The New Wikipedia Nobody Is Talking About (Yet)
In October 2025, Elon Musk’s xAI quietly launched Grokipedia — an AI-generated encyclopedia that went live with 885,279 articles on day one. Wikipedia took two decades to reach a comparable scale. Grokipedia did it overnight.
By January 2026, the site was pulling 3.2 million Google clicks per month, ranking for 6 million keywords. Then Google’s indexing collapsed in February. Then it recovered — partially. Then it became one of the most cited sources in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini responses across dozens of verticals.
If you’re an SEO professional and you’re not paying attention to Grokipedia, you’re behind. Not because it’s going to replace Wikipedia — it won’t, at least not yet. But because it has already become a legitimate channel for two things that matter deeply in 2026: dofollow backlinks and AI citation equity.
This article breaks it all down: what Grokipedia is, exactly where the SEO value lies today, and — crucially — a step-by-step framework plus a prompt for writing the perfect Grokipedia article that gets approved, gets indexed, and gets your site cited in AI-generated answers.
What Is Grokipedia?
Grokipedia (grokipedia.com) is an AI-powered reference encyclopedia operated by xAI — the company behind the Grok chatbot. It launched on October 27, 2025, and unlike Wikipedia, no human ever writes an article from scratch. Every article is generated by Grok 4.1, xAI’s large language model, via retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
Here’s what makes the platform structurally interesting for SEOs:
- 5.6–6 million+ articles as of early 2026, approaching Wikipedia’s English corpus
- Clean, crawlable architecture — URLs follow the pattern grokipedia.com/page/Article_Title
- Built on Next.js with server-side rendering — pages are fully rendered HTML, zero JavaScript dependency for crawlers
- Automated internal linking based on semantic topic relationships (think Wikipedia’s blue links, but generated by an LLM)
- Source citations are dofollow — external links in article citations use rel=”noopener noreferrer” but no rel=”nofollow”
- Community suggestion system — anyone can suggest a new article or propose an edit; Grok AI reviews and decides
The editorial model is the key difference from Wikipedia. You cannot directly edit or publish anything. Instead, you submit a suggestion, and Grok decides whether to act on it. Think of it as a mix between Wikipedia’s community openness and ChatGPT’s closed editorial authority.
Why Grokipedia Matters for SEO in 2026
There are two distinct angles here, and they’re worth treating separately because they operate differently.
1. Dofollow Backlinks (With a Caveat)
When Grokipedia cites a source in an article, that outbound link is dofollow. For the entire SEO industry, this was significant news. Getting a dofollow link from a domain with millions of articles, solid technical SEO, and a brand name tied to Elon Musk’s AI infrastructure is not nothing.
The caveat: Google began significantly reducing its indexing of Grokipedia pages in February 2026. An unindexed page passes no link equity — if Googlebot never processes it, the backlink doesn’t exist from Google’s perspective. As of May 2026, indexing remains inconsistent. Some articles are indexed and ranking. Others are not.
This doesn’t make Grokipedia worthless. It makes it a reserve play — effort investment now with optionality baked in. If Google re-indexes at scale (which is possible if xAI improves content quality signals), the backlinks sitting in those articles become activated overnight. The investment cost is under 10 minutes per article suggestion.
2. GEO — The More Reliable Value Right Now
This is the argument that most SEOs aren’t making clearly enough.
Grokipedia’s indexing problems are a Google story. The AI citation story is entirely separate.
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Microsoft Copilot have all been observed citing Grokipedia articles. The platform grew from obscurity to being a source used by the major LLM-based answer engines in under 90 days. That’s a Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) footprint that most brands haven’t earned from any other single channel.
We’ve written before about AI Overviews and the challenge they pose for traditional click-through rates. The flip side of that challenge is that being cited inside an AI Overview or a ChatGPT answer is essentially earned media inside the answer itself. Grokipedia is one of the most consistent paths to achieving that citation share right now.
Think of it as being listed in a preferred knowledge source directory for AI. When your brand, product, or methodology has a factual Grokipedia article — and that article cites your site — the LLMs training on or retrieving from Grokipedia carry that association forward. That’s an entity signal that survives indexing fluctuations.
If you’ve been asking how to get your content into the preferred sources that AI answers draw from, Grokipedia is one of the most direct answers available today.
The State of Play: Honest Assessment for May 2026
Let’s not sugarcoat the situation.
Grokipedia has had a turbulent journey. The site launched with explosive AI-generated content that included a documented pattern of low-credibility citations and factual drift. Google’s quality systems responded. The result was a significant crawling and indexing retreat starting in February 2026 — a 95%+ decline in Google-visible pages from the January peak.
