B
Evidence Grade B
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40%
40% -- citation lift for pages with statistics for AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity) (2026)
Pages containing concrete statistics and quotable facts earn approximately 40% more citations in generative engines than unsourced prose.
- Attributed broadly to 'published research on generative engines' without explicit study details
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40%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
60
Freshness
95
Source
No7 Software
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Tier C
https://no7software.co.uk/blog/how-to-improve-brand-visibility-in-ai-search-engines ↗
Source Article
How to Improve Brand Visibility in AI Search Engines (2026) | No7 Software
How to Improve Brand Visibility in AI Search Engines (2026)
No7 Engineering Team
Growth Architecture Unit
How to improve brand visibility in AI search engines comes down to three levers: make your site readable to the engines, publish direct answers to the questions your buyers actually ask, and ear…
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No7 Software
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AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity): 40% citation lift for pages with statistics. Source: No7 Software (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/pages-with-statistics-citations-40pct
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