B
Evidence Grade B
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90%
90% -- share of chatgpt citations ranking position 21 or lower for ChatGPT (2026)
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90%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
90
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Semrush
Primary
Tier B
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/i-helped-scale-google-ads-to-billions-heres-how-id-build-an-ai-s… ↗
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I Helped Scale Google Ads To Billions – Here’s How I’d Build An AI Search Strategy Today
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The post I Helped Scale Google Ads To Billions – Here’s How I’d Build An AI Search Strategy Today appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Semrush
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Semrush study analyzing where ChatGPT's cited pages rank in traditional search results for related queries
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ChatGPT: 90% share of chatgpt citations ranking position 21 or lower. Source: Semrush (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-cited-pages-rank-21-or-lower-semrush
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