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28.9%
28.9% -- share of ai mentions for top 50 domains (2026)
The top 50 domains account for 28.9% of all AI mentions according to an Ahrefs analysis.
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28.9%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ahrefs
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RoleAll marketers
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top 50 domains: 28.9% share of ai mentions. Source: Ahrefs (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/top-domains-ai-mentions-share
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