{"id":2963,"date":"2025-06-13T10:21:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T10:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/44-ai-marketing-statistics-for-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T10:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T10:21:13","slug":"44-ai-marketing-statistics-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/44-ai-marketing-statistics-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"44 AI Marketing Statistics for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"author-desktop\">\n<div class=\"post-navigation2\">\n<div id=\"fright\" class=\"share-post-top-bottom subscr-fright\">\n<p>Get the week&#8217;s best marketing content<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span><\/p>\n<p>From how content is created to how brands are appearing in search, AI is transforming modern marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Staying ahead and making great decisions on what to do next means understanding the data. We\u2019ve run <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/category\/data-studies\/\">dozens of data studies<\/a> helping SEOs and marketers figure out what\u2019s going on and what they can do\u00a0next.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to stay updated when we publish our next data study, <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/newsletter\">sign up for our newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For now, here\u2019s a list of the most up-to-date stats for AI in marketing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommendation\">\n<p>The State of AI in Content Marketing<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommendation-content\">\n<p>We surveyed 879 marketers to understand how generative AI is changing content marketing: the workflows, the costs, the results\u2026and the\u00a0risks.<\/p>\n<p>Download and read the full PDF report here (no email required): <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-in-Content-Marketing-by-Ahrefs.pdf?utm_source=blog_post_1&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=ai_marketing_statistics&amp;utm_content=intro_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The State of AI in Content Marketing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-in-Content-Marketing-by-Ahrefs.pdf?utm_source=blog_post_1&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=state_of_ai_in_content_marketing&amp;utm_content=intro_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-188499 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-in-Content-Marketing-Social.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-in-Content-Marketing-Social.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-in-Content-Marketing-Social-680x397.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-in-Content-Marketing-Social-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-in-Content-Marketing-Social-1536x896.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-in-Content-Marketing-Social-2048x1195.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"AI Overviews and their impact\" data-section=\"ai-overviews-impact\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-188584-_xzq7t9k512tv\"\/>AI Overviews and their impact<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>AI Overviews are reshaping search behavior, traffic patterns, and brand visibility across Google.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI Overviews reached 1.5 billion monthly users. (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/inside-google\/message-ceo\/alphabet-earnings-q1-2025\/#introduction\">Google<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AI Overviews have grown by 116% since the March Core Update. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-overview-growth\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AI Overviews show for 9.46% of all keywords on Desktop, 16% in the US. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/insights-from-56-million-ai-overviews\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AI Overviews show for 54.61% or more of all Google searches by volume. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/insights-from-56-million-ai-overviews\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AI Overviews show more than normal for informational queries, longer search queries, and queries with higher search volumes. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/insights-from-56-million-ai-overviews\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AI Overviews show up less than normal for branded queries, local queries, and shorter search queries. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/insights-from-56-million-ai-overviews\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AI Overviews mostly show on non-monetized searches. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/insights-from-56-million-ai-overviews\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AI Overviews reduce clicks by 34.5%. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-overviews-reduce-clicks\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>43% of AI Overviews point back to Google. (<a href=\"https:\/\/seranking.com\/blog\/ai-overviews-us-states-comparison-research\/\">SERanking<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1239\" class=\"wp-image-188585\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/impact-of-aios-on-position-1-ctr.png\" alt=\"Impact of AIOs on Position #1 CTR\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/impact-of-aios-on-position-1-ctr.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/impact-of-aios-on-position-1-ctr-549x425.png 549w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/impact-of-aios-on-position-1-ctr-768x595.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/impact-of-aios-on-position-1-ctr-1536x1189.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1239\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-188585\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/impact-of-aios-on-position-1-ctr.png\" alt=\"Impact of AIOs on Position #1 CTR\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/impact-of-aios-on-position-1-ctr.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/impact-of-aios-on-position-1-ctr-549x425.png 549w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/impact-of-aios-on-position-1-ctr-768x595.