B
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48%
48% -- ai overviews query coverage for Google Search (2026-06)
Google AI Overviews sit above 48% of all Google queries following the May 2026 core update.
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48%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-06
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Torsion Talk
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Tier C
https://www.marketingcode.com/plumbing-google-ai-calling-shops-phone-ranking-factor-jun-2026/ ↗
Source Article
Google AI Calling: Why Plumbers Need A Phone-First Ranking Strategy
Google AI Is Calling Your Shop Right Now To Get Quotes. Your Phone Answer Just Became A Ranking Factor.
Google I/O on May 19 confirmed it. For home repair, beauty, and pet care, users can ask Google to call businesses on their behalf to gather pricing, availability, and warranty info. Rollout finish…
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Torsion Talk
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Methodology
Reported via Torsion Talk's Google update breakdown; aligns with Google's generative AI performance reports in Search Console
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Segmentation
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Google Search: 48% ai overviews query coverage. Source: Torsion Talk (2026-06). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overviews-query-coverage-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overviews-query-coverage-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>48%</strong> -- ai overviews query coverage for Google Search<br><small>Source: Torsion Talk (2026-06) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-overviews-query-coverage-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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