{"id":3024,"date":"2025-07-21T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/76-of-ai-overview-citations-pull-from-top-10-pages\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:00:27","slug":"76-of-ai-overview-citations-pull-from-top-10-pages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewebtoolz.com\/blog\/76-of-ai-overview-citations-pull-from-top-10-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"76% of AI Overview Citations Pull From Top 10 Pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p> How much do traditional and AI search results overlap?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AI models draw on search engine indexes to enrich their static training data in a process known as retrieval augmented generation (RAG), so some crossover between AI and search results is to be expected.<\/p>\n<p>But how much does your visibility in search align with your presence in\u00a0AI?<\/p>\n<p>With the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/xibeijia-guan\/\">Xibeijia Guan<\/a>, I was able to study 1.9M citations from 1M AI Overviews to find out\u2014analyzing the top 3 most visible citations in each response.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1355\" class=\"wp-image-189933\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-1.png 2048w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-1-642x425.png 642w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-1-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-1-1536x1016.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/p>\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=\"Key findings from the study\" data-section=\"key-findings\">\n<h2><a id=\"post-189932-_r7z44nz301rt\"\/>Key findings from the\u00a0study<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We discovered that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>76.10% of AI Overview-cited pages rank in the <strong>top 10 <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>9.50% of AI Overview-cited pages rank between position <strong>11-100<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>14.40% of pages cited in AI Overviews <strong>do not<\/strong> rank in the SERPs (i.e. rank below position 100)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-189934\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-2.png\" alt=\"A pie chart showing how AI Overview citations rank in Google's search results, based on a study of 1.9 million citations by Ahrefs. \" width=\"1488\" height=\"1835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-2.png 1488w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-2-345x425.png 345w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-2-768x947.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-2-1246x1536.png 1246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1488px) 100vw, 1488px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-189934\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-2.png\" alt=\"A pie chart showing how AI Overview citations rank in Google's search results, based on a study of 1.9 million citations by Ahrefs. \" width=\"1488\" height=\"1835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-2.png 1488w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-2-345x425.png 345w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-2-768x947.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-2-1246x1536.png 1246w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1488px) 100vw, 1488px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Put simply: there\u2019s some major crossover between traditional search rankings and AI Overview citations.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to visibility in AI responses\u2014I\u2019m talking those coveted top three links\u2014traditional search presence appears to play a significant part.<\/p>\n<p>Of the citations included in AI Overviews, 86% come from pages that can be found somewhere in the top 100 of Google\u2014either in the top 10, or positions 11\u2013100.<\/p>\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=\"Where does AI-cited content rank?\" data-section=\"where-content-ranks\">\n<h2><a id=\"post-189932-_8qmnki90n3ls\"\/>Where does AI-cited content rank?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The three URLs cited in AI Overview responses show a median ranking of 3 in the\u00a0SERPs.<\/p>\n<p>The primary (top-cited) URL tends to position a shave higher than that, earning a median ranking of position 2 in traditional search.<\/p>\n<p><strong><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-189935\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-3.png\" alt=\"A box plot showing the organic search rankings of the top cited URL in AI Overviews. The median organic ranking is 2, with the interquartile range between positions 1 and 4, and outliers extending to position 8. This highlights that top-cited URLs are generally highly ranked in organic search results.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-3.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-3-397x425.png 397w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-3-768x822.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-3-1435x1536.png 1435w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-189935\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-3.png\" alt=\"A box plot showing the organic search rankings of the top cited URL in AI Overviews. The median organic ranking is 2, with the interquartile range between positions 1 and 4, and outliers extending to position 8. This highlights that top-cited URLs are generally highly ranked in organic search results.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-3.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-3-397x425.png 397w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-3-768x822.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-3-1435x1536.png 1435w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Subsequent AI Overview citations (i.e. links #2 and #3) also commonly rank in the top 10 search results.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-189936\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-4.png\" alt=\"A box plot comparing the organic rankings of the top 3 URLs cited in AI Overviews. The spread increases with lower citation rank, indicating greater variability and lower typical rankings for the 2nd and 3rd cited URLs.