That’s a real risk. Here’s how to contextualize it:
| Signal | Status (May 2026) |
| Google indexing | Inconsistent — partial recovery underway |
| Dofollow link equity | Conditional on indexed pages |
| AI citation (ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc.) | Active and growing |
| Entity signal for LLMs | Intact regardless of Google indexing |
| Submission effort | Under 10 minutes |
| Risk to your domain | Near zero (you’re not hosting anything) |
The risk/effort/reward calculation is favorable, especially for growth hackers who understand that asymmetric bets with low downside are worth taking. This is one of them.
How to Write the Perfect Grokipedia Article (The Framework)
You cannot write and publish directly. What you can do is submit a suggestion — and craft that suggestion so well that Grok approves it and includes your source as a citation. Here’s how to do it correctly.
Step 1: Find Your Topic
Don’t start with “what can I rank for?” Start with “what does Grokipedia not cover well, and where is my site a credible source?”
Two paths work:
Path A — New Article (Suggest Article): Type your topic into the Grokipedia search bar. If no article exists, you’ll see a “Request this article” prompt. Click it after signing in (registration is free) and you’ll be taken to a suggestion form.
Path B — Suggest Edit (Existing Article): Find an existing article where your content would serve as a legitimate source citation. Look for articles that reference your topic, methodology, or niche with incomplete or absent sourcing on a specific claim. Suggest an edit that adds your content as a supporting citation.
Step 2: Choose Topics That Pass Grok’s Review
Based on what gets approved and what doesn’t, there’s a clear pattern. Grok favors:
- Topics with genuine informational value — definitions, processes, comparisons, histories
- Topics that are factually verifiable — data-backed, not opinion-driven
- Topics where your site is actually a credible source — not where you want to be cited, but where you demonstrably have expertise
- Topics with sufficient search existence — some evidence that humans ask about this
Grok tends to reject or deprioritize:
- Promotional topics that read like product pages
- Topics that already have strong, comprehensive Grokipedia coverage
- Suggestions that lack a clear informational purpose
- Anything that looks like an attempt to game the system (direct self-promotion)
Step 3: Write the Suggestion
When you submit a “Suggest Article” request, you’re asked for the topic and optionally a description. Don’t leave the description blank. Write it like a Wikipedia editor would — not like a marketer.
What to include in your description:
- A one-sentence summary of what the article should cover
- Why this topic deserves a standalone article
- 1–2 sentence pointer toward the most authoritative sources (your URL, plus one or two credible third-party sources)
- The key sub-topics an article should address
What to avoid:
- Any language that sounds promotional (“our cutting-edge platform…”)
- First-person (“my article explains…”)
- Subjective claims without citation
- Requests that frame your brand as the subject (Grokipedia has the same “no self-promotion” norm as Wikipedia)
Step 4: Make Your Content Citation-Worthy Before You Submit
This is the step most people skip. Before you suggest an article that would cite your site, make sure the target page on your site actually deserves to be cited.
Specifically:
- The page should be the definitive resource on the sub-topic you want cited
- It should include original data, methodology, or analysis — not a rehash of what’s already on Wikipedia or general knowledge blogs
- It should load fast, be clearly structured, and have its key claims cited or substantiated within the page itself
- The page title and meta description should match the informational intent of the Grokipedia article
If your target page is a product landing page or a thin blog post, Grok’s RAG system will deprioritize it in favor of more authoritative sources. Strengthen the page first.
Step 5: The Suggest Edit Path (Often Faster)
Rather than waiting for a brand-new article to be created and hoping it cites you, find an existing Grokipedia article on a related topic and propose an edit that adds your content as a reference.
Good “Suggest Edit” scenarios:
- An existing article makes a claim without a citation → your article is the ideal source
- An existing article covers a topic at surface level → your in-depth piece would strengthen a specific section
- An existing article links to an outdated source → your updated resource is a direct upgrade
This path tends to have a higher approval rate because you’re adding signal to an existing page rather than asking Grok to build something from scratch.
Use this with Claude, ChatGPT, or any capable LLM to generate a perfectly-structured Grokipedia suggestion:
The Prompt
You are an SEO strategist helping me get a legitimate citation from Grokipedia (grokipedia.com),
the AI-generated encyclopedia by xAI.
My website: [YOUR DOMAIN]
The page I want cited: [SPECIFIC URL]
What that page covers: [1-2 SENTENCE DESCRIPTION]
Your task:
1. Identify the most appropriate informational topic that would justify a Grokipedia article
AND naturally cite my page as a source. The topic must have genuine encyclopedic value —
not be about my brand, but about a concept, methodology, process, or phenomenon that
my page authoritatively covers.
2. Write a Grokipedia article suggestion in this format:
- TOPIC: [The exact title to use]
- DESCRIPTION (for the suggestion form): [2-3 sentences explaining what the article
should cover, written in neutral encyclopedia style, NOT promotional]
- WHY IT QUALIFIES: [Explain why this topic warrants a Grokipedia article —
informational value, coverage gap, factual verifiability]
- SUGGESTED SOURCES: [My URL + 2 credible third-party sources that together
substantiate the article topic]
3. Write a 150-word "Suggest Edit" alternative: find the most likely existing Grokipedia
article where my content would fit as an added citation, and write the edit suggestion text.
