B
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0.1%
0.1% -- ai referral traffic share for web referrals (Ahrefs) (2026)
Ahrefs reports that AI sources send approximately 0.1% of web referrals.
- Stated as an approximate benchmark ('about 0.1%')
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Value
0.1%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ahrefs
Primary
Tier B
https://seovendor.co/most-ai-assistant-traffic-is-spoofed-what-seo-agencies-must-do-now/ ↗
Source Article
Most AI Assistant Traffic Is Spoofed
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Ahrefs
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Ahrefs study on AI share of web referrals
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Industrymarketing
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web referrals (Ahrefs): 0.1% ai referral traffic share. Source: Ahrefs (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ahrefs-ai-referral-share-01-percent
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