B
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76%
76% -- citation rate for recently updated pages for ChatGPT (2026)
ChatGPT cites recently-updated pages approximately 76% of the time while passing over stale or undated pages.
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76%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Harvv
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Tier C
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ChatGPT: 76% citation rate for recently updated pages. Source: Harvv (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-cites-recent-pages-76pct
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