B
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22.7%
22.7% -- citation volume change for ChatGPT citations overall (2026-01)
According to Seer Interactive tracking over two million ChatGPT citations, overall citation volume declined by 22.7% between December 2025 and January 2026.
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Value
22.7%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-01
Entity
Sample Size
2,000,000
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
Primary
Tier B
https://www.ayomidejoseph.com/blog/ai-citation ↗
Source Article
The Citation Economy: Which Sources AI Engines Cite, and What That Means for Where You Invest
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Seer Interactive
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ChatGPT citations overall: 22.7% citation volume change. Source: Seer Interactive (2026-01). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/overall-citation-volume-decline
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/overall-citation-volume-decline" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>22.7%</strong> -- citation volume change for ChatGPT citations overall<br><small>Source: Seer Interactive (2026-01) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/overall-citation-volume-decline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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