B
Evidence Grade B
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91%
91% -- brand mention citation share for External content (2026-02)
91% of brand mention citations in AI search engines came from external content.
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Evidence graded
Value
91%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-02
Entity
Sample Size
200,000,000
Evidence Quality
B
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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
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Lantern
Primary
Tier A
https://www.asklantern.com/reports/ai-citation-content-visibility-february-2026 ↗
Source Article
AI Search Content Visibility Report
Original Research
Lantern
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Methodology
Analysis of 200m+ citations collected from actual user interfaces of major AI platforms
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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External content: 91% brand mention citation share. Source: Lantern (2026-02). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/external-brand-mention-citations-2026
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