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51.5%
51.5% -- ai overview appearance rate for Google AI Overviews in Google search results (2026)
Google AI Overviews appeared above traditional organic search results for 51.5% of analyzed real-world search queries in a 2026 academic study.
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51.5%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
11,000
Evidence Quality
B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Unnamed 2026 academic study (cited secondhand by SmithDigital)
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Source states a 2026 academic study analyzed more than 11,000 real-world search queries; original study is not named in the article. Figure represents the share of queries where Google AI Overviews appeared above traditional organic search results.
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Google AI Overviews in Google search results: 51.5% ai overview appearance rate. Source: Unnamed 2026 academic study (cited secondhand by SmithDigital) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-ai-overviews-query-appearance-rate-2026
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