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Zero-Click Search

A search where the user gets their answer directly on the results page (or from an AI answer) and never clicks through to a website.

In depth

Zero-click searches have risen sharply as Google's AI Overviews and featured snippets answer more queries directly. For publishers, this reframes the goal for some content from 'drive a click' to 'be the cited source', since brand visibility and citation still carry value even without a visit.

Related terms

AEO
Answer Engine Optimisation, structuring content so AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews) can extract and cite it directly.
Featured Snippet
The boxed answer Google shows above organic results, pulled directly from a ranking page's content.
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