B
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35%
35% -- organic click lift for Brands cited in AI summaries (2026)
Brands cited inside an AI summary earn around 35% more organic clicks.
- Applies to brands cited inside an AI summary
- Paid clicks lift is 91%
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35%
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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
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
affdude.com
Primary
Tier C
https://affdude.com/ai-search-geo-statistics/ ↗
Source Article
AI Search & GEO Statistics 2026: 60+ Key Data Points Listed
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affdude.com
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Methodology
Paid clicks lift 91%
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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Brands cited in AI summaries: 35% organic click lift. Source: affdude.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-brands-organic-click-lift-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-brands-organic-click-lift-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>35%</strong> -- organic click lift for Brands cited in AI summaries<br><small>Source: affdude.com (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-brands-organic-click-lift-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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