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67.82%
67.82% -- share of ai overview citations outside top 10 for AI Overview citations (Google search results) (2025-11)
67.82% of AI Overview citations do not rank in Google's top 10 search results.
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67.82%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025-11
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Sample Size
173,902
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Surfer (Joshua Hardwick)
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Tier B
https://metricusapp.com/blog/how-to-get-recommended-by-chatgpt/ ↗
Source Article
How to Get Recommended by ChatGPT (2026): 7 Steps, Evidence-Based
To get recommended by ChatGPT, make your page the easiest source to quote for the exact question a buyer asks: open with a one-sentence direct answer, add specific statistics and cited sources, structure the page with clear headings and an FAQ, and keep it fresh. This is not a guess — the peer-revie…
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Surfer study by Joshua Hardwick, Nov 28, 2025; share of AI Overview citations not ranking in Google's top 10
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AI Overview citations (Google search results): 67.82% share of ai overview citations outside top 10. Source: Surfer (Joshua Hardwick) (2025-11). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/surfer-ai-overview-citations-not-top10
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