# Average word count of cited pages is over 2,000 words | Trakkr Research

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Published: 2026-03-30
Last updated: 2026-03-30
Author: Mack Grenfell

Cited pages are usually dense enough to resolve the topic fully.

## Methodology

Built from 1,465 AI-cited pages across 950 domains, using 28,033 citation opportunities and page-level crawl analysis.

## Claim

Average word count of cited pages in the anatomy study is 2,289.6 words.

## Why it matters

Thin pages are structurally disadvantaged when models need a rich answer source.

## Supporting metrics

| Metric | Value | Context |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Average word count | 2,289.6 | Average word count of cited pages. |

## Related pages

Continue through the same study cluster.

- [do the most cited pages look more structured than the average web page](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/answers/do-the-most-cited-pages-look-more-structured-than-the-average-web-page) - Related answer page
- [does authorship look important on cited pages](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/answers/does-authorship-look-important-on-cited-pages) - Related answer page
- [cited page traits tracker](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/trackers/cited-page-traits-tracker) - Related tracker page

## Data And Sources

- [The Anatomy of an AI Citation](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation) - Flagship study behind this page
- [Page JSON](https://trakkr.ai/data/research-answers/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/facts/average-word-count-of-cited-pages-is-over-two-thousand-words.json) - Machine-readable companion file