What happened to Perplexity ads
In November 2024 Perplexity launched ads in the US as sponsored follow-up questions and media units beside the answer. By October 2025 it stopped taking new advertisers, and in February 2026 representatives said there were no plans to pursue advertising further, focusing on subscriptions and enterprise instead. If someone offers you “Perplexity ads” in 2026, the information is outdated.
Why Perplexity still matters
Perplexity is a search engine in answer form. Unlike many assistants, it always shows numbered sources, and people click through. Its audience skews toward researchers, B2B and tech-savvy buyers. In those niches a steady spot among its sources can bring high-quality leads.
How to get into Perplexity’s sources
- Crawler access. Perplexity uses
PerplexityBotfor indexing andPerplexity-Userfor user requests. We make sure robots.txt, Cloudflare or your host don’t block them. - A direct answer at the top of the page. Perplexity picks paragraphs that answer the question precisely.
- Freshness. Update dates, current prices and specs: Perplexity favours recent material.
- Mentions where it already looks. We see which sites Perplexity cites in your niche — reviews, directories, forums — and work on getting you there.
How we measure it
Perplexity visits show up in GA4 as referral traffic from perplexity.ai. We also check a set of queries monthly and record whether your site is among the sources.