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/impact-of-aios-on-position-1-ctr-1536x1189.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Search behavior in AI Overviews\" data-section=\"ai-overviews-behavior\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-188584-_nd92nbsdj8q9\"\/>Search behavior in AI Overviews<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With AI Overviews, search behavior is evolving.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>7 in 10 searchers never read past the first third of an AIO. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.growth-memo.com\/p\/the-first-ever-ux-study-of-googles\">Growth Memo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Younger mobile users embrace AI answers and social proof while older searchers still dig for blue links and authority sites. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.growth-memo.com\/p\/the-first-ever-ux-study-of-googles\">Growth Memo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Reddit threads, YouTube demos, and forum posts soak up roughly a third of the traffic that AIO leaves behind. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.growth-memo.com\/p\/the-first-ever-ux-study-of-googles\">Growth Memo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>90% of buyers click through to sources featured in AI Overviews. (<a href=\"https:\/\/solutions.trustradius.com\/vendor-blog\/bridging-the-trust-gap-b2b-tech-buying-in-the-age-of-ai\/\">TrustRadius<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The average ChatGPT user clicks 1.4 external links per visit; Google\u2019s users click 0.6 times per visit. (<a href=\"https:\/\/momenticmarketing.com\/blog\/google-reach-chatgpt-click-throughs\">Momentic Marketing<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1161\" class=\"wp-image-188586\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-how-far-users-scroll-in-ai-overviews.png\" alt=\"Chart showing how far users scroll in AI Overviews by device\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-how-far-users-scroll-in-ai-overviews.png 1456w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-how-far-users-scroll-in-ai-overviews-533x425.png 533w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-how-far-users-scroll-in-ai-overviews-768x612.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1161\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-188586\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-how-far-users-scroll-in-ai-overviews.png\" alt=\"Chart showing how far users scroll in AI Overviews by device\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-how-far-users-scroll-in-ai-overviews.png 1456w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-how-far-users-scroll-in-ai-overviews-533x425.png 533w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-how-far-users-scroll-in-ai-overviews-768x612.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Referral traffic from AI\" data-section=\"ai-referral-traffic\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-188584-_bk041ux6iwqk\"\/>Referral traffic from\u00a0AI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>AI contributes little referral traffic now but is beginning to influence user journeys and brand exposure.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI sends 0.1% of total referral traffic. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-traffic-research\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Google sends 345x more traffic than the three main AIs combined. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-traffic-research\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AIs send almost the same amount of referral traffic as Reddit. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-traffic-research\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Perplexity has overtaken Gemini as a traffic referral source. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-traffic-research\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AI sends the most traffic to business websites in the US, compared to UK or India. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-traffic-research\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Sites receiving under 10K visits can expect 0.3% of their traffic to come from LLMs, vs. 0.1% for those exceeding 1 million visits. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-traffic-research\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Best-of content, product pages, and guides drive the most AI traffic. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-traffic-research\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u200b\u200b <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1592\" class=\"wp-image-188587\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing Traffic by Channel, with Search at 43.8%, Direct at 42.3%, Social at 13.1%, Paid at 0.5%, Email at 0.2%, and LLM at 0.1%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search-427x425.png 427w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search-768x764.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search-1536x1528.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1592\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-188587\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing Traffic by Channel, with Search at 43.8%, Direct at 42.3%, Social at 13.1%, Paid at 0.5%, Email at 0.2%, and LLM at 0.1%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search-427x425.png 427w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search-768x764.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search-1536x1528.png 1536w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bar-chart-showing-traffic-by-channel-with-search-120x120.png 120w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Off-site brand signals like web mentions and branded search volume drive AI visibility more than ads or backlinks.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The top 50 domains have 28.90% of all mentions. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/insights-from-56-million-ai-overviews\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Only 14% of the top 50 mentioned sources were shared across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/top-mentioned-sources-are-not-shared-across-ai-assistants\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Brand web mentions show the strongest correlation with AI Overview brand visibility. