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58%
58% -- click through rate decline for Top-ranking organic search pages (2026)
Ahrefs updated the estimated reduction in click-through rate for top-ranking pages to about 58% in 2026.
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2026
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
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Ahrefs
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https://lseo.com/visitor-intelligence/using-visitor-intelligence-to-understand-llm-driven-discovery/ ↗
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Top-ranking organic search pages: 58% click through rate decline. Source: Ahrefs (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ahrefs-top-position-ctr-drop-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ahrefs-top-position-ctr-drop-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>58%</strong> -- click through rate decline for Top-ranking organic search pages<br><small>Source: Ahrefs (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ahrefs-top-position-ctr-drop-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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