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16.05%
16.05% -- brand mention rate for AI answers (2026)
AthenaHQ's State of AI Search 2026 report found that most brand mention rates across AI answers range between 16.05% and 17.20%.
- The source reports this figure as the lower bound of a 16.05% - 17.20% range
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16.05%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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AthenaHQ
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Tier B
https://www.ayomidejoseph.com/blog/ai-search-visibility ↗
Source Article
The Measurement Problem: Why There Is Still No Standard Way to Measure AI Search Visibility
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AthenaHQ
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AthenaHQ State of AI Search 2026; range 16.05%-17.20%, midpoint used
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AI answers: 16.05% brand mention rate. Source: AthenaHQ (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/athenahq-brand-mention-rate
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/athenahq-brand-mention-rate" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>16.05%</strong> -- brand mention rate for AI answers<br><small>Source: AthenaHQ (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/athenahq-brand-mention-rate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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