B
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7%
7% -- share of ai cited urls on non www subdomain for AI search engines (2026)
7% of URLs cited by AI search engines are hosted on a non-www subdomain.
- Based on AmICited's tracked prompts dataset (SaaS, e-commerce, support-related topics)
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Value
7%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
46,700
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
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
AmICited
Primary
Tier A
https://www.amicited.com/da/data-reports/are-the-pages-ai-search-engines-cite-served-over-https/ ↗
Source Article
Bliver de sider, som AI-søgemaskiner citerer, serveret over HTTPS?
Original Research
AmICited
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Methodology
Based on AmICited's tracked AI citation dataset
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (current) | 7% | |
| 2026 (current) | 7% | 0% |
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AI search engines: 7% share of ai cited urls on non www subdomain. Source: AmICited (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-cited-urls-non-www-subdomain-share
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