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500 commercial prompts · 126 categories · Google AI Overviews · 2026-06-21
74%of answers cite YouTube

The Domains AI Cites Most in 2026

We analyzed the citations behind 474 Google AI Overviews. User-generated content dominates: YouTube appears in 74% of answers and forums/UGC in 84%.

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60%of AI-cited domains aren't in Google's top 10

AI vs Google: They Don't Cite the Same Sites

For the same query, 60% of the domains an AI Overview cites are NOT in Google's organic top 10. Optimizing only for blue links leaves most of the AI answer on the table.

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81%of cited sources are fully stable across 3 asks

How Consistent Are AI Answers? We Asked 3 Times

Ask Google's AI the same question three times and the cited sources stay fully stable only 81% of the time — about 3.2 sources shift on every repeat.

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22%source overlap between TR and EN answers

Turkish vs English: AI Cites Almost Entirely Different Sources

For the same question in Turkish and English, AI Overviews share only 22% of their cited sources — and Turkish gets an AI answer slightly less often.

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98%of answers cite a booking portal

When AI Recommends Hotels, It Cites Booking Portals — Not Hotels

We asked Google's AI 510 hotel questions across Turkey. 98% of answers cited a booking portal; booking.com alone appeared in 74%. Individual hotel websites barely surface.

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85%cite propertyfinder.ae

Which Dubai Real Estate Agencies Does AI Actually Name?

We asked Google's AI 510 Dubai property questions across 30 areas. Two portals dominate — propertyfinder.ae (85%) and bayut.com (81%) — but unlike hotels, AI also names specific agencies, led by drivenproperties.com (53%), and leans on Instagram, YouTube and Reddit.

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80%cite the portal us-uk.bookimed.com

Which Hair Transplant Clinics in Turkey Does AI Recommend?

We ran 540 AI queries about hair transplant clinics in Turkey. 80% of answers cite the portal us-uk.bookimed.com, and AI names a tight set of clinics led by drserkanaygin.com (53%). Hundreds of other clinics never appear.

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94%of answers cite a portal

Which Dental Clinics in Turkey Does AI Recommend?

We ran 551 AI queries about dental clinics in Turkey. 94% of answers cite a portal, led by us-uk.bookimed.com (75%), and AI names a small cluster of clinics led by redentklinik.com (37%).

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