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21% -- outbound clicks to google share for ChatGPT (2026)
21% of outbound clicks from ChatGPT went to Google.
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2026
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30
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45
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95
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Semrush
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https://www.hubstic.com/resources/blog/ai-for-seo ↗
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ChatGPT: 21% outbound clicks to google share. Source: Semrush (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-outbound-clicks-google-21pct
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