Which Content Types Get Cited by AI Engines? A Data-Backed Breakdown
Listicles account for 21.9% of all AI engine citations, making them the single most cited content format across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, according to a comprehensive 2026 study by Wix analyzing thousands of AI-generated responses. If you have been creating content without considering how AI engines select and cite sources, you are building for a search landscape that no longer exists. Google reports that 60% of searches now end without a click, with users getting answers directly from AI summaries. The content that gets cited in those summaries follows specific, measurable patterns. ...