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  "id": "ai-overviews-on-16-percent-of-queries-nov-2025",
  "slug": "ai-overviews-on-16-percent-of-queries-nov-2025",
  "url": "https://groundedkit.com/claims/ai-overviews-on-16-percent-of-queries-nov-2025/",
  "api_url": "https://groundedkit.com/api/claims/ai-overviews-on-16-percent-of-queries-nov-2025.json",
  "claim": "AI Overviews appeared for 15.69% of keywords in November 2025, after peaking near 25% in July",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"AI Overviews show on about 16% of searches\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "rating": {
    "value": 5,
    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
  },
  "origin": {
    "publisher": "Semrush",
    "title": "Semrush AI Overviews Study (Dec. 15, 2025 refresh)",
    "year": "2025"
  },
  "quote": "AI Overviews were triggered for 6.49% of queries in January AI Overviews were triggered for 24.61% of queries in July AI Overviews were triggered for 15.69% of queries in November",
  "method": "Share of keywords in Semrush's US tracking set that triggered an AI Overview each month in 2025.",
  "drift": [
    "Share of tracked keywords, not of searches",
    "The share swings month to month"
  ],
  "interest": "Semrush sells SEO and AI-visibility software.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Semrush's keyword tracking found AI Overviews on 6.49% of queries in January 2025, 24.61% in July and 15.69% in November.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Semrush — AI Overviews study",
      "url": "https://www.semrush.com/blog/semrush-ai-overviews-study/",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "kind": "stat_check",
  "as_of": "January–November 2025",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}