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48.73%
48.73% -- share of third party content in citations for ChatGPT (2026)
ChatGPT cites 48.73% third-party content according to Yext research of 6.8 million citations.
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Value
48.73%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
6,800,000
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Yext
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Tier B
https://akselera.tech/en/insights/guides/brand-visibility-ai-guide ↗
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Brand Visibility in AI: How to Get Recommended by AI Assistants
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Yext
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Yext research of 6.8 million citations
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ChatGPT: 48.73% share of third party content in citations. Source: Yext (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-third-party-content-48-73
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