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65%

65% -- zero click search rate for Google Search users (Q1 2026)

Name: Zero Click Search Rate Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-17

Q1 2026 · omnimarketing.agency

In Q1 2026, the zero-click search rate exceeded 65%.

Stated as exceeding 65%
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65%

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Data Vintage

Q1 2026

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Google Search users

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omnimarketing.agency Primary Tier C

https://omnimarketing.agency/should-lead-generation-shift-from-traditional-seo-to-geo-entity-signals… ↗

Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: Q1 2026 Channel: Deep Crawl

Source Article

Should Lead Generation Shift From Traditional SEO to GEO? Entity Signals - Omni Marketing

Zero-click searches now exceed 65%, meaning most B2B buyers never visit your website—yet AI still shapes which firms they trust. If you’re relying solely on traditional SEO rankings, you’re missing the signals that actually drive AI citations and brand authority. Key Takeaways - Traditional SEO alon…

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omnimarketing.agency · Original study ↗

Methodology

Stated without attribution in an agency blog. Zero-click defined as searches where users receive answers directly on the results page via AI Overviews, featured snippets, or knowledge panels without visiting a website. Framed in the context of B2B lead generation behavior. The same figure is stated twice in the article (intro and body: 'In Q1 2026, the zero-click rate exceeded 65%').

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Google Search users: 65% zero click search rate. Source: omnimarketing.agency (Q1 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/zero-click-search-rate-q1-2026

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