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86%

86% -- ai citation source share for AI-generated responses (brand-controlled sources) (2025)

2025  · alhena.ai

86% of citations in AI-generated responses come from sources brands directly control or strongly influence.

  • Includes sources brands directly control or strongly influence (e.g., sites, listings, reviews)
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Source verified Evidence graded
Value
86%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
AI-generated responses (brand-controlled sources)
B
Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

Single source - not yet corroborated

Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
alhena.ai Primary Tier B
https://alhena.ai/blog/health-wellness-ai-deployments-census/ ↗
Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Common Crawl
Source Article
Who's Live: Health & Wellness AI Assistants (2026)
Original Research
alhena.ai · Original study ↗

Research reported in late 2025

Methodology documented
Industrymarketing
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AI-generated responses (brand-controlled sources): 86% ai citation source share. Source: alhena.ai (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-citations-brand-controlled-sources-2025
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