B
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58.5%
58.5% -- zero click search rate for Google searches (2026)
58.5% of Google searches end without a click, as users get answers directly from AI-generated summaries.
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Value
58.5%
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
limelightdigital.co.uk
Primary
Tier C
https://www.limelightdigital.co.uk/category/seo/ ↗
Source Article
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limelightdigital.co.uk
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Methodology
Cited as zero-click searches where users get answers directly from AI-generated summaries; original research source not named in the excerpt.
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 50% | |
| 2024 | 60% | +20.0% |
| 2024-2025 | 60% | 0% |
| 2026 (current) | 58% | -3.3% |
| 2026 (current) | 64.82% | +11.8% |
| 2026 (current) | 58.5% | -9.8% |
| 2026 (current) | 68% | +16.2% |
| Q1 2026 | 68.01% | +0.0% |
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Industrymarketing
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Google searches: 58.5% zero click search rate. Source: limelightdigital.co.uk (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-searches-zero-click-rate
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-searches-zero-click-rate" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>58.5%</strong> -- zero click search rate for Google searches<br><small>Source: limelightdigital.co.uk (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-searches-zero-click-rate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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