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-overview-brand-correlation\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Web mentions correlate much more strongly than backlinks. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-overview-brand-correlation\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The top 3 correlations are all off-site factors: brand web mentions, brand anchors, and brand search volume. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-overview-brand-correlation\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Paid factors like branded ad traffic and branded ad cost show weak positive correlations with AI mentions. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-overview-brand-correlation\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Brands earning the most web mentions earn up to 10X more mentions in AI Overviews vs. the next closest quartile. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-overview-brand-correlation\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>26% of brands have zero mentions in AI Overviews. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-overview-brand-correlation\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>If your website ranks #1 in Google\u2019s traditional results (blue links), you have a 25% chance of being used as a source in AI Overviews. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ziptie.dev\/blog\/seo-still-matters-for-ai-search-engines\/\">ZipTie<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1769\" class=\"wp-image-188588\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-factors-that-correlate-with-brand-ap.png\" alt=\"Chart showing factors that correlate with brand appearance in AI overviews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-factors-that-correlate-with-brand-ap.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-factors-that-correlate-with-brand-ap-384x425.png 384w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-factors-that-correlate-with-brand-ap-768x849.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-factors-that-correlate-with-brand-ap-1389x1536.png 1389w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1769\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-188588\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-factors-that-correlate-with-brand-ap.png\" alt=\"Chart showing factors that correlate with brand appearance in AI overviews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-factors-that-correlate-with-brand-ap.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-factors-that-correlate-with-brand-ap-384x425.png 384w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-factors-that-correlate-with-brand-ap-768x849.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-factors-that-correlate-with-brand-ap-1389x1536.png 1389w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"AI use in content marketing\" data-section=\"ai-use-in-content-marketing\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-188584-_6z0t55s9hgev\"\/>AI use in content marketing<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marketers are using AI extensively for every marketing function.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>74.2% of new webpages contained AI-generated content. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/what-percentage-of-new-content-is-ai-generated\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AI use for content marketing is extremely prevalent: 87% of respondents use AI to help create content. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/marketers-using-ai-publish-more-content\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>AI use allows companies to publish 42% more content each month: the median monthly publishing frequency using AI was 17 articles, compared to 12 for those not using AI. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/marketers-using-ai-publish-more-content\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ChatGPT is the most common AI model for content creation, used by 44% of respondents, followed by Gemini (15%) and Claude (10%). In total, 94 distinct AI tools were referenced. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/marketers-using-ai-publish-more-content\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>97% of companies edit and review AI content. Only 4% of respondents publish \u201cpure\u201d AI-generated content. 80% of respondents manually review AI content for accuracy. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/marketers-using-ai-publish-more-content\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Blog posts are the most common type of AI-generated content (87%). Brainstorming (76%), outlining (73%), and content updates (67%) are the top AI-assisted tasks. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/marketers-using-ai-publish-more-content\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1536\" class=\"wp-image-188589\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-whether-marketers-use-ai-to-help-wit.png\" alt=\"Chart showing whether marketers use AI to help with creating content\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-whether-marketers-use-ai-to-help-wit.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-whether-marketers-use-ai-to-help-wit-443x425.png 443w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-whether-marketers-use-ai-to-help-wit-768x737.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-whether-marketers-use-ai-to-help-wit-1536x1475.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1536\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-188589\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-whether-marketers-use-ai-to-help-wit.png\" alt=\"Chart showing whether marketers use AI to help with creating content\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-whether-marketers-use-ai-to-help-wit.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-whether-marketers-use-ai-to-help-wit-443x425.png 443w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-whether-marketers-use-ai-to-help-wit-768x737.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chart-showing-whether-marketers-use-ai-to-help-wit-1536x1475.