B
Evidence Grade B
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35%
35% -- cited source click lift for Sites cited inside AI Overviews (2026)
Sites cited inside an AI Overview see approximately 35% more clicks compared to a similar non-cited position.
- Attributed to research from multiple firms without specific named sources
- Value is approximate (~35%)
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Value
35%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
aeoagent.ai
Primary
Tier C
https://aeoagent.ai/blog/ai-overviews-vs-featured-snippets ↗
Source Article
AI Overviews vs Featured Snippets: What Actually Changed
Original Research
aeoagent.ai
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Methodology
Click lift vs. a similar non-cited position; article attributes to 'research from multiple firms' without naming sources
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryMedia
RegionGlobal
RoleAll marketers
Channelmulti-channel
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Sites cited inside AI Overviews: 35% cited source click lift. Source: aeoagent.ai (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-sources-click-lift-ai-overviews
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-sources-click-lift-ai-overviews" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>35%</strong> -- cited source click lift for Sites cited inside AI Overviews<br><small>Source: aeoagent.ai (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-sources-click-lift-ai-overviews" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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