Docs are a niche but important citation layer | Trakkr Research
Docs are not broad recommendation winners, but they show up when the prompt becomes technical.
Methodology: Built from the live citation index backing Trakkr Research, using 8,777,687 citations across 208,567 unique domains observed between October 3, 2025 and April 17, 2026.
Claim
Docs account for 0.20% of the current citation index.
Why it matters
That makes docs valuable for implementation-oriented visibility, even if they never dominate consumer queries.
Supporting metrics
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Docs category share | 0.20% | Docs are cited less often overall, but they show up in technical query classes. |
| Citations analyzed | 8.78M | Current live citation index as of April 17, 2026. |
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Data & Sources
- Where AI Gets Its Answers - Flagship study behind this page
- Page JSON - Machine-readable companion file