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47.9%
47.9% -- wikipedia citation share for ChatGPT (2025)
ChatGPT exhibits a 47.9% citation preference/share for Wikipedia.
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47.9%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Waves and Algorithms
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Tier B
https://wavesandalgorithms.com/geo-insights/patent-content-matter-earch-rankings ↗
Source Article
Why Does Patent-Backed Content Matter for AI Search Rankings in 2025?
The intersection of intellectual property and artificial intelligence search optimization represents one of 2025's most significant content strategy developments. As AI systems increasingly prioritize authoritative, well-documented sources, patent-backed content has emerged as a powerful ranking fac…
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Derived from Waves and Algorithms analysis of 30 million citation patterns
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ChatGPT: 47.9% wikipedia citation share. Source: Waves and Algorithms (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-wikipedia-citation-preference-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-wikipedia-citation-preference-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>47.9%</strong> -- wikipedia citation share for ChatGPT<br><small>Source: Waves and Algorithms (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-wikipedia-citation-preference-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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