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Generative AI like ChatGPT isn\u2019t just answering questions; it\u2019s steering buying decisions. Today, 58% of consumers<\/strong> rely on AI for product and service recommendations (up from 25% in 2023<\/strong>), and AI-driven search referrals surged 1,300% last holiday season<\/strong> [hbr.org<\/a>]. This shift is reflected in data from 3,000+ marketers<\/strong> using our AI SEO agent<\/a>, KIVA, which tracks where ChatGPT sources and cites content across synthetic query workflows.<\/span><\/p>\n

At <\/span>Wellows<\/b>, we dug into real-world data from thousands of KIVA users, analyzing <\/span>7,785 ChatGPT queries<\/b> and <\/span>485,000+ citations<\/b> across <\/span>38,000+ domains<\/b>. The verdict? AI now plays a significant role in product discovery, with consumer reliance on recommendations increasing by <\/span>132% year-over-year<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just about getting mentioned. We set out to decode which sites large language models (LLMs) <\/span>trust<\/b> and <\/span>cite,<\/b> and why.\u00a0<\/span>What did we find? The rules have changed, and what works might surprise you.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this post, I\u2019ll unpack those insights and what they mean for content creators and marketers trying to stay ahead of the curve.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Generative AI like ChatGPT isn\u2019t just answering questions; it\u2019s steering buying decisions. Today, 58% of consumers rely on AI for product and service recommendations (up from 25% in 2023), and AI-driven search referrals surged 1,300% last holiday season [hbr.org]. This shift is reflected in data from 3,000+ marketers using our AI SEO agent, KIVA, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":8040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"customTemplates\/tpl_reports_single.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Earn ChatGPT Mentions? Study of 7000+ Citations by Wellows<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out what earns a ChatGPT mention. 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