# Semrush: AI Overviews now cover 57% of manufacturing searches

Published: 2026-09-08T14:18:39.827Z · Source: Semrush Blog (https://www.semrush.com/blog/manufacturing-seo-ai-search/)
Source date: 2026-09-08
Entities: ai-overviews, ai-mode, semrush

AI Overviews appeared in 38% of manufacturing search results in January 2026, rising to 57% by July, per a Semrush analysis of 458 manufacturing keywords, clickstream data and AI citation tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Mode and AI Overviews. Only two of the top 20 tracked domains, Vevor and Grainger, ranked in both the top 15 most-mentioned and top 15 most-cited brand lists, while AI sources drove under half a percent of manufacturing site traffic against direct and organic search's roