B
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31%
31% -- ai overview inclusion rate increase for pages redesigned with structured-data-first principles (Q1 2026)
Pages redesigned with structured-data-first principles achieved a median 31% increase in AI Overview inclusion rate within 8 weeks.
- Median increase within 8 weeks
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31%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
Q1 2026
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340
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Authoritas
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Tier C
https://humanswith.ai/blog/aeo-and-geo-optimization-levers-2025/ ↗
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The 7 Biggest AEO and GEO Optimization Levers That Drive AI-Era Visibility
By March 2026, Google's AI Overviews appear in approximately 47% of informational queries (Semrush State of Search 2026). Click-through rates for traditional blue-link results have dropped by up to 34%. That single shift reframes the entire optimization conversation. Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)…
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Median increase in AI Overview inclusion rate within 8 weeks; Authoritas sprint data across 340 tracked pages
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pages redesigned with structured-data-first principles: 31% ai overview inclusion rate increase. Source: Authoritas (Q1 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/authoritas-structured-data-inclusion-lift
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/authoritas-structured-data-inclusion-lift" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>31%</strong> -- ai overview inclusion rate increase for pages redesigned with structured-data-first principles<br><small>Source: Authoritas (Q1 2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/authoritas-structured-data-inclusion-lift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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