B
Evidence Grade B
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38%
38% -- aio citation share from top10 organic for Google AI Overviews (2026-03)
38% of Google AI Overview citations come from top-10 organic search results.
- Down from 76% in the prior year
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Evidence graded
Value
38%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-03
Entity
Sample Size
863,000
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
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ahrefs
Primary
Tier B
https://turboaudit.ai/ai-search-visibility-audit ↗
Source Article
AI Visibility Tracking 2026: Tools, Trackers, Monitoring, Methodology | TurboAudit
AI Visibility Tracking 2026: Tools, Trackers & Analytics — The Definitive Guide
AI visibility tracking (also called AI visibility tracker, AI brand monitoring, AI brand tracking, or an AI citation tool) monitors how often, how prominently, and how favorably AI engines — ChatGPT (1B+ monthly app user…
Original Research
Ahrefs
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Methodology
Ahrefs study of 863K SERPs and 4M AIO URLs; prior-year figure was 76%
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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Google AI Overviews: 38% aio citation share from top10 organic. Source: Ahrefs (2026-03). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/aio-citations-top10-organic-2026
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