B
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0.664x
0.664x -- correlation with ai overview visibility for Branded web mentions (Ahrefs study) (2025-2026)
Ahrefs found that branded web mentions have a 0.664 correlation with Google AI Overview visibility.
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Value
0.664x
Unit
Ratio
Data Vintage
2025-2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ahrefs
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Ahrefs analysis of factors correlated with Google AI Overview visibility
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Branded web mentions (Ahrefs study): 0.664x correlation with ai overview visibility. Source: Ahrefs (2025-2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/branded-mentions-ai-overview-correlation
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/branded-mentions-ai-overview-correlation" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>0.664x</strong> -- correlation with ai overview visibility for Branded web mentions (Ahrefs study)<br><small>Source: Ahrefs (2025-2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/branded-mentions-ai-overview-correlation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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