Which schema types over-index most on AI-cited pages? | Trakkr Research
Person schema over-indexes the most in the benchmark at 9.4x the web average, while FAQPage is also materially overrepresented at 2.4x.
Methodology: Built from 1,465 AI-cited pages across 950 domains, using 28,033 citation opportunities and page-level crawl analysis.
Direct Answer
Mostly, Person schema over-indexes the most in the benchmark at 9.4x the web average, while FAQPage is also materially overrepresented at 2.4x.
What this means
Operators can prioritize specific markup implementations like Person and FAQPage to improve machine readability and track schema presence against citation rates.
Evidence table
| Metric | Value | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Person schema lift | 9.4x | Person schema over-indexes heavily on cited pages. |
| FAQPage lift | 2.4x | FAQPage is overrepresented relative to the web average. |
| Pages with schema | 67.8% | Share of cited pages with schema markup. |
Frequently Asked Questions
What percentage of cited pages use schema markup?
Exactly 67.8% of cited pages feature some form of schema markup.
How much more common is Person schema on cited pages?
Person schema over-indexes heavily, appearing at 9.4x the web average on cited pages.
What to do next
- Make answer pages denser, more structured, and more explicit about authorship and freshness.
- Use schema where it helps machine readability, but avoid treating markup as a substitute for strong content.
- Design pages to be extractable with concise answers, tables, lists, authors, and clearly marked evidence.
Related pages
Continue through the same study cluster.
- do the most cited pages look more structured than the average web page - Related answer page
- does authorship look important on cited pages - Related answer page
- pages with no faq signal average twenty five point four citations - Related fact page
- schema type lift tracker - Related tracker page
Data & Sources
- The Anatomy of an AI Citation - Flagship study behind this page
- Page JSON - Machine-readable companion file