B
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1,130,000,000
1,130,000,000 -- ai referral visits for Top websites (2025-06)
AI referrals to top websites totaled 1.13 billion visits as of June 2025, representing a 357% year-over-year increase.
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Value
1,130,000,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2025-06
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Microsoft
Primary
Tier B
https://betteraisearch.com/blog/digital-pr-seo-ai-search ↗
Source Article
Syndicated press releases earn 0.04-0.9% of AI citations. Original editorial coverage earns 57x more per piece.
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Microsoft
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Methodology
Microsoft official report
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06 (current) | 1,130,000,000 | |
| 2025-06 (current) | 1,130,000,000 | 0% |
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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Top websites: 1,130,000,000 ai referral visits. Source: Microsoft (2025-06). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-referral-visits-total
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-referral-visits-total" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>1,130,000,000</strong> -- ai referral visits for Top websites<br><small>Source: Microsoft (2025-06) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-referral-visits-total" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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