Updated March 2026
AI Overview Statistics 2026
of keywords now trigger Google AI Overviews
When AI Overviews appear, users get answers directly on Google without clicking through to your website. This means less traffic, fewer leads, and lower revenue even if you rank #1.
Based on 5,819 keywords across 388 domains
Which Keywords Are Most at Risk?
Not all searches are equally affected. Google shows AI Overviews mostly for informational queries where users ask questions. Transactional searches with buying intent tend to be safer.
AI Overview rate by search intent type:
Highest Risk
Informational
Queries like "what is...", "how to...", "why does..." where Google can answer directly.
Lowest Risk
Navigational
Queries like "buy...", "pricing...", "sign up..." where users need to click to take action.
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How Exposed Is Your Website?
We group websites by their AI Overview exposure level. A site in the "Critical" category has over 75% of its keywords affected, which means most of their organic traffic is potentially at risk.
Distribution of 388 analyzed websites:
Search Volume at Risk
When we weight the data by monthly search volume, the impact becomes even more significant. High-volume keywords tend to be informational, and those are more likely to show AI Overviews.
of total search volume is affected
How We Collect This Data
These statistics come from real Google search results analyzed via the DataForSEO API. When users check their domains with our free tool, we check their top-ranking keywords for AI Overview presence. All data is aggregated and anonymized, and statistics refresh every hour. Our current geographic focus is the United States with English queries.
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