B
Evidence Grade B
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44.2%
44.2% -- share of llm citations from article intro for LLM citations (AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity) (2026)
44.2% of all LLM citations are pulled from the first 30% of an article.
- Defines intro as the first 30% of an article
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Value
44.2%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
23,000
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Omniscient Digital
Primary
Tier A
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LLM citations (AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity): 44.2% share of llm citations from article intro. Source: Omniscient Digital (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/llm-citations-first-30-percent
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