B
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73%
73% -- websites experiencing ranking changes for Google Search (2026-03)
73% of websites experienced ranking changes during the March 2026 Google core update.
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73%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-03
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
marketingcode.com
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Tier B
https://www.marketingcode.com/ai-search-6-to-45-percent-contractors-invisible/ ↗
Source Article
45% Of Consumers Use AI Search For Local Services — Is Your Business Visible? | MarketingCode
6% to 45% in One Year. AI Search Just Became Your Front Door.
45% of consumers now use AI tools to find local services -- up from 6% twelve months ago. ChatGPT recommends just 1.2% of local businesses. Google's review dominance dropped from 83% to 71%. The contractors who show up in AI results get t…
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marketingcode.com
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Google March 2026 core update volatility data
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Google Search: 73% websites experiencing ranking changes. Source: marketingcode.com (2026-03). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/march-2026-core-update-ranking-changes
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/march-2026-core-update-ranking-changes" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>73%</strong> -- websites experiencing ranking changes for Google Search<br><small>Source: marketingcode.com (2026-03) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/march-2026-core-update-ranking-changes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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