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AI Search Studies

Large scale research into how AI search picks what it cites.

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ChatGPT

AI Licensing Deals Study

Publishers with OpenAI deals get 48% more citations per cited page.

Aug 15, 2026
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AI Search StudyThe 100 MostVisible Brands inAI Search
Benchmarks

The 100 Most Visible Brands in AI Search

Company owned pages outweigh journalism four to one across 17 US industries.

Q3 2026
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AI Search StudyReddit CitationStudy
Social

Reddit Citation Study

ChatGPT cut reddit.com from 4.01% of its citations to 0.44%, an 89% drop in two steps.

Aug 2026
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AI Search StudyGhost CitationsStudy
Citations

Ghost Citations Study

19% of 20M cited URLs are not live, and AI keeps citing them anyway.

Jul 24, 2026
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AI Search StudyChatGPT Ads Study
ChatGPT

ChatGPT Ads Study

Ads now appear in 76.4% of all shopping related answers.

Jul 17, 2026
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AI Search StudyClaude CitationStudy
Claude

Claude Citation Study

Claude is a distinct channel. Brand sites drove 64% of its citations.

Jun 30, 2026
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AI Search StudyLinkedIn GenderVisibility Study
Social

LinkedIn Gender Visibility Study

Ask AI for experts without specifying gender and a clear gap shows up.

Jun 5, 2026
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AI Search StudyLinkedIn AICitation Study
Social

LinkedIn AI Citation Study

LinkedIn dominates social media citations in AI answers.

Jun 3, 2026
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AI Search StudyAnalyst RelationsStudy
Off-Page

Analyst Relations Study

Highly effective, but only through Gartner.com reviews.

May 15, 2026
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AI Search StudyURL Citation Study
On-Page

URL Citation Study

Clean URLs earn 24% more citations than parameter heavy ones.

May 7, 2026
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AI Search StudyYouTube CitationStudy
Video

YouTube Citation Study

Long form videos account for 94% of AI video citations.

Mar 2, 2026
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