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58% -- click through rate reduction for top-ranking pages (AI Overviews) (2026)
According to Ahrefs, AI Overviews correlate with a 58% reduction in click-through rates for top-ranking pages.
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2026
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30
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95
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Ahrefs
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https://onestopdigital.net.au/how-ai-search-in-chrome-is-reshaping-seo-in-2026/ ↗
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How AI Search in Chrome Is Reshaping SEO in 2026
On 16 April 2026, Google announced AI Mode in Chrome, a side-by-side browsing experience that lets users hold an AI conversation while viewing web pages simultaneously, without switching tabs or restarting their search.
Previously, a user clicked your link to find out if you were relevant. Now, AI M…
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Ahrefs research correlating AI Overviews with click-through rate declines for top-ranking pages
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top-ranking pages (AI Overviews): 58% click through rate reduction. Source: Ahrefs (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overviews-ctr-reduction-ahrefs
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overviews-ctr-reduction-ahrefs" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>58%</strong> -- click through rate reduction for top-ranking pages (AI Overviews)<br><small>Source: Ahrefs (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overviews-ctr-reduction-ahrefs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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