{
  "kind": "fact",
  "studySlug": "anatomy-of-an-ai-citation",
  "slug": "faq-schema-plus-faq-content-pages-average-thirty-six-point-nine-citations",
  "title": "FAQ schema plus FAQ content pages average 36.9 citations",
  "description": "The FAQ-structured subgroup performs strongly in the 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:faq-lift"
  ],
  "relatedSlugs": [
    "answer:how-long-are-pages-that-get-cited-by-ai",
    "answer:which-schema-types-over-index-most-on-ai-cited-pages",
    "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": "Pages with FAQ Schema and FAQ Content average 36.9 citations in the study.",
  "supportingMetrics": [
    {
      "label": "FAQ schema group average",
      "value": "36.9",
      "detail": "Average citations for FAQ Schema + FAQ Content pages."
    }
  ],
  "whyItMatters": "Search operators should implement explicit question-and-answer formatting alongside corresponding schema markup to align with how large language models parse and extract reusable answers for citations.",
  "citationBlock": {
    "quote": "Pages with FAQ Schema + FAQ Content average 36.9 citations in the study.",
    "attribution": "The Anatomy of an AI Citation - Trakkr Research",
    "url": "https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/facts/faq-schema-plus-faq-content-pages-average-thirty-six-point-nine-citations"
  }
}