{
  "slug": "mcdonalds",
  "month": "2026-04",
  "themes": {
    "Inclusion": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Innovation": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 7,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Social Impact": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Security & Perks": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Mission & Purpose": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Application Process": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Onboarding Experience": {
      "rank": 4,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Rewards & Recognition": {
      "rank": 7,
      "score": 50
    },
    "Candidate Communication": {
      "rank": 6,
      "score": 50
    }
  },
  "company": "McDonald's",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "month": "2026-01",
      "visibilityScore": 35.5
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 63
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "month": "2026-03",
      "visibilityScore": 100
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 41.9
    }
  ],
  "summary": "McDonald's is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Quick Service Restaurants sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it appears frequently in employer-related queries — ranking #1 out of 18 Quick Service Restaurants companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position McDonald's alongside Yum! Brands, Starbucks, and Quick when discussing Quick Service Restaurants employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Application Process, Candidate Communication and Candidate Feedback.\n\nThis analysis is based on AI-generated responses from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. Data is refreshed regularly to reflect changes in AI employer perception.",
  "website": "mcdonalds.com",
  "industry": "Quick Service Restaurants",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/mcdonalds",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-29",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 60,
    "googleAi": 25,
    "perplexity": 100
  },
  "overallRank": 139,
  "industryRank": 7,
  "mentionCount": 13,
  "otherIndustries": [],
  "visibilityScore": 41.9,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 944,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 27,
  "methodology": {
    "version": "1.0",
    "url": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/api-docs#methodology",
    "description": "Visibility Score (0-100) is the share of AI model × candidate-experience-theme combinations within an industry and country where the company was mentioned in AI-generated answers to candidate-style questions. Ranks are computed per industry and country; ties break by mention count, then company name.",
    "models": [
      "ChatGPT",
      "Google Gemini",
      "Perplexity"
    ]
  }
}