B
Evidence Grade B
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25.7%
25.7% -- content freshness of ai citations for AI-powered search engines (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
25.7%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
AskLantern
Primary
Tier C
https://www.asklantern.com/blogs/how-to-get-your-website-ready-for-ai-search ↗
Source Article
Getting your Website ready for AI Search
Original Research
AskLantern
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Methodology
Comparison of AI citation ages vs organic search results
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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AI-powered search engines: 25.7% content freshness of ai citations. Source: AskLantern (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-citations-fresher-content
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-citations-fresher-content" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>25.7%</strong> -- content freshness of ai citations for AI-powered search engines<br><small>Source: AskLantern (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-citations-fresher-content" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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