B
Evidence Grade B
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38%
38% -- share of cited urls ranking in google top 10 for AI-generated answers (2026)
According to Ahrefs research, only 38% of URLs cited in AI-generated answers rank in Google's organic top 10.
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Value
38%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ahrefs
Primary
Tier C
https://www.amicited.com/da/how-to/evaluate-brand-visibility-perplexity/ ↗
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Sådan evaluerer du brand-synlighed i Perplexity AI: En måleramme
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Ahrefs research cited by article
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AI-generated answers: 38% share of cited urls ranking in google top 10. Source: Ahrefs (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-urls-in-google-top-10-ahrefs
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-urls-in-google-top-10-ahrefs" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>38%</strong> -- share of cited urls ranking in google top 10 for AI-generated answers<br><small>Source: Ahrefs (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cited-urls-in-google-top-10-ahrefs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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