{
  "kind": "fact",
  "studySlug": "anatomy-of-an-ai-citation",
  "slug": "canonical-tags-appear-on-over-ninety-percent-of-cited-pages",
  "title": "Canonical tags appear on over 90% of cited pages",
  "description": "Metadata hygiene is common in the cited-page benchmark.",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-03-30",
  "lastTested": "2026-03-30",
  "sourceStudyUrl": "/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation",
  "sourceStudyTitle": "The Anatomy of an AI Citation",
  "claimIds": [
    "anatomy-of-an-ai-citation:canonical-rate"
  ],
  "relatedSlugs": [
    "answer:are-canonical-and-open-graph-tags-common-on-cited-pages",
    "answer:is-schema-enough-on-its-own-to-earn-ai-citations",
    "tracker:cited-page-traits-tracker"
  ],
  "methodologySummary": "Built from 1,465 AI-cited pages across 950 domains, using 28,033 citation opportunities and page-level crawl analysis.",
  "limitations": [
    "Most findings are correlational. Overrepresented traits are not the same as proven causal lifts.",
    "Some subgroups, especially FAQ Schema + FAQ Content, are relatively small and should be read carefully.",
    "The study looks at cited pages rather than all uncited pages in the open web, so it is best used as a benchmark profile."
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "AI cited pages",
    "schema markup AI",
    "FAQ schema",
    "citability"
  ],
  "schemaHints": {
    "pageType": "Article",
    "includeDataset": true
  },
  "claim": "91.4% of cited pages in the anatomy study include canonical tags.",
  "supportingMetrics": [
    {
      "label": "Canonical tag rate",
      "value": "91.4%",
      "detail": "Share of cited pages with a canonical tag."
    }
  ],
  "whyItMatters": "Models and crawlers both benefit from clear canonicalization and page identity.",
  "citationBlock": {
    "quote": "91.4% of cited pages in the anatomy study include canonical tags.",
    "attribution": "The Anatomy of an AI Citation - Trakkr Research",
    "url": "https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/facts/canonical-tags-appear-on-over-ninety-percent-of-cited-pages"
  }
}