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67% -- share of top cited pages from original research for ChatGPT top cited pages (2025)
67% of ChatGPT's top cited pages originate from original research or first-hand data according to Ahrefs.
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67%
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2025
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Ahrefs
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https://www.karpi.studio/blog/b2b-saas-cro-aeo-market-downturn ↗
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B2B SaaS CRO in a Downturn: Make Traffic Pay | Karpi Studio
In March 2025, escalating tensions with Iran combined with aggressive tariff policy to pull the S&P 500 down 10.1% in 16 trading days. The Nasdaq fell 13.7%. Consumer confidence hit a 12-year low. During the 2022 to 2023 downturn, 64% of SaaS companies experienced budget cuts, with 80% seeing market…
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ChatGPT top cited pages: 67% share of top cited pages from original research. Source: Ahrefs (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-cited-original-research-67pct
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