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43.2%
43.2% -- llm citation rate of rank1 results for ChatGPT (2026)
43.2% of #1 Google search results are cited by ChatGPT
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43.2%
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Data Vintage
2026
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50
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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harborseo.ai
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https://www.harborseo.ai/ai-search-experts-2026 ↗
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10 Experts on AI Search in 2026
10 Experts on AI Search in 2026
The public thinkers, consultants, and researchers actually moving the needle on how brands are showing up in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews — and where to follow each of them.
Every stance is paraphrased from the expert's own public writing. Follow the l…
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ChatGPT: 43.2% llm citation rate of rank1 results. Source: harborseo.ai (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-cites-top-google-results-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-cites-top-google-results-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>43.2%</strong> -- llm citation rate of rank1 results for ChatGPT<br><small>Source: harborseo.ai (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-cites-top-google-results-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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