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-4.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-4-392x425.png 392w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-4-768x832.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-4-1418x1536.png 1418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-189936\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-4.png\" alt=\"A box plot comparing the organic rankings of the top 3 URLs cited in AI Overviews. The spread increases with lower citation rank, indicating greater variability and lower typical rankings for the 2nd and 3rd cited URLs.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-4.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-4-392x425.png 392w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-4-768x832.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-4-1418x1536.png 1418w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Second-place AIO citations typically rank 4th in traditional search, while third-place citations place 5th, based on median averages.<\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-442\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-442 tablepress-responsive tablepress-ahrefs-width-full\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">AI Overview citation position<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">Traditional search (median) position<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Here\u2019s how that data looks visualized as a distribution graph\u2026<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-189963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-search-rankings-ai-citations.png\" alt=\"A line graph showing the percentage distribution of organic rankings for URLs cited in the first three AI Overview (AIO) positions. AIO position 1 URLs peak near organic position 1\u20132 (median: 2), AIO position 2 URLs center around organic position 4 (median: 4), and AIO position 3 URLs are spread wider with a median of 8. The chart visualizes how citation placement in AI Overviews correlates with actual search rankings.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-search-rankings-ai-citations.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-search-rankings-ai-citations-372x425.png 372w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-search-rankings-ai-citations-768x878.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-search-rankings-ai-citations-1343x1536.png 1343w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-189963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-search-rankings-ai-citations.png\" alt=\"A line graph showing the percentage distribution of organic rankings for URLs cited in the first three AI Overview (AIO) positions. AIO position 1 URLs peak near organic position 1\u20132 (median: 2), AIO position 2 URLs center around organic position 4 (median: 4), and AIO position 3 URLs are spread wider with a median of 8. The chart visualizes how citation placement in AI Overviews correlates with actual search rankings.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-search-rankings-ai-citations.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-search-rankings-ai-citations-372x425.png 372w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-search-rankings-ai-citations-768x878.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4-search-rankings-ai-citations-1343x1536.png 1343w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><\/p>\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=\"What about the 9.5% of citations that rank beyond the top 10?\" data-section=\"beyond-top-ten\">\n<h2><a id=\"post-189932-_hv7700sh0wbt\"\/>What about the 9.5% of citations that rank beyond the top\u00a010?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Approximately 10% of AI Overview citations rank below page one in the\u00a0SERPs.<\/p>\n<p>This made us wonder: <em>what causes Google to look past page one when citing content in\u00a0AI?<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-189932-_4cozyt1mqtfx\"\/>The fan-out query theory<\/h3>\n<p>AI is said to select sources by generating a selection of \u201cFan out queries\u201d\u2014longer, more detailed questions on subtopics related to the user\u2019s prompt.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189938\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189938\" class=\"wp-image-189938\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-6.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of ChatGPT\u2019s web search interface with a popup titled &quot;Queries behind the answer&quot; displaying a list of search queries used by the AI to generate a response. The list includes queries like \u201cbest running shoes 2024 runners world,\u201d \u201cNike Pegasus 42 review 2025,\u201d and others related to running shoe reviews. A red arrow points to the popup with the caption \u201cquery fan-out!!!\u201d highlighting how the AI branched out into multiple detailed queries. The main interface is in dark mode.\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-6.png 800w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-6-628x425.png 628w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-6-768x519.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189938\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-189938\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-6.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of ChatGPT\u2019s web search interface with a popup titled &quot;Queries behind the answer&quot; displaying a list of search queries used by the AI to generate a response. The list includes queries like \u201cbest running shoes 2024 runners world,\u201d \u201cNike Pegasus 42 review 2025,\u201d and others related to running shoe reviews. A red arrow points to the popup with the caption \u201cquery fan-out!!!\u201d highlighting how the AI branched out into multiple detailed queries. The main interface is in dark mode.\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-6.png 800w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-6-628x425.png 628w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-6-768x519.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-189938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Niezgoda\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/niezgoda-tomasz_see-what-chatgpt-actually-searches-before-activity-7348719428651343873-xz8K?