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16% -- ai search performance tracking adoption for Brands (2026)
About 16% of brands systematically track their AI search performance.
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2026
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McKinsey & Company
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Share of brands that systematically track AI search performance, attributed to McKinsey and cited secondhand; specific McKinsey survey and sample size not stated.
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Brands: 16% ai search performance tracking adoption. Source: McKinsey & Company (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/brands-tracking-ai-search-performance-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/brands-tracking-ai-search-performance-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>16%</strong> -- ai search performance tracking adoption for Brands<br><small>Source: McKinsey & Company (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/brands-tracking-ai-search-performance-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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