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58% -- ctr decline position 1 with ai overviews for Google AI Overviews (2026-02)
According to a February 2026 Ahrefs study of 300,000 keywords, Google AI Overviews correlate with a 58% decline in the organic CTR for position #1.
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58%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-02
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300,000
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B
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75
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Ahrefs
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https://inclick.pl/audyt-meta-title-description-ctr/ ↗
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Audyt meta title i meta description – jak poprawić CTR w SERP [2026]
Pozycja w Google to dopiero połowa sukcesu — jeśli Twój snippet nie zachęca do kliknięcia, tracisz ruch, który już masz. Według danych First Page Sage (2026) trzy pierwsze wyniki organiczne zbierają łącznie 68,7% wszystkich kliknięć, ale różnica między dobrze a źle zoptymalizowanym snippetem na tej …
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Ahrefs
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Ahrefs study of 300,000 keywords
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Google AI Overviews: 58% ctr decline position 1 with ai overviews. Source: Ahrefs (2026-02). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/aio-ctr-drop-position1-ahrefs-2026
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