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABoEm7QBekJrKEnvC5H6nTAmYwOb4R1k5GE\">LinkedIn post<\/a> showing Surfer\u2019s query fan-out Chrome bookmarklet\u2014the \u201cKeyword Surfer\u201d extension. This reveals the fan-out queries ChatGPT generates when processing responses to prompts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We\u2019d seen theories circulating that some lower ranking pages get cited because they better answer AI\u2019s synthetic fan-out queries. We set out to test\u00a0that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we\u00a0found:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We expected that if lower ranking content was cited during the query fan out process, it would return for more detailed (read: <em>longer<\/em>) queries, and for lots of synonymous (read: <em>more<\/em>) keywords\u2014given the long-tail nature of fan out questions.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, we found that pages cited beyond the top 10 actually had <em>fewer<\/em> keywords, and returned for <em>shorter<\/em> queries.<\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-443\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-443 tablepress-responsive tablepress-ahrefs-width-720px\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">Average<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">Ranks in top 10<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">Ranks position 11\u2013100<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\"># of keywords<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">1020<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">length of keywords<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">5.4<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">5.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">length of \u201ctop keyword\u201d<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">8.5<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">7.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t neatly fit with our expected profile of fan-out query content.<\/p>\n<p>Content is cited in AI for a growing number of complex reasons, from its freshness to its alignment with specific user preferences\u2014and even past prompts.<\/p>\n<p>The ~10% of results that \u201crank beyond the top 10\u201d likely represent a culmination of all of these factors.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-189932-_2qvpuxqdrso9\"\/>Wrapping up<\/h2>\n<p>While 14% of AI-cited content doesn\u2019t rank in the top 100, this seems to be the exception rather than the\u00a0rule.<\/p>\n<p>AI Overview visibility and search visibility is closely linked.<\/p>\n<p>Meaning that, when you show up in search, you have a greater chance of also being cited in Google\u2019s AI results.<\/p>\n<p>Monitor both your traditional rankings and AI citation performance to get the complete picture of your search visibility.<\/p>\n<p>You can do this with Ahrefs. Head to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/academy\/how-to-use-ahrefs\/site-explorer\/organic-keywords\">Organic Keywords report<\/a> in Site Explorer to assess your rankings, and check out <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/brand-radar\">Ahrefs Brand Radar<\/a> to view all of your AI Overview links.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-189939\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-7.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the &quot;Brand Radar&quot; dashboard showing AI Overview citation data for domains related to the keyword &quot;ahrefs.&quot; The chart displays citation trends over time (from August 2024 to July 2025) for five domains: reddit.com, backlinko.com, zapier.com, ahrefs.com, and semrush.com. A table below the chart ranks these domains by total citations, competitive percentage, market percentage, and impressions. As of July 16, 2025, reddit.com leads with 750 citations and 212,972 impressions, followed by backlinko.com, zapier.com, ahrefs.com, and semrush.com. The dashboard is filtered for AI Overviews and sorted by &quot;Citations&quot; in absolute values.\" width=\"1706\" height=\"1848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-7.png 1706w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-7-392x425.png 392w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-7-768x832.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-7-1418x1536.png 1418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-189939\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-7.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the &quot;Brand Radar&quot; dashboard showing AI Overview citation data for domains related to the keyword &quot;ahrefs.&quot; The chart displays citation trends over time (from August 2024 to July 2025) for five domains: reddit.com, backlinko.com, zapier.com, ahrefs.com, and semrush.com. A table below the chart ranks these domains by total citations, competitive percentage, market percentage, and impressions. As of July 16, 2025, reddit.com leads with 750 citations and 212,972 impressions, followed by backlinko.com, zapier.com, ahrefs.com, and semrush.com. The dashboard is filtered for AI Overviews and sorted by &quot;Citations&quot; in absolute values.\" width=\"1706\" height=\"1848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-7.png 1706w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-7-392x425.png 392w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-7-768x832.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/word-image-189932-7-1418x1536.png 1418w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For now it seems AI Overview citations are driven by traditional search success, making the SEO fundamentals more important than\u00a0ever.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/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\/search-rankings-ai-citations\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much do traditional and AI search results overlap?\u00a0 AI models draw on search engine indexes to enrich their static training data in a process known as retrieval augmented generation (RAG), so some crossover between AI and search results is to be expected. 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