B
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12%
12% -- ai referral traffic share for Mid-sized websites (Q1 2026)
In Q1 2026, 12% of organic traffic to mid-sized websites came from AI-generated answers.
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12%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
Q1 2026
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B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
60
Freshness
95
Source
Search Engine Journal
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Tier C
https://365digital.agency/geo-and-ai-search/geo-statistics-data-trends-2026 ↗
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GEO Statistics 2026: AI Search Data & Market Trends
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Search Engine Journal
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Mid-sized websites: 12% ai referral traffic share. Source: Search Engine Journal (Q1 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-answers-organic-traffic-share-q1-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-answers-organic-traffic-share-q1-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>12%</strong> -- ai referral traffic share for Mid-sized websites<br><small>Source: Search Engine Journal (Q1 2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-answers-organic-traffic-share-q1-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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