# Which page types earn the most AI citations? | Trakkr Research

Canonical URL: https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/page-type-performance/answers/which-page-types-earn-the-most-ai-citations
Published: 2026-03-14
Last updated: 2026-03-14
Author: Mack Grenfell

An analysis of 337,362 citation records determining which website page types earn the highest share of AI citations.

## Methodology

Built from 337,362 citations and 11,406,191 crawler visits across 882 brands, with page-type classification and crawl-to-citation matching.

## Direct Answer

Mostly blog and editorial content. Blog and editorial content earns the largest named citation share in the matrix at 20.18 percent, and it does so with 1.4x citation efficiency.

## What this means

This turns a study finding into an operating rule teams can use when they decide what to publish, refresh, or measure next to maximize AI visibility.

## Evidence table

| Metric | Value | Why it matters |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blog citation share | 20.18% | Blog and editorial content earns one in five citations. |
| Blog efficiency | 1.4x | Blog content outperforms its crawl share. |
| Citations analyzed | 337,362 | Citation records matched to page types. |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What percentage of AI citations go to blog content?

Blog and editorial content earns a 20.18 percent citation share, meaning it earns one in five citations.

### How efficient are blog pages at earning citations?

Blog content outperforms its crawl share with a 1.4x citation efficiency.

### How large was the dataset used to determine citation share?

The study analyzed 337,362 citation records matched to page types.

## What to do next

- [Prioritize page types that convert crawl attention into citations, not just raw crawl volume.](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/page-type-performance/answers/which-page-types-earn-the-most-ai-citations#next-step-1)
- [Use product pages for coverage, but build answer-heavy editorial and use-case pages for citation lift.](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/page-type-performance/answers/which-page-types-earn-the-most-ai-citations#next-step-2)
- [Audit high-crawl, low-citation templates first because they are the clearest waste in the system.](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/page-type-performance/answers/which-page-types-earn-the-most-ai-citations#next-step-3)

## Related pages

Continue through the same study cluster.

- [do blog posts outperform product pages for ai citations](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/page-type-performance/answers/do-blog-posts-outperform-product-pages-for-ai-citations) - Related answer page
- [what is citation efficiency and why does it matter](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/page-type-performance/answers/what-is-citation-efficiency-and-why-does-it-matter) - Related answer page
- [blog and editorial content earns one in five citations](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/page-type-performance/facts/blog-and-editorial-content-earns-one-in-five-citations) - Related fact page
- [page type citation efficiency tracker](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/page-type-performance/trackers/page-type-citation-efficiency-tracker) - Related tracker page

## Data And Sources

- [AI Crawls Your Product Pages. It Cites Your Blog.](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/page-type-performance) - Flagship study behind this page
- [Page JSON](https://trakkr.ai/data/research-answers/page-type-performance/answers/which-page-types-earn-the-most-ai-citations.json) - Machine-readable companion file