B
Evidence Grade B
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69%
69% -- zero click search rate for Google Search (news-related queries) (2026)
69% of news-related Google searches end without a click.
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69%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
nicolaziady.com
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Tier C
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RoleSEO Specialist
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