# Pages with no FAQ signal average 25.4 citations | Trakkr Research

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

The no-FAQ baseline is materially lower than the FAQ-structured subgroup.

## Methodology

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

## Claim

Pages with no FAQ signal average 25.4 citations in the benchmark.

## Why it matters

Operators should test removing FAQ schema and formatting from answer pages. This formatting delta provides a clear optimization lever for increasing AI citations.

## Supporting metrics

| Metric | Value | Context |
| --- | --- | --- |
| No FAQ signal average | 25.4 | Average citations for pages with no FAQ signal. |

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## 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/pages-with-no-faq-signal-average-twenty-five-point-four-citations.json) - Machine-readable companion file