Google AI Overviews · Top Social Sources cited by AI
Social platforms cited most by Google AI Overviews
The social platforms Google AI Overviews cite most in their answers. 28-day rolling window.
Social citation share — last 90 days
Share of AI answers that cite each social platform. 28-day rolling window.
Top social platforms cited by AI
Share is the percentage of AI answers in the 28-day window that cited at least one link on each social platform.
| Rank | Social platform | Citation share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
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1
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45.79% |
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2
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9.76% |
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3
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9.47% |
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4
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instagram.com
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9.34% |
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5
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4.28% |
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6
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0.1% |
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7
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0.1% |
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8
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0.04% |
|
9
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0.03% |
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10
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0.0% |
What this report covers
This report ranks the social platforms that AI search engines cite most. Reddit, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and peers compete to become part of the AI answer layer — and LLM Pulse is where we see that game unfold in real time.
AI search engines increasingly pull from social for fresh, opinionated content. If your strategy still treats social as "downstream of SEO", this ranking shows why that is a mistake.
How we measure this
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LLM Pulse tracks every citation in every answer across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews.
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This report filters the citations to a curated list of social and video platforms, then ranks each by the share of AI answers that cited at least one link on it.
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A platform counts once per answer. 28-day rolling window, rebuilt daily.
Why this matters
Social content has become a first-class citizen in AI answers. Reddit alone now appears in a double-digit share of ChatGPT answers to consumer questions.
If your brand owns profiles on Reddit/X/LinkedIn/TikTok/YouTube but is not optimizing those profiles for AI retrieval, you are leaving visibility on the table. LLM Pulse tracks your mentions and citations across every one of these platforms.
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