Ahrefs
A leading commercial SEO toolset platform that operates the proprietary AhrefsBot crawler and maintains one of the largest backlink databases globally, encompassing over three trillion links. The platform supports a wide range of SEO analysis and research use cases.
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The Zyppy study examined the differences in characteristics between winners and losers over the previous 12 months (including the March 2026 core update), with data from Ahrefs traffic metrics, and used Spearman correlation coefficients to quantify the relationship between site characteristics and traffic changes.
Ahrefs' research confirms that AI bots crawl HTML pages rather than auxiliary files.
In an August 2025 study, Ahrefs selected 15,000 long-tail questions and found that only 12% of AI-cited pages were in the top ten for the original question on Google.
Ahrefs attributes the low overlap between AI citations and Google's top ten to Query Fan-Out: AI searches variations of the question and tends to select pages that perform well across multiple variations.
In the Ahrefs study, 28.6% of Perplexity's AI-cited pages were in the top ten for the original question on Google, the highest share; other assistants averaged about 8%.
In the Ahrefs study, about 80% of AI citations came from pages that did not rank at all for the original question on Google.
Ahrefs tracked 1,885 pages that added JSON-LD and found that their citation volume in Google AI Mode or ChatGPT showed no notable increase.
Traditional SEO tools (such as Ahrefs and Semrush) cannot capture the cross-platform question-and-answer tracking measurement approach in AI search optimization.
Ahrefs offers a beginner SEO course focused on search intent, keyword discovery, ranking difficulty, on-page optimization, backlinks and basic technical practices.
Ahrefs found that Google's AI Mode and AI Overviews cite different sources 87% of the time for the same query.
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DR (Domain Rating) is a domain authority metric proposed by Ahrefs; domains with DR 20+ have significant value in the SEO field.
70%UnverifiedSemrush和Ahrefs是传统SEO工具市场的两大巨头
90%Unverified塞缪尔使用Ahrefs分析竞争对手的流量来源，通过查看自然搜索流量和付费广告投入来评估市场需求
80%UnverifiedThe Zyppy study examined the differences in characteristics between winners and losers over the previous 12 months (including the March 2026 core update), with data from Ahrefs traffic metrics, and used Spearman correlation coefficients to quantify the relationship between site characteristics and traffic changes.
50%UnverifiedAhrefs' research confirms that AI bots crawl HTML pages rather than auxiliary files.
50%UnverifiedAhrefs attributes the low overlap between AI citations and Google's top ten to Query Fan-Out: AI searches variations of the question and tends to select pages that perform well across multiple variations.
50%UnverifiedIn an August 2025 study, Ahrefs selected 15,000 long-tail questions and found that only 12% of AI-cited pages were in the top ten for the original question on Google.
50%UnverifiedIn the Ahrefs study, about 80% of AI citations came from pages that did not rank at all for the original question on Google.
50%UnverifiedIn the Ahrefs study, 28.6% of Perplexity's AI-cited pages were in the top ten for the original question on Google, the highest share; other assistants averaged about 8%.
50%UnverifiedAhrefs tracked 1,885 pages that added JSON-LD and found that their citation volume in Google AI Mode or ChatGPT showed no notable increase.
50%UnverifiedTraditional SEO tools (such as Ahrefs and Semrush) cannot capture the cross-platform question-and-answer tracking measurement approach in AI search optimization.
50%UnverifiedAhrefs offers a beginner SEO course focused on search intent, keyword discovery, ranking difficulty, on-page optimization, backlinks and basic technical practices.
50%UnverifiedAhrefs found that Google's AI Mode and AI Overviews cite different sources 87% of the time for the same query.
50%UnverifiedAccording to Ahrefs' analysis of 863,000 keywords and 4 million AI Overview URLs, only 38% of cited pages appeared in the top 10 organic search results, whereas this proportion was still 76% in July 2025.
50%UnverifiedDR (Domain Rating) is a domain backlink authority score given by tools such as Ahrefs; a higher value generally indicates stronger backlink quality.
50%UnverifiedMentionBird is a brand monitoring tool for the AI search era, positioned as "Ahrefs for AI Search," monitoring how brands appear in AI answers and analyzing the content sources that influence recommendations.
50%UnverifiedTools that can be focused on in the introductory stage of a digital marketing course include Google Search Console, Google Analytics 4, Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, Google Keyword Planner, WordPress, and SEO platforms such as Ahrefs and Semrush.
50%UnverifiedResearch tools (such as Semrush and Ahrefs) have as their core assets continuously crawled backlink databases and keyword search volume databases, which are extremely costly to build and cannot be replicated by small tools.
50%UnverifiedResearch published by Ahrefs in March 2026 covering 863,000 search results and 4 million AI Overview links found that only about 38% of AI Overview citations came from classic top-10 organic ranking results.
50%UnverifiedAhrefs' AI features are sold separately from the core subscription, so if AI search monitoring is the primary need, Ahrefs ultimately costs more than Semrush's SEO plan.
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