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16%
16% -- share of ai response citations for YouTube (2026)
YouTube accounts for 16% of citations in AI responses.
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16%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
sapt.ai
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https://sapt.ai/insights/ai-visibility-guide ↗
Source Article
Is AI Recommending Your Business? Free 5-Minute Check
Is AI Recommending Your Business? How to Check in 5 Minutes
800 million people use ChatGPT every month. When they ask for recommendations in your industry, does your business show up? Here is how to find out in 5 minutes — no tools required.
Ben Meyer· Co-Founder, Sapt
March 1, 2026
6 min read
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YouTube: 16% share of ai response citations. Source: sapt.ai (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-ai-citation-share-16pct
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-ai-citation-share-16pct" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>16%</strong> -- share of ai response citations for YouTube<br><small>Source: sapt.ai (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-ai-citation-share-16pct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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