Ahrefs analyzed 75,000 brands to uncover the key factors influencing brand visibility in AI-generated responses across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and AI Overviews. If you’ve been wondering why certain brands consistently show up in AI answers while others don’t, this breakdown...

Semantic search has been part of Google’s vision for years, but only recently has it become impossible to ignore. The discussion on semantic search began in 2020, when it was still mostly background technology. Since then, everything has changed. ChatGPT reshaped how people...

Most advice about how to rank in AI Overviews is still speculative. To cut through the noise, Ahrefs analyzed millions of AI Overview responses, reviewed third-party research, and aligned the findings with Google’s official guidance to identify what truly moves the needle....

More people than ever are turning to AI tools like ChatGPT, Google AI, and other assistants to research products, compare solutions, and get recommendations. If your brand isn’t showing up in AI-generated answers, your brand visibility in AI search is at risk and a massive...

Lately, a lot of SEOs and content writers are being told to “chunk” their content if they want to show up in AI-generated answers like Google AI Overviews or ChatGPT. But let’s slow down for a second: What is content chunking, really? Is it some new SEO trick? And most...

Search behavior has changed dramatically with the rise of AI-powered search engines and large language models (LLMs). Users are no longer searching with short, generic keywords. Instead, they ask detailed, natural-language questions, often the same way they would talk to...

For years, SEO success was measured with one primary metric, traffic. More rankings meant more clicks. More clicks meant growth. That model is breaking. As we move closer to 2026, one trend is becoming impossible to ignore, clicks and organic traffic will continue to decline,...

The rapid adoption of AI-powered tools has fundamentally changed how people search for information. Users no longer rely solely on traditional search engines to browse multiple pages, compare links, and form conclusions on their own. Instead, they increasingly turn to AI...

Search behavior is changing faster than most brands expect. Users are no longer relying solely on traditional search engines to explore multiple links and compare pages manually. Instead, they are increasingly asking AI-powered tools like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and...