Press & Research
Press & Research Kit
If you're writing about AI search, you're welcome to cite us. Findings from CiteLens's original research, ready-to-use boilerplate, brand assets and the raw dataset are below. Attribution: citelens.ai.
74%
of AI answers cited YouTube
84%
of cited sources are user-generated content
60%
of AI-cited sources aren't in Google's top 10
9.6
sources cited per AI answer (average)
59%
of the time the Google #1 result is cited
22%
overlap between Turkish and English AI answers
Findings you can cite
- CiteLens ran 500 commercial "best [category]" prompts across 126 categories (2,000 AI calls) on Google AI Overviews (June 2026).
- YouTube was cited in 74% of AI answers, the single most-cited domain.
- 84% of the sources AI cited are user-generated content, not brand sites (YouTube, Reddit, etc.).
- 60% of the sources AI cited weren't in Google's top 10 for the same query.
- Ask the same question twice and an average of 3.2 cited domains change.
- Turkish and English AI answers overlap only 22% for the same question.
Please attribute to CiteLens and, where possible, link to citelens.ai/research.
Data & assets
About CiteLens (boilerplate)
CiteLens is a GEO (generative engine optimization) platform that measures how brands appear in AI answer engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google's AI Overviews. It tracks mention rate and citation share, benchmarks competitors, and shows the sources to win. CiteLens is built by Solustiq Yazılım ve Yapay Zeka Teknolojileri A.Ş..
Story angles for writers
- How AI decides which brands to recommend: it's overwhelmingly user-generated content
- Ranking #1 on Google no longer means being in the AI answer
- AI visibility isn't a snapshot: answers shift on every query