B
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40.2%
40.2% -- ai overview appearance rate for Local business searches (Google AI Overviews) (2026)
Google AI Overviews appear in 40.2% of local business searches.
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Value
40.2%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
60,000
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Local Falcon
Primary
Tier C
https://muzes.ai/ai-local-seo-for-cleaning-services/ ↗
Source Article
How To Do AI Local SEO for Cleaning Services (and Own Your Local Market)
AI Local SEO for Cleaning Services
Table of Contents
Your cleaning business has trained staff, quality supplies, and happy clients. Your Google Business Profile might even be optimized. When someone asks ChatGPT or Google AI “I need a reliable cleaning service for my home” or “find me a cleaning com…
Original Research
Local Falcon
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Methodology
Local Falcon study analyzing over 60,000 simulated searches across 4,400 businesses
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.2% | |
| 2026 (current) | 40.2% | 0% |
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Industrymarketing
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Local business searches (Google AI Overviews): 40.2% ai overview appearance rate. Source: Local Falcon (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overviews-local-business-search-rate
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overviews-local-business-search-rate" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40.2%</strong> -- ai overview appearance rate for Local business searches (Google AI Overviews)<br><small>Source: Local Falcon (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overviews-local-business-search-rate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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