of U.S. consumers in a 2025 survey said they intentionally use AI-powered search.
McKinsey · Aug 2025 · 1,927 surveyed Visibility in AI answersResearch-led. Built for action.
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The shift
The answer is becoming the first impression.
People are discovering companies before they visit a website. These studies show why being part of the answer matters.
of U.S. consumers who had used AI for online shopping used it for product recommendations.
Adobe · 2025 · 5,000+ surveyedof visits to Google search results led to a traditional-result click with an AI summary versus without one, in a U.S. study.
Pew Research Center · 2025 · 900 U.S. adultsDifferent studies and audiences. The click comparison is observational, not proof that AI summaries caused the difference.
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Fig. 01 / Where answers take shape
Starting pointOne question,
three places to look
three places to look
01AI assistantsRecommendations & answers
02AI-powered searchSummaries & sources
03Source pagesEvidence behind the answer
The question is the same. The answer travels.Working model
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People ask AI for recommendations. Here’s what you can do to make your company easier to find and describe accurately, and what remains outside your control.
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Make selected pages easier to use as direct answers by matching real questions with concise, accurate, well-structured information.
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Understand how generative search experiences describe and cite your brand, then strengthen the owned and external sources that inform those answers.
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