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Perplexitycaptured 2026-06-02
"How often do AI answer engines cite the same source as Google?"
Perplexity Pro returned this statistic with a numbered citation to our original research report, alongside links to Search Engine Land and Ahrefs.
What the engine said
"According to a 2026 benchmark from Internet Monkeez, only 28% of AI-cited sources also appeared in the top 10 Google results for the same query."
Source cited: internetmonkeez.com/research/ai-citation-benchmark-2026
Takeaway
Original, dated research with a clear methodology gets cited by Perplexity even when larger publishers cover the same topic.