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90%
90% -- cited pages ranking position 21 or below for ChatGPT (2026)
A Semrush analysis found that 90% of pages cited by ChatGPT rank at position 21 or below on Google.
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90%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Semrush
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ChatGPT: 90% cited pages ranking position 21 or below. Source: Semrush (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/semrush-chatgpt-cited-pages-google-rank
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