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" style=\"\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\"\/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style=\"\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Platform differences and the websites AI assistants prefer\" data-section=\"platform-differences\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-188584-_nbqqpfv3cbcc\"\/>Platform differences and the websites AI assistants prefer<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Each AI assistant prefers different content sources.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wikipedia dominates all three AI assistants, but ChatGPT (16.3%) cites it most, then Perplexity (12.5%), then AI Overviews (8.4%). (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/top-10-most-cited-domains-ai-assistants\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>YouTube is a clear favorite in Perplexity (16.1%) and AI Overviews (9.5%) but is missing in the top in ChatGPT. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/top-10-most-cited-domains-ai-assistants\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Reddit and Quora rank high only in AI Overviews (7.4% &amp; 3.6%). They don\u2019t crack the top-10 in ChatGPT or Perplexity. It seems Google favors user generated content sites. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/top-10-most-cited-domains-ai-assistants\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>News outlets like Reuters, Apple News (AP), and AS.com feature prominently in ChatGPT (4 &#8211; 2.6%) but are secondary or absent in the others. ChatGPT likes news sites. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/top-10-most-cited-domains-ai-assistants\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Health\/medical sites (Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic) register in AI Overviews but are not in the top 10 for ChatGPT or Perplexity. Perplexity does surface niche health sites (tuasaude, alodokter). (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/top-10-most-cited-domains-ai-assistants\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1218\" class=\"wp-image-188590\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mention-share-of-top-domains-across-ai-overviews-1.png\" alt=\"mention share of top domains across ai overviews, chatGPT, Perplexity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mention-share-of-top-domains-across-ai-overviews-1.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mention-share-of-top-domains-across-ai-overviews-1-680x404.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mention-share-of-top-domains-across-ai-overviews-1-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mention-share-of-top-domains-across-ai-overviews-1-1536x914.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1218\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-188590\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mention-share-of-top-domains-across-ai-overviews-1.png\" alt=\"mention share of top domains across ai overviews, chatGPT, Perplexity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mention-share-of-top-domains-across-ai-overviews-1.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mention-share-of-top-domains-across-ai-overviews-1-680x404.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mention-share-of-top-domains-across-ai-overviews-1-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mention-share-of-top-domains-across-ai-overviews-1-1536x914.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>AI bots are rapidly increasing in number, but websites are increasingly choosing to block\u00a0them.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The number of AI bots has doubled since August 2023, with 21 major AI bots now active on the web. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-bot-block-rates\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>GPTBot (OpenAI) is the most blocked AI bot, with 5.89% of all websites blocking them. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-bot-block-rates\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>ClaudeBot (Anthropic) saw the highest growth in block rates, increasing by 32.67% over the past year. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-bot-block-rates\/\">Ahrefs<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1389\" height=\"2048\" class=\"wp-image-188591\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/total-websites-blocking-ai-bots.png\" alt=\"Total websites blocking AI bots\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/total-websites-blocking-ai-bots.png 1389w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/total-websites-blocking-ai-bots-288x425.png 288w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/total-websites-blocking-ai-bots-768x1132.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/total-websites-blocking-ai-bots-1042x1536.png 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1389px) 100vw, 1389px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1389\" height=\"2048\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-188591\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/total-websites-blocking-ai-bots.png\" alt=\"Total websites blocking AI bots\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/total-websites-blocking-ai-bots.png 1389w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/total-websites-blocking-ai-bots-288x425.png 288w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/total-websites-blocking-ai-bots-768x1132.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/total-websites-blocking-ai-bots-1042x1536.png 1042w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1389px) 100vw, 1389px\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"post-188584-_k3vnh7ubuu3r\"\/>Learn more<\/h2>\n<p>Check out these resources to learn how to deal with the new era of SEO and marketing:<\/p>\n<p> <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\nif(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments);if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','1511271639109289');fbq('track','PageView');<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ai-marketing-statistics\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the week&#8217;s best marketing content From how content is created to how brands are appearing in search, AI is transforming modern marketing. 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