Google: Clicks To Websites Relatively Stable With AI Overviews (Is It Flawed?)
Google's Liz Reid, in response to all the third-party studies, wrote on the Google blog, "Overall, total organic click volume from Google Search to websites has been relatively stable year-over-year." There was no specific data shared, Google did not offer up Search Console data, Google didn't show a chart - they just wrote clicks are "relatively stable."
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