B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
19.3%
19.3% -- citation dead link rate for AI search engines (cross-engine citations) (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
19.3%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
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
Otterly.ai
Primary
Tier C
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Otterly.ai
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Methodology
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Methodology documented
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Industrymarketing
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AI search engines (cross-engine citations): 19.3% citation dead link rate. Source: Otterly.ai (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/cross-engine-dead-link-rate-otterly
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cross-engine-dead-link-rate-otterly" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>19.3%</strong> -- citation dead link rate for AI search engines (cross-engine citations)<br><small>Source: Otterly.ai (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/cross-engine-dead-link-rate-otterly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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