Anything Engine Optimization The rolling record of the AI-search industry.
AEO Wire illustration
Illustration: AEO Wire
single-source — confirmation pending
Search Engine Journal · Jul 21 Google SearchSEO

Ads appear on a third of commercial AI Mode queries, analysis finds

A new analysis of AI Mode text ads reported by Search Engine Journal found ads on nearly one in three commercial-keyword queries — and advertisers rarely among the answer’s cited sources.

Via Search Engine Journal ↗

Posted to the wire July 22, 2026.