Which Websites Does Google AI Overviews Cite the Most?
Klaas FoppenSocial Media & Community Platforms Citation Analysis
Track how often Google AI Overviews cite social platforms in search results. Reddit dominates with 3-5% of citations, which shows Google's emphasis on user discussions. Monitor how LinkedIn, Medium, and Quora compete for visibility in AI-generated summaries.
What this means for you
Google AI Overviews rank social sources differently than ChatGPT does. YouTube leads at roughly 4% of all citations (ahead of Reddit at around 2.5-3%), and both lines are remarkably stable from day to day. Google leans on its own video platform plus community discussion, while ChatGPT all but ignores video.
The mid-tier matters too: LinkedIn holds around 0.7%, and Medium and Quora each earn a small but consistent share. Platforms that are essentially invisible in ChatGPT citations still carry real weight in Google's AI answers.
How to act on it
- Make YouTube part of your GEO strategy for Google: searchable titles, chapter markers, and detailed descriptions turn videos into citable answers, a surface your ChatGPT-focused competitors are likely neglecting.
- Keep investing in Reddit; it's the one social channel that earns citations on both Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT, so the same effort pays twice.
- Repurpose your best explanatory content to Medium and answer relevant Quora questions. These are low-effort placements that earn AI Overviews visibility they would never earn on ChatGPT.
B2B Software Review Platforms: Google AI Coverage
Measure how Google AI Overviews use review platforms when answering software queries. G2 and Capterra lead with 2-3% citation rates in product-related searches. These metrics matter for B2B companies tracking their visibility in Google's AI results.
What this means for you
G2 is the clear review-platform winner in AI Overviews at roughly 0.15% of all citations, three to four times Capterra and Trustpilot, with GetApp, Software Advice, and Clutch trailing further behind. That ordering differs from ChatGPT, where Trustpilot rivals or beats G2: Google's AI leans harder on structured B2B software review data. The flat, steady trend lines suggest this hierarchy is durable rather than a passing retrieval quirk.
How to act on it
- If you sell B2B software, make your G2 profile the priority: complete category placement, current screenshots and pricing, and a consistent stream of fresh reviews.
- Budget review-platform effort per engine. Trustpilot moves the needle more on ChatGPT than on Google AI Overviews, so don't assume one investment covers both.
- Find the specific G2 and Capterra category pages AI Overviews cites for your keywords and make sure your product is listed and well-reviewed on those exact pages.
How we collect this data
We collect millions of prompt responses, citations, and click data from the actual user interfaces of major AI platforms: over 26 billion data points and growing. This gives us one of the largest datasets on how AI search engines cite sources and recommend brands.
Real UI monitoring
Data straight from the interfaces of ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, AI Overviews, and more.
26B+ data points
Over 26 billion analyzed citations, prompts, and responses, one of the largest AI search datasets available.
Continuously updated
Refreshed constantly so the trends you see reflect the latest behavior of AI search engines.
Aggregated & public
Published freely for the GEO community, based on aggregated, non-identifiable trends.
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Monitor Your Google AI Overviews Performance
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