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28.9% -- share of ai overview mentions from top cited domains for Google AI Overviews (2025)
A small group of top-cited domains accounts for 28.9% of all Google AI Overview mentions according to Ahrefs research.
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28.9%
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2025
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Ahrefs
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https://360digitalidea.com/blog/how-to-get-your-brand-cited-in-google-ai-overviews/ ↗
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How to Get Your Brand Cited in Google’s AI Overviews - 360 Digital Idea
Google AI Overviews show quick, AI-generated summaries at the top of search results. Google creates these summaries using information from trusted, high-ranking websites and often mentions brand names directly.
Businesses featured in these AI Overviews can get growth in website traffic, because AI-p…
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Google AI Overviews: 28.9% share of ai overview mentions from top cited domains. Source: Ahrefs (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/top-cited-domains-ai-mentions
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/top-cited-domains-ai-mentions" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>28.9%</strong> -- share of ai overview mentions from top cited domains for Google AI Overviews<br><small>Source: Ahrefs (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/top-cited-domains-ai-mentions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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