named at all.

> [card] [Sentiment](https://docs.citino.ai/guides/sentiment.md)
>
> How favourably you are described.

> [card] [The ± band and n](https://docs.citino.ai/guides/bands-and-sample-size.md)
>
> When a number is still early.

> [card] [Brands](https://docs.citino.ai/guides/screens/brands.md)
>
> Where every brand lands.


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