B
Evidence Grade B
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30%
30% -- citation turnover rate for Perplexity (2026-02)
Observed citation turnover per 48-hour cycle on Perplexity ranges from 30% to 40%+.
- External observational monitoring data, not official disclosure
- Includes intra-cycle volatility
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30%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-02
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
fogtrail.ai
Primary
Tier B
https://fogtrail.ai/blog/how-often-ai-search-engines-update-citations ↗
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How Often Do AI Search Engines Update Their Citations? (Our Data)
How Often Do AI Search Engines Update Their Citations? (Our Data)
AI search engines refresh their retrievable knowledge approximately every 48 hours, but "refresh" means very different things depending on the engine. As of February 2026, our monitoring data across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, …
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fogtrail.ai
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Methodology
Range midpoint; inter-cycle turnover plus intra-cycle volatility
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Perplexity: 30% citation turnover rate. Source: fogtrail.ai (2026-02). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/perplexity-citation-turnover-30-40pct
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