B
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91%
91% -- ad clicks increase for Brands cited in AI Overviews (2026)
Businesses cited as sources within Google AI Overviews experienced a 91% increase in clicks on associated ads when the brand appeared in the Overview.
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91%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
ALM Corp
Primary
Tier C
https://surfeo.ai/en/blog/google-ai-overviews-guide ↗
Source Article
Google AI Overviews: How They Work and What They Mean for Your Traffic
Google AI Overviews: How They Work and What They Mean for Your Traffic
Google AI Overviews now appear in 48% of all searches, and they are reshaping where clicks go. The average organic click-through rate drops by 58-64% when an AI Overview is present, according to data from Ahrefs and Seer Interact…
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ALM Corp
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ALM Corp analysis across nine industries
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IndustryAI
Company SizeAll sizes
RoleAll marketers
Channelmulti-channel
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Brands cited in AI Overviews: 91% ad clicks increase. Source: ALM Corp (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-brands-ads-clicks-increase
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-brands-ads-clicks-increase" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>91%</strong> -- ad clicks increase for Brands cited in AI Overviews<br><small>Source: ALM Corp (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-brands-ads-clicks-increase" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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