Google Is AI Mode's No. 2 Cited Domain, Data Shows
Profound said the rise came from Business Profile cards and Product Knowledge Panels, with google.com citation share climbing 8.4 times in 2.5 months.
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Google's AI Mode Is Turning Its Own Pages Into the New Homepage
By Davis McCain, Research at ProfoundGoogle is making AI Mode the default search experience, and at the same time, the google.com domain is seeing an 8.4x increase in citation share (April 15 to June 30). This solidifies google.com as the model's #2 ranked domain, just behind YouTube, driven almost entirely by its own Business Profile (google.com/searchviewer) and Product Knowledge Panel (google.com/search) subpaths.Google is no longer just answ…
Google Is AI Mode's No. 2 Cited Domain, Data Shows
New data shows Google is now AI Mode's second most-cited domain, driven by Google-hosted Business Profile and Product Knowledge Panel cards. The post Google Is AI Mode’s No. 2 Cited Domain, Data Shows appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
A study targeting Google Search's AI mode revealed that the citation share for "google.com" surged 8.4 times in the three months from April to June 2026, placing it second in the domain rankings. Read more...
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