B
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7.8%
7.8% -- citation share for Wikipedia (2026)
Wikipedia accounts for 7.8% of all ChatGPT citations based on an OtterlyAI study of over 1 million AI citations.
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Evidence graded
Value
7.8%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
1,000,000
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
OtterlyAI
Primary
Tier B
https://www.atomicagi.com/blog/how-to-rank-in-chatgpt-the-complete-guide-to-ai-search-visibility ↗
Source Article
How to rank in ChatGPT: 2026 guide to AI search visibility
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OtterlyAI
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Methodology
OtterlyAI analysis of over 1 million AI citations
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Wikipedia: 7.8% citation share. Source: OtterlyAI (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wikipedia-chatgpt-citations-7-8
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