B
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76.9%
76.9% -- ai overview trigger rate for Google 'near me' informational queries (2026-04-24)
Google 'near me' informational queries trigger an AI Overview 76.9% of the time based on 188,606 organic impressions.
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Value
76.9%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-04-24
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Sample Size
188,606
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Seer Interactive
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Tier B
https://digitalmedianinja.com/blog/local-seo-for-contractors ↗
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"Near me" queries now trigger AI Overviews 76.9% of the time, yet every major local SEO checklist has zero AI steps. All 47 contractor steps, prioritized.
- "Near me" informational queries trigger a Google AI Overview 76.9% of the time. — Seer Inter…
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Seer Interactive study based on 188,606 organic impressions
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Google 'near me' informational queries: 76.9% ai overview trigger rate. Source: Seer Interactive (2026-04-24). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/near-me-queries-ai-overview-trigger-rate
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