B
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48%
48% -- aio prevalence rate for Google AI Overviews (9-industry tracker) (2026-03)
Google AI Overviews appeared on 48% of searches tracked across 9 industries according to BrightEdge in March 2026.
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48%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-03
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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BrightEdge
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BrightEdge industry-representative query mix
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Google AI Overviews (9-industry tracker): 48% aio prevalence rate. Source: BrightEdge (2026-03). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/aio-prevalence-brightedge-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/aio-prevalence-brightedge-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>48%</strong> -- aio prevalence rate for Google AI Overviews (9-industry tracker)<br><small>Source: BrightEdge (2026-03) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/aio-prevalence-brightedge-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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