B
Evidence Grade B
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23.3%
23.3% -- featured snippet click through rate for Google featured snippets (2026)
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Value
23.3%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
First Page Sage
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Tier B
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50% | |
| 2026 (current) | 23.3% | -53.4% |
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Google featured snippets: 23.3% featured snippet click through rate. Source: First Page Sage (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/featured-snippet-ctr-23-3
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/featured-snippet-ctr-23-3" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>23.3%</strong> -- featured snippet click through rate for Google featured snippets<br><small>Source: First Page Sage (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/featured-snippet-ctr-23-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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