B
Evidence Grade B
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55%
55% -- ai overview citation top section share for AI Overview citations sourced from the top 30% of the cited source page (2026)
55% of AI Overview citations come from the top 30% of a source page.
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Value
55%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
CXL
Primary
Tier C
https://atomicglue.co/glossary/ai-overview ↗
Source Article
AI Overview | Glossary
Original Research
CXL
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Methodology
CXL research cited by the glossary; no study date given in source, so collection year (2026) used.
Methodology documented
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Industrymarketing
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AI Overview citations sourced from the top 30% of the cited source page: 55% ai overview citation top section share. Source: CXL (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/aio-citations-top-page-third
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