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60% -- share of b2b product discovery via ai search for AI search engines (2026)

2026  · dont-feed-the-algorithm.beehiiv.com

AI search engines handle 60% of B2B product discovery.

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AI search engines: 60% share of b2b product discovery via ai search. Source: dont-feed-the-algorithm.beehiiv.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-search-b2b-discovery-2026
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