B
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71.7%
71.7% -- chatgpt citation share for ChatGPT (2026)
71.7% of ChatGPT citations come from web pages that already possess organic search presence.
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71.7%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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RankControl
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https://rctrl.com/blog/aeo-vs-geo-vs-seo-2026-guide ↗
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Both groups are wrong. And the confusion is costing them visibility in channels that …
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ChatGPT: 71.7% chatgpt citation share. Source: RankControl (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-citations-organic-presence-71-7
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