The Open Index · Cite and share
Built to be cited. Here is how.
Quote a number, download a chart’s data, or cite a whole page. Every figure links to its original source, so you can cite the study itself or our explanation of it.
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Cite the Open Index
Written byKris GjorgjioskiKeyword research and industry benchmarks, Webtec Research
Checked byHristijan NajcheskiHead of SEO and AEO (technical and AI SEO), data verification
Updated October 15, 2026 · Edition 1Refreshed quarterly · next January 2027
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THE FOUR THINGS YOU CAN DO
Cite, quote, download, correct.
Cite a page
Every page has a cite box with APA, MLA, BibTeX and HTML formats.
Quote a number
Name the original study, which we link, and credit Webtec Research for the comparison and explanation.
Download the data
Charts have a CSV download. Please credit Webtec Research and link back to the page.
Report a correction
Email hello@trywebtec.com with the page, the number and your source. We fix it in public and log it.
CITE THE INDEX
Copy a citation for the whole Index.
CITE THIS PAGE
Webtec Research. (2026, October 15). The Open Index by Webtec: AI search and SEO benchmarks. The Open Index by Webtec. https://www.trywebtec.com/resources/index/
Each page also has its own cite box with its exact title and address. Edition: October 2026. We update pages when sources publish new editions and note changes in each page’s correction log.
CITE A PAGE
Pages you can cite, with their addresses.
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Who AI cites
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Technical foundations
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The source library
Methodology
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A FAIR USE PLEDGE
Credit us, link us, keep the caveats.
- Link to the page you used
- Credit “Webtec Research” and name the original study
- Keep the sample, date and caveat next to a number
- Do not present a vendor study as independent research
PRESS AND CUSTOM CUTS
Need a number for a story or a deck?
Journalists, analysts and agencies can ask us for:
- A quoteA line from the research team on what a figure means.
- A method checkHow a number was gathered, its sample and its limits.
- A custom cutThe public data sliced for your industry or question.
If the data cannot support the question, we will say so.
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A LIVING REFERENCE
Refreshed every quarter.
We re-check every source in January, April, July and October, add new studies and retire old ones. This is Edition 1 (October 15, 2026); the next is due January 2027. Changes are logged on the methodology page.
