B
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3%
3% -- share with ai discovery files for UK small businesses (2026)
3% of audited UK small businesses had AI discovery files.
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3%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Sample Size
100
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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365i Web Design
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https://www.365iwebdesign.co.uk/news/2026/02/01/chatgpt-ads-60-cpm-uk-businesses/ ↗
Source Article
ChatGPT Ads Go Live at $60 CPM: Why UK Small Businesses Can't Buy In | 365i
OpenAI's ads inside ChatGPT are rolling out to US users this week. Beta advertisers have been testing since 21 January with budgets starting at $1 million each, paying roughly $60 per thousand impressions, triple what Meta charges. If you run a small business in the UK, you cannot buy ChatGPT ads at…
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First-party audit by 365i Web Design of 100 UK small businesses
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UK small businesses: 3% share with ai discovery files. Source: 365i Web Design (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-sme-ai-discovery-files-audit-2026
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