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AI Company Rankings & Leaderboard

Track 724 companies ranked by actual activity—not hype. Updated every 5 minutes from 211 verified sources.

Why Sector HQ?

  • Real-time rankings — Updates every 5 minutes with data from GitHub, arXiv, and tech communities
  • Compare companies — OpenAI vs Anthropic vs Google vs Microsoft side-by-side
  • Hype Detection — See marketing claims vs actual GitHub commits and research papers
  • 110K+ events analyzed — No press releases, just verified technical activity

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724
Companies Tracked
111K
Events Analyzed
122
Active Today
211
Data Sources
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What Moved Today

10 AI companies moved 10+ places

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20 rising
3 falling
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Hype Gap

🎯 AI Intelligence Highlights

🔥 OpenAI is DOMINATING with 180 events this week
💩 Alibaba talks 9% more than they ship
Stripe quietly shipping - under-promise, over-deliver champion
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Real-Time Updates

Data refreshes every 5 minutes

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Deep Analytics

Track trends and sentiment over time

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How This Works

We track AI-related events from Reddit, arXiv, GitHub, company blogs, tech news, and other places where actual AI stuff happens. Not just press releases.

Scoring Formula

score = Σ(event_quality × sentiment × recency_weight)

Quality score filters out the noise. Sentiment tracks if it's good news or "oops we're having layoffs" news. Recency means old events matter less than new ones.

✓ What We Track

  • → Product launches (actual demos)
  • → Research papers (arXiv, journals)
  • → GitHub activity (real code)
  • → Partnerships (with substance)
  • → Funding rounds (validated)
  • → Hiring/layoffs (market signals)

✗ What We Ignore

  • → Vague press releases
  • → "Exploring AI" announcements
  • → Repackaged old news
  • → Executive quotes about AI
  • → Generic "AI strategy" posts
  • → Marketing without product
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Why Sector HQ vs Other AI Rankings?

Sector HQOther Rankings
Update Frequency
Every 5 minutes
Monthly/Quarterly
Data Sources
211 verified sources
Press releases only
Hype Detection
Marketing vs Reality
No hype analysis
Ranking Basis
Actual activity & code
Funding & PR
Companies Tracked
100+ companies
Top 10-50 only

No bias, no pay-for-ranking. Our rankings are 100% algorithmic, based on real activity from GitHub, arXiv, Reddit, and tech communities. We measure what companies do, not what they say.

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How We Rank AI Companies

Our proprietary algorithm analyzes real-time activity to rank companies by what they're actually doing, not what they're saying.

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Event Collection

We monitor 211 verified sources including GitHub repositories, arXiv research papers, Reddit discussions, Hacker News, tech news sites, and product launches. Every 5 minutes, we scan for new activity.

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Signal Processing

Our AI filters out marketing fluff, press release spam, and duplicate content. We focus on substantive events: code commits, research publications, product releases, and genuine community engagement.

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Hype Detection

We compare marketing claims (blog posts, announcements) against actual technical activity (GitHub commits, research citations). Companies with high "Hype Gap" talk more than they ship.

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Ranking Algorithm

Companies are scored using a weighted formula:

Score = (Activity × 0.5) + (Sentiment × 0.3) + (Reality × 0.2)
• Activity: Event count (7d, 30d weighted)
• Sentiment: Community perception & feedback
• Reality: Actual substance vs marketing hype
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Real-Time Updates

Rankings refresh every 5 minutes. No human bias, no pay-for-ranking, no editorial interference. Pure algorithmic transparency.

Why trust our rankings? Unlike traditional lists compiled by journalists or based on funding rounds, our system is fully automated and measures real developer activity, research output, and community sentiment—the true signals of AI innovation.

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