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93%

93% -- zero click rate for Google AI Mode (2026)

Name: Zero Click Rate Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-18

2026 · Position Digital

Position Digital found a 93% zero-click rate for searches conducted in Google AI Mode.

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93%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

2026

Entity

Google AI Mode

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Position Digital Primary Tier B

https://seovendor.co/google-unconfirmed-july-2026-update-what-seo-agencies-should-watch-for/ ↗

Confidence: 72/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

Google Unconfirmed July 2026 Update: What SEO Agencies Should Watch For

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AnswerManiac https://www.answermaniac.ai/blog/how-to-show-up-in-ai-overviews

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AnswerManiac https://www.answermaniac.ai/blog/geo-vs-seo-complete-comparison

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Rankenstein https://rankenstein.pro/blog/seo-in-2026-shift-from-keywords-to-search-intent

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Genmark AI https://genmark.ai/resources/learn/do-i-need-ai-visibility-platform

2026-09-26

AffDude https://affdude.com/ai-search-geo-statistics/

2026-09-24

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Position Digital · Original study ↗

Methodology

Position Digital study on AI Mode click behavior

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Trend Over Time

Period	Value	Change
2024	93%
2025-07	92%	-1.1%
2025-09	93%	+1.1%
2025-09	92%	-1.1%
2026 (current)	93%	+1.1%

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Google AI Mode: 93% zero click rate. Source: Position Digital (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-mode-zero-click-93

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