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50%
50% -- share using ai for initial content drafts for SEOs (2025)
50% of SEOs use AI for creating initial content drafts.
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50%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Sample Size
700
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Semrush
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https://thetechjunction.net/does-ai-content-rank-findings-from-semrush-study/ ↗
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Does AI Content Rank – Findings from Semrush Study 2025
One of the most common uses of artificial intelligence is to create content. Considering the vast amount of data these AI tools have, they can now write anything. From long-form blogs, product descriptions, landing pages, to email campaigns, they generate everything in seconds. However, how search e…
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Semrush
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Semrush survey of 700+ marketers
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IndustryMedia
RoleSEO Specialist
Channelsearch
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SEOs: 50% share using ai for initial content drafts. Source: Semrush (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-initial-drafts-2025
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