Gyms in Canberra: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank gyms in canberra by visibility and citations. 17 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Fitness clubs, boutique training chains, and 24/7 gyms serving Canberra members with strength training, classes, recovery, and personal coaching across the metro. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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At a glance
What we observed in this categoryauto-generated
Anytime Fitness holds a dominant position in this category with 50% visibility, exactly double the second-ranked Club Lime at 25%, and more than four times the 5.9% category average. This gap is significant because it means AI Mode is surfacing Anytime Fitness in half of all relevant queries while most of the 17 tracked brands receive zero visibility. Fitness First and World Gym share third and fourth place at 12.5% each, and the remaining 13 brands, including F45 Training, Jetts, and Snap Fitness, register no AI presence at all.
A notable structural anomaly in this data is that citation rates are zero across every brand, including those with substantial visibility scores. Anytime Fitness appears in AI responses frequently but is never cited as a source link, and the same applies to Club Lime and Fitness First. This means these brands are named in AI-generated answers without being credited with a URL citation, creating a split where visibility and citation move independently. For brands tracking both metrics, named presence alone is not translating into referral traffic signals here.
The top cited sources in this category are third-party platforms and local publishers rather than gym brand domains. Google itself appears first, followed by region.com.au, reddit.com, ritkeep.au, and canberradaily.com.au. Instagram and m.yelp.com also appear, suggesting AI Mode is anchoring its gym recommendations on local media, review aggregators, and social platforms rather than pulling directly from brand websites. No gym brand domain appears in the cited sources list, which reinforces the zero citation rate observed across all 17 tracked brands.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Anytime Fitness 0% → 50% · rank #0 → #1+50pp
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Club Lime 0% → 25% · rank #0 → #2+25pp
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Fitness First 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #3+12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
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| 1 |
anytimefitness.com.au
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50% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Anytime Fitness leads at 50% visibility, more than eight times the 5.9% category average, but holds a 0% citation rate matching every other brand in the audit. |
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| 2 |
clublime.com.au
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Club Lime sits at 25% visibility, half that of Anytime Fitness and more than four times the category average, yet shares the same 0% citation rate as the leader. |
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| 3 |
fitnessfirst.com.au
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Fitness First matches World Gym at 12.5% visibility, placing both brands twice above the category average but well behind the top two and still at zero citation. |
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| 4 |
worldgym.com.au
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
World Gym ties Fitness First at 12.5% visibility and a composite score of 8.8, occupying the same tier with no differentiation in citation rate or top engine. |
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| 5 |
f45training.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
F45 Training registers 0% visibility and a composite score of 0.0, placing it among 13 brands with no measurable AI presence in this category despite its national profile. |
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| 6 |
plusfitness.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
jetts.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
bodyfittraining.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
snapfitness.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
genesisfitness.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
fernwoodfitness.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
goodlife.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
revltraining.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
zapfitness.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
fitstop.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
orangetheory.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
derrimut247.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on gyms in canberra, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer.
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence — different from being named.
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps.
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically.
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Frequently asked about gyms in canberra AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in the Gyms in Canberra category?
Anytime Fitness leads with 50% visibility, nearly double second-ranked Club Lime at 25% and well above the 5.9% category average. The gap between first and third place, where Fitness First and World Gym sit at 12.5% each, is substantial.
What sources does Google AI Mode cite most for Gyms in Canberra research?
The top cited sources are google.com, region.com.au, reddit.com, ritkeep.au, and canberradaily.com.au, alongside m.yelp.com and instagram.com. No gym brand domain appears in the cited sources list.
Are any Gyms in Canberra brands receiving URL citations in AI responses?
No. Every brand in the audit, including those with meaningful visibility like Anytime Fitness and Club Lime, has a 0% citation rate. Brands are named in responses but not linked as sources.
How many of the 17 tracked gym brands have any AI visibility at all?
Only four brands register any visibility: Anytime Fitness (50%), Club Lime (25%), Fitness First (12.5%), and World Gym (12.5%). The remaining 13 brands score 0% visibility.
Which engine is driving AI visibility for Gyms in Canberra brands?
Google AI Mode is the top engine for every brand in the audit. No other engine is recorded as a top-performing channel for any of the 17 tracked brands.
How does the category average visibility compare to the top brand in Gyms in Canberra?
The category average visibility is 5.9%, while Anytime Fitness sits at 50%, making the leader more than eight times above average. This concentration at the top reflects a heavily skewed distribution across the 17 brands.