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39.1% -- ai share of voice median for Cited brands (SEO tools category) (2026)
The median share of voice across cited brands in the SEO tools category audit was 39.1%.
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Value
39.1%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
6
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Am I Visible?
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Tier B
https://amivisible.co/sample/pro/ ↗
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Sample Rapid Audit — Am I Visible?
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Pro Audit snapshot across 5 AI engines, benchmarked against 5 competitors. 6,750 total responses analysed.
Executive dashboard
67.7%
Ahrefs's share of voice across the 5-engine panel
Category leader: semrush.com at 74.0%. Cited-brand median: 39.1%. Ahrefs is #2 of 6 audited brands.
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Median share of voice across 6 audited brands in AI visibility audit
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Cited brands (SEO tools category): 39.1% ai share of voice median. Source: Am I Visible? (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-brand-median-sov-39-1
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