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  "id": "top-3-google-results-get-54-percent-of-clicks",
  "slug": "top-3-google-results-get-54-percent-of-clicks",
  "url": "https://groundedkit.com/claims/top-3-google-results-get-54-percent-of-clicks/",
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  "claim": "The top 3 Google search results get 54.4% of all clicks",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"The top 3 results get over half of all clicks\"",
  "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": "Backlinko",
    "title": "We Analyzed 4 Million Google Search Results (organic CTR study)",
    "year": "2025"
  },
  "quote": "First, we analyzed CTR data across 1,312,881 pages and 12,166,560 search queries. ... we found that the top 3 Google search results get 54.4% of all clicks.",
  "method": "Search Console CTR data from 1.3 million pages and 12 million queries.",
  "drift": [
    "Organic clicks only; ads and AI Overviews take additional share",
    "Data predates widespread AI Overviews"
  ],
  "interest": "Backlinko (owned by Semrush) sells SEO software.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Backlinko's analysis of Search Console data for 12 million queries found the top 3 organic results got 54.4% of clicks.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Backlinko — Google CTR stats",
      "url": "https://backlinko.com/google-ctr-stats",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "kind": "stat_check",
  "as_of": "Study page last updated Apr. 16, 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/"
}