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SEOResultAI-powered2026-01
AI Local Visibility Gap: Only 1–11% of Local Businesses Appear in AI Assistants
Alex Groberman (@alexgroberman) citing Search Engine Land / SOCi
Gemini visibility11%Results
11%
Gemini visibility
1.2%
Chatgpt visibility
35.9%
Google local 3pack
7.4%
Perplexity visibility
Key tactics
- Treat AI recommendation as a qualification filter, not a ranking scale
- Focus on entity consistency, sentiment, data accuracy, and extractable content
- Combine classic local SEO with AI-extractable page structure
Summary
Data across ~350,000 locations showed AI assistants recommend only 1–11% of local businesses versus 35.9% appearance in Google's local 3-pack. AI systems apply hard eligibility filters based on confidence and entity signals, making traditional Map Pack success insufficient for AI visibility.
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