{
  "slug": "paypal",
  "month": "2026-09",
  "status": "current",
  "themes": {
    "Inclusion": {
      "rank": 1,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Innovation": {
      "rank": 10,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Leadership": {
      "rank": 2,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Onboarding": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Job Security": {
      "rank": 9,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Candidate Feedback": {
      "rank": 9,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Wellbeing & Balance": {
      "rank": 12,
      "score": 33.3
    },
    "Career Opportunities": {
      "rank": 3,
      "score": 100
    },
    "Interview Experience": {
      "rank": 5,
      "score": 66.7
    },
    "Mission, Purpose & Impact": {
      "rank": 9,
      "score": 33.3
    }
  },
  "company": "PayPal",
  "country": "United States",
  "history": [
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "month": "2026-01",
      "visibilityScore": 28.6
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "month": "2026-02",
      "visibilityScore": 47.7
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "month": "2026-03",
      "visibilityScore": 50
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "month": "2026-04",
      "visibilityScore": 20.8
    }
  ],
  "summary": "PayPal is tracked across AI employer visibility rankings in the Fintech sector. When candidates research the company through AI, it surfaces consistently in employer-related queries — ranking #8 out of 52 Fintech companies in the PerceptionX index.\n\nAI models most frequently position PayPal alongside Stripe, Chime, and Block when discussing Fintech employers.\n\nThe company shows strongest employer visibility in Candidate Feedback, Career Opportunities and Inclusion. Visibility gaps exist in Application & Communication, Company Culture and Compensation, where competitors tend to dominate the AI narrative.\n\nPayPal's Visibility Score has risen from 28.6 to 48.7 across its last 5 measurements (since January 2026), slipping 1 place in the Fintech rankings. Block has moved ahead of it. It now trails Plaid by 2.6 points.\n\nThis analysis is based on AI-generated responses from ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity. Data is refreshed regularly to reflect changes in AI employer perception.",
  "website": "paypal.com",
  "industry": "Fintech",
  "profileUrl": "https://employers.perceptionx.ai/company/paypal",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "modelScores": {
    "chatgpt": 69.2,
    "googleAi": 30.8,
    "perplexity": 46.2
  },
  "overallRank": 129,
  "industryRank": 8,
  "mentionCount": 19,
  "topCompetitors": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "slug": "stripe",
      "company": "Stripe",
      "visibilityScore": 79.5
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "slug": "chime",
      "company": "Chime",
      "visibilityScore": 74.4
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "slug": "block",
      "company": "Block",
      "visibilityScore": 64.1
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "slug": "robinhood",
      "company": "Robinhood",
      "visibilityScore": 59
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "slug": "square",
      "company": "Square",
      "visibilityScore": 59
    }
  ],
  "otherIndustries": [
    {
      "industry": "Finance",
      "industryRank": 10,
      "visibilityScore": 25.6
    },
    {
      "industry": "Financial Services",
      "industryRank": 10,
      "visibilityScore": 21.1
    },
    {
      "industry": "Cybersecurity",
      "industryRank": 53,
      "visibilityScore": 2.6
    },
    {
      "industry": "Enterprise Software",
      "industryRank": 57,
      "visibilityScore": 2.6
    },
    {
      "industry": "Technology",
      "industryRank": 64,
      "visibilityScore": 2.6
    }
  ],
  "visibilityScore": 48.7,
  "totalCompaniesInCountry": 1451,
  "totalCompaniesInIndustry": 52,
  "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. Responses from other assistants (e.g. Claude, DeepSeek) are collected for research but not included in index scoring.",
    "models": [
      "ChatGPT",
      "Google Gemini",
      "Perplexity"
    ]
  }
}