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Featured Workflow Usage Report — September 2026

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How people are using Featured's automated workflows to find press opportunities — workflow activity, run outcomes, and connection type pulled straight from the database.

Findings

  • Product data
  • Published 21 September 2026, 10,233 registered users
  • 26,239 — successful runs (Since the first run on June 16, 2026.)
  • 93,012 — matches found (Across 26,239 successful runs.)
  • 93% — of runs found at least one match (24,363 of 26,239 successful runs.)
  • Run activity
  • Runs are steady and mostly on autopilot: the vast majority start on a schedule rather than an event.
  • _Separately, the database currently shows 7 runs as "running" — all started before June 26 and never finished or were marked done._
  • Runs by workflow type
  • all-in-one: 21.8%
  • journalist-requests: 17.3%
  • geo-visibility: 10.3%
  • media-mentions: 9.9%
  • monitor-haro: 8.8%
  • find-podcasts: 7.7%
  • competitor-visibility: 6.4%
  • find-journalists: 5.8%
  • bylined-articles: 5.6%
  • speaking-opportunities: 2.6%
  • awards: 2.4%
  • find-creators: 1.5%
  • Share of all 26,239 successful runs by workflow type. The All-in-One workflow combines Journalist Requests, Monitor HARO, Find Podcasts, Find Journalists, Bylined Articles, Awards, and Speaking Opportunities into a single workflow.
  • Connected accounts
  • Google: 86%
  • Slack: 10%
  • Microsoft: 4%
  • Google is the default connection by a wide margin. Slack is used by one team member per workspace, not broad team-wide rollout.

Related companies: Featured, Help a Reporter Out (HARO)

Source: press.featured.com/research/featured-workflow-usage-report-september-2026/

Cite as: Featured / Brett Farmiloe, “Featured Workflow Usage Report — September 2026”, September 21, 2026.

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