Rules:
- Never use promotional language
- Never suggest the article be about my brand or company
- Focus on topics where my content is genuinely the most authoritative source available
- Match Wikipedia's neutral, factual tone throughoutRun this prompt, review the output, then submit the best candidate. Iterate on 3–5 topic angles before choosing the strongest one.
What to Avoid: Common Mistakes That Get Suggestions Rejected
Based on patterns from the community and case studies, these are the failure modes to avoid:
Suggesting articles about your own brand or product. Grok applies the same conflict-of-interest filter Wikipedia does. If your suggestion is essentially “write an article about my company,” it won’t be approved — and if it were, it would likely be flagged later.
Choosing topics that already have strong coverage. Suggesting an article on “SEO” or “link building” won’t result in a new article — those pages already exist and are comprehensive. Find the gap.
Submitting without improving your target page first. If the page you want cited is thin, slow, or poorly structured, Grok’s RAG system will skip it in favor of a stronger source when generating the article.
Expecting immediate results. Grokipedia’s review cycle isn’t instant. Suggestions can take days to weeks to process. Plan your timeline accordingly.
Treating this as a one-and-done play. The brands winning at GEO are building a portfolio of entity signals across multiple platforms — not betting everything on a single citation. Grokipedia is one piece of a broader link building and AI-authority strategy.
The Bigger Picture: Grokipedia Is a GEO Play, Not Just a Backlink Play
Let’s zoom out.
The most important shift in search since 2024 is that the answer engine has become the destination. An increasing share of users never click through from AI-generated answers. They get what they need from the summary and move on.
If your content is not inside those answers — either by being cited directly or by being a source the model retrieves from — you are effectively invisible to that segment of search behavior.
Grokipedia is one of the most consistently cited secondary sources in AI answer engines right now. Getting your content cited there is not a backlink hack. It’s a signal that positions your brand as part of the verified knowledge layer that LLMs draw from.
The SEO professionals who moved early on Wikipedia presence built a durable authority signal that still pays off. The same bet is available with Grokipedia, at a fraction of the effort, and with higher probability of success given the open suggestion model. The window for early-mover advantage in AI citation equity is open right now.
Grokipedia vs. Wikipedia: Quick Reference for SEOs
| Factor | Wikipedia | Grokipedia |
| Link type | Nofollow | Dofollow (as of May 2026) |
| Editorial process | Human community | Grok AI reviews suggestions |
| Barrier to entry | Very high | Low–Medium |
| Google authority | Extremely high | Recovering |
| AI citation frequency | Very high | High and growing |
| Self-promotion risk | Banned | Same — avoid |
| Content accuracy | High | Variable — cite quality sources |
| Time to live | Can take months | Days to weeks |
The play isn’t to choose one over the other. The play is to pursue both — starting with Grokipedia because the effort-to-impact ratio is significantly better right now.
Action Steps: Your Grokipedia SEO Checklist
- Identify 3–5 topics your site covers better than anyone else — not your brand, but the concepts, methods, and frameworks your content owns
- Check each topic on Grokipedia — use the search bar and look for coverage gaps or thin existing articles
- Audit your target pages — make sure the pages you want cited are actually citation-worthy: original, well-sourced, fast-loading, comprehensive
- Run the prompt — use the prompt above with Claude or ChatGPT to generate a polished suggestion for each topic
- Submit Suggest Article + Suggest Edit for each — cover both paths to maximize approval probability
- Track citations — set up Ahrefs or a mention monitoring tool to watch for Grokipedia links appearing in your backlink profile
- Repeat quarterly — Grokipedia is growing fast; the topic gaps that exist today may close; keep finding new angles
Wrapping Up
Grokipedia launched in October 2025 with nearly a million AI-generated articles. Less than 90 days later it was pulling 3.2 million Google clicks monthly and being cited by every major AI answer engine. Then Google partially pulled back. And yet, for anyone serious about GEO and building entity authority for AI search, the platform remains one of the most underutilized channels available.
The SEO argument is simple: low effort, dofollow links, strong AI citation footprint, minimal downside. The GEO argument is even simpler: your content either exists in the knowledge layer that AI draws from, or it doesn’t.
Grokipedia is a legitimate shortcut to the former — if you approach it with the right strategy, not as a spam channel, but as a genuine knowledge contribution with smart source selection.
The window is open. Use it.
Theodore has 20 years of experience running successful and profitable software products. In his free time, he coaches and consults startups. His career includes managerial posts for companies in the UK and abroad, and he has significant skills in intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship.
