B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
38.5%
38.5% -- citation rate for Pages with JSON-LD structured data (2026)
Pages with JSON-LD structured data are cited 38.5% of the time in AI search.
- Compared against 32% for pages without JSON-LD structured data
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Evidence graded
Value
38.5%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
16,851
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
AirOps
Primary
Tier C
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Rank in Google AI Overviews & Get Cited by ChatGPT
Updated May 2026.
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AirOps
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Methodology
AirOps query study
Methodology documented
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Pages with JSON-LD structured data: 38.5% citation rate. Source: AirOps (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/schema-citation-rate-38-5
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