B
Evidence Grade B
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44.2%
44.2% -- citation position share for AI answer citations (2026)
44.2% of all AI answer citations come from the first 30% of a page.
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Evidence graded
Value
44.2%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
18,012
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
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Kevin Indig
Primary
Tier C
https://quillly.com/blogs/rank-google-ai-overviews-chatgpt ↗
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Kevin Indig
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Methodology
Analysis of 1.2 million AI answers and 18,012 citations
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AI answer citations: 44.2% citation position share. Source: Kevin Indig (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/indig-44-2-citations-first-30pct
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