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90% -- share of ai citations from pages outside google top 10 for ChatGPT (2026)
According to WP Engine, ChatGPT cites pages outside Google's top 10 results up to 90% of the time.
- The source notes this is 'up to' 90% of the time based on secondary research from WP Engine
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90%
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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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WP Engine
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ChatGPT: 90% share of ai citations from pages outside google top 10. Source: WP Engine (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-citations-outside-top10-90pct
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