Review sites are small in share but high in intent | Trakkr Research
Review domains are a smaller slice of raw volume than many teams expect.
Methodology: Built from 48,422,016 citation appearances across 529,165 unique domains in the latest valid snapshot for 1,643 tracked brands, observed from October 3, 2025 to August 18, 2026.
Claim
Review sources make up 1.15% of the full citation index.
Why it matters
The category is visible, although this aggregate cannot establish intent-specific causal importance.
Supporting metrics
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Review category share | 1.15% | Partial hand-maintained source classification. |
| Citation appearances | 48.4M | 48,422,016 appearances in the verified August 18, 2026 snapshot. |
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Data & Sources
- AI Citation Index - Flagship study behind this page
- Page JSON - Machine-readable companion file