B
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76% -- share of ai overview cited pages ranking top10 for Google AI Overviews (2025)
76% of pages cited by Google in AI Overviews ranked in the top 10 search results seven months prior to the recent measurement.
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Value
76%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Sample Size
863,000
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ahrefs
Primary
Tier B
https://search.agency/blog/microsoft-published-ai-search-guide-google-couldnt-write ↗
Source Article
Microsoft's AI Search Guide Google Couldn't Write
Microsoft AI Search Guide That Google Couldn't Write
In the first two weeks of May 2026, the two largest companies in search published guidance on AI that disagrees at the level of first principles. One post landed on every SEO feed on LinkedIn within hours. It was Google's. The other sat almost unr…
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Methodology
Prior Ahrefs measurement, seven months before the 38% figure
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Segmentation
IndustryMedia
RegionGlobal
RoleAll marketers
Channelsearch
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Google AI Overviews: 76% share of ai overview cited pages ranking top10. Source: Ahrefs (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overview-cited-pages-top10-prior-76pct
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overview-cited-pages-top10-prior-76pct" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>76%</strong> -- share of ai overview cited pages ranking top10 for Google AI Overviews<br><small>Source: Ahrefs (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overview-cited-pages-top10-prior-76pct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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