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Where ChatGPT says to buy a startup with verified revenue

TrustMRR is the site ChatGPT names most for verified startup revenue: named in 25 of 60 answers, first pick in 11.

The questions cover buying, selling and checking small startups with verified revenue (MRR).

ChatGPT · checked Oct 16, 2026

Each dot is one answer · 60 answers

  1. 1TrustMRR25 / 60first in 11
  2. 2Acquire.com22 / 60first in 12
  3. 3Flippa22 / 60first in 4
  4. 4Build Publicly16 / 60first in 4
  5. 5Microns16 / 60first in 3
First pickNamed, not firstNot namedFull ranking of 10 below ↓

What stands out

Three things the answers show.

Read straight from the 60 answers: who ChatGPT names, who it puts first, and whose pages it reads.

1

TrustMRR is named most

In 25 of 60 answers (42%). Acquire.com came next with 22.

2

Acquire.com is picked first most

Listed first in 12 of 60 answers, more than any other site, though named in fewer (22) than TrustMRR.

3

ChatGPT reads the brands’ own sites

All 8 sites it used most belong to brands it named. TrustMRR’s trustmrr.com was in 25 answers.

The ranking

Who ChatGPT named, and who came first.

Named: ChatGPT suggested the brand as an option in that answer. First pick: it was the first option listed. Counted over 60 answers; ties in answers are broken by first picks.

Answers

60

10 questions, each asked 6 times

Most named

TrustMRR

In 25 of 60 answers (42%)

Most first picks

Acquire.com

Listed first in 12 of 60 answers

ChatGPT’s ranking for Startups with verified revenue: answers that named each brand and answers where it was the first pick, out of 60
RankBrandNamed inFirst pick
1TrustMRR(opens trustmrr.com in a new tab)trustmrr.com25 of 6042%11
2Acquire.com(opens acquire.com in a new tab)acquire.com22 of 6037%12
3Flippa(opens flippa.com in a new tab)flippa.com22 of 6037%4
4Build Publicly(opens buildpublicly.org in a new tab)buildpublicly.org16 of 6027%4
5Microns(opens microns.io in a new tab)microns.io16 of 6027%3
6Indie Hackers(opens indiehackers.com in a new tab)indiehackers.com16 of 6027%0
7Empire Flippers(opens empireflippers.com in a new tab)empireflippers.com13 of 6022%1
8VerifyArr(opens verifyarr.com in a new tab)verifyarr.com10 of 6017%0
9SideProjectors(opens sideprojectors.com in a new tab)sideprojectors.com8 of 6013%0
9FE International(opens feinternational.com in a new tab)feinternational.com8 of 6013%0
First pickNamed, not first

Top 10 of the brands ChatGPT named · Oct 16, 2026

The questions

The questions we asked.

The exact prompts, typed the way a buyer would ask. Each was asked 6 times, because ChatGPT’s answers change from run to run.

10 questions to ChatGPT

Each asked 6 times · 60 answers

  1. Where can I see verified revenue numbers of indie startups?asked 6 times
  2. What's the best marketplace to buy a small profitable SaaS with verified MRR?asked 6 times
  3. How can I check if a startup's MRR claims are real before buying it?asked 6 times
  4. Where do indie hackers list their startup for sale?asked 6 times
  5. Is there a leaderboard of startups ranked by real revenue?asked 6 times
  6. What are the best alternatives to Acquire.com for selling a small SaaS?asked 6 times
  7. Where can I find a list of profitable indie startups with real MRR?asked 6 times
  8. Which site shows verified Stripe revenue for startups for sale?asked 6 times
  9. How do I prove my startup's MRR to buyers?asked 6 times
  10. What's a good place to browse startups with verified revenue before buying one?asked 6 times

Sources

Sites ChatGPT used.

The domains that appeared most in the answers’ links and sources. All 8 are the sites of brands ChatGPT named. Make sure AI crawlers can read yours: check it for free.

Domains in the answers’ links and sources

Out of 60 answers

  1. 1trustmrr.comTrustMRR’s sitein 25 answers
  2. 2flippa.comFlippa’s sitein 24 answers
  3. 3acquire.comAcquire.com’s sitein 23 answers
  4. 4buildpublicly.orgBuild Publicly’s sitein 16 answers
  5. 5indiehackers.comIndie Hackers’s sitein 16 answers
  6. 6microns.ioMicrons’s sitein 16 answers
  7. 7empireflippers.comEmpire Flippers’s sitein 13 answers
  8. 8verifyarr.comVerifyArr’s sitein 10 answers

Method

How we count.

  • ChatGPT on the web (chatgpt.com). The answers were collected on October 16, 2026.
  • Each of the 10 questions was asked 6 times, 60 answers in all. Answers change from run to run, so we count answers, not one reply.
  • Named: ChatGPT suggested the brand as an option in that answer. First pick: it was the first option listed.
  • Ranked by the answers that named a brand; ties are broken by first picks, and brands with the same counts share a rank.
  • Rankings change over time. We refresh them and update the date at the top.

Is ChatGPT recommending you?

Kliqo AI tracks it daily: it asks your buyers’ questions on ChatGPT and Google’s AI every night and shows who gets named, who comes first and which sites the answers used. 7-day free trial.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Where does ChatGPT say to buy a startup with verified MRR?

TrustMRR. In 60 ChatGPT answers collected on October 16, 2026, it was named in 25 and listed first in 11. Acquire.com (22) and Flippa (22) came next. Acquire.com was listed first most often, in 12 answers.

How was this ranking made?

We asked ChatGPT on the web 10 buyer questions, each 6 times, on October 16, 2026: 60 answers in all. A brand counts as named when ChatGPT suggests it as an option in an answer, and as first pick when it is the first option listed. Brands are ranked by the answers that named them; ties are broken by first picks.

How do I get my site recommended by ChatGPT?

Be on the pages ChatGPT reads for these questions (here it used trustmrr.com, flippa.com and acquire.com most), say clearly on your own site who your product is for, and let AI crawlers read it. Then track the answers: Kliqo AI asks your buyers’ questions every night and shows when ChatGPT names you.