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0.1% -- click through rate for Google AI Mode (2026)

2026  · Brighton SEO

In Google AI Mode, the click-through rate is less than 0.1% for most queries.

  • Reported as an upper bound (<0.1%) rather than a precise point estimate
  • Applies to 'most queries'
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0.1%
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2026
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Google AI Mode
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Brighton SEO Primary Tier C
https://www.appius.com/blog/seo-how-to-win-in-search-in-2026-appius ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Deep Crawl
Source Article
SEO: How to Win in Search in 2026 | Appius
Search is changing faster than at any point in the last decade. With Google’s AI Overviews rolling out globally and LLM-powered discovery becoming mainstream through ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude, brands must rethink how they create content, measure performance and build visibility. Here are the es…
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Google AI Mode: 0.1% click through rate. Source: Brighton SEO (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-mode-ctr-below-0.1
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-mode-ctr-below-0.1" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>0.1%</strong> -- click through rate for Google AI Mode<br><small>Source: Brighton SEO (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-mode-ctr-below-0.1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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