[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":129},["ShallowReactive",2],{"leaderboard-brand-fast-food-kfc":3},{"pageState":4,"canonicalPath":5,"currentPath":6,"archiveContext":6,"industryId":7,"industrySlug":8,"industryName":9,"collectionType":10,"brandId":11,"brandName":12,"brandSlug":13,"logoUrl":14,"websiteUrl":15,"overallScore":16,"industryRank":17,"brandCount":18,"enginesCovered":19,"lastUpdatedAt":20,"summary":21,"strengths":22,"weaknesses":23,"trendNotes":24,"seoTitle":25,"seoDescription":26,"faq":27,"engineBreakdowns":40,"competitors":69,"overallTrend":87,"interactionSummary":121,"liveInsights":124},"CURRENT","/leaderboard/fast-food/brands/kfc",null,63,"fast-food","Fast Food Chains","INDUSTRY",4954,"KFC","kfc","https://favicon.im/kfc.com?larger=true","https://www.kfc.com/",52.77,2,30,5,"2026-05-26T23:28:37.192437","KFC ranks #7 in the Fast Food Chains leaderboard with a 37.9 AI Index across 7 engines with current brand-level data. Its strongest current signal comes from MiniMax, and the score should be read as AI visibility rather than market share or product quality.","KFC is currently #7 out of 30 tracked Fast Food Chains entities, with a 37.9 AI Index in the latest public snapshot. KFC trails Chipotle Mexican Grill by 0.5 AI Index points.\n\nThe strongest engine-level signal comes from MiniMax, where KFC records a 52.8 AI Index and 42.9% mention rate. ChatGPT is the next strongest covered engine at 49.4 with a 28.6% mention rate.","The softer engine-level signal is gemini, where KFC records a 28 AI Index and 0% mention rate. Kimi is another engine to watch at 28 with a 0% mention rate.\n\nKeep the scope narrow: this page measures how tracked AI engines surface KFC in Fast Food Chains prompts. It does not rank product quality, sales, safety, or real-world market share.","KFC's latest visible AI Index is 37.9. Read the trend together with engine coverage and mention-rate signals rather than as a standalone forecast.\n\nThat movement is useful context, but it is strongest when it lines up with engine coverage and mention-rate changes. A single score move should not be read as a full market or product signal.","KFC AI Visibility in Fast Food Chains | AIvsRank","Review KFC's AI visibility in Fast Food Chains: rank #7, 37.9 AI Index, 7 covered engines, and current competitor gaps in the AIvsRank leaderboard.",[28,31,34,37],{"question":29,"answer":30},"Why is KFC ranked in the Fast Food Chains leaderboard?","KFC is included because tracked AI engines surface it in Fast Food Chains prompts, and AIvsRank calculates its current visibility from rank position, recommendation strength, and mention-rate signals.",{"question":32,"answer":33},"Which engines are strongest and weakest for KFC?","The strongest current signal is MiniMax at 52.8 AI Index and 42.9% mention rate. The softest covered signal is gemini at 28 AI Index and 0% mention rate.",{"question":35,"answer":36},"Which entities should be compared with KFC?","The most useful nearby comparison is Chipotle Mexican Grill. Compare the score gap and engine-level table before treating rank movement as meaningful.",{"question":38,"answer":39},"How often is this page updated?","This page updates when a new completed Fast Food Chains leaderboard run is available. The current public snapshot was refreshed on 2026-05-09.",[41,49,56,59,66],{"engineCode":42,"engineName":43,"rank":44,"score":45,"mentionRate":46,"mentions":47,"runDate":48},"gemini-2.5-flash","gemini",8,33.71,14.29,1,"2026-05-26T23:25:14.3749",{"engineCode":50,"engineName":51,"rank":17,"score":52,"mentionRate":53,"mentions":54,"runDate":55},"deepseek","DeepSeek",72.29,100,7,"2026-05-26T23:25:41.924065",{"engineCode":57,"engineName":57,"rank":17,"score":58,"mentionRate":53,"mentions":54,"runDate":20},"MiniMax",79,{"engineCode":60,"engineName":61,"rank":62,"score":63,"mentionRate":64,"mentions":17,"runDate":65},"Qwen3","Qwen",6,39.43,28.57,"2026-05-24T22:19:33.050247",{"engineCode":67,"engineName":67,"rank":54,"score":63,"mentionRate":64,"mentions":17,"runDate":68},"Kimi","2026-05-24T22:19:48.821873",[70,75,81],{"brandName":71,"brandSlug":72,"rank":47,"overallScore":73,"scoreGap":74},"McDonald's","mcdonald-s",84.59,-31.82,{"brandName":76,"brandSlug":77,"rank":78,"overallScore":79,"scoreGap":80},"Taco Bell","taco-bell",3,47.23,5.54,{"brandName":82,"brandSlug":83,"rank":84,"overallScore":85,"scoreGap":86},"Burger King","burger-king",4,47.19,5.58,[88,91,94,97,100,103,106,109,112,115,118],{"runDate":89,"overallScore":90},"2026-04-29T00:00:00",40.36,{"runDate":92,"overallScore":93},"2026-05-01T00:00:00",37.71,{"runDate":95,"overallScore":96},"2026-05-03T00:00:00",39.28,{"runDate":98,"overallScore":99},"2026-05-05T00:00:00",36.75,{"runDate":101,"overallScore":102},"2026-05-07T00:00:00",37.86,{"runDate":104,"overallScore":105},"2026-05-09T00:00:00",37.93,{"runDate":107,"overallScore":108},"2026-05-15T00:00:00",38.08,{"runDate":110,"overallScore":111},"2026-05-17T00:00:00",37.69,{"runDate":113,"overallScore":114},"2026-05-22T00:00:00",36.65,{"runDate":116,"overallScore":117},"2026-05-24T00:00:00",33.47,{"runDate":119,"overallScore":120},"2026-05-26T00:00:00",61.67,{"upvoteCount":122,"followCount":122,"isUpvoted":123,"isFollowed":123},0,false,{"rankInterpretation":125,"engineDivergenceInterpretation":126,"competitorGapInterpretation":127,"trendInterpretation":128},"KFC is currently #2 out of 30 entities in Fast Food Chains, with a 52.8 overall AI visibility score across 5 tracked engines. That position shows how often AI systems surface the brand when answering industry comparison and recommendation prompts.","KFC's strongest current visibility comes from MiniMax (79 AI Index, 100% mention rate) and DeepSeek (72.3 AI Index, 100% mention rate). Its weaker engine profile is gemini (33.7 AI Index, 14.3% mention rate) and Qwen (39.4 AI Index, 28.6% mention rate), so the engine spread points to where recommendation consistency can still improve.","McDonald's is the closest comparable entity by rank, with KFC behind it by 31.8 AI Index points. This gap is useful for reading whether the page reflects a clear lead, a close contest, or a brand that needs stronger AI evidence to move up.","KFC improved over the visible trend window, moving from 40.4 on 2026-04-29 to 61.7 on 2026-05-26. Use this trend alongside the engine breakdown to see whether movement is broad or isolated to a few engines.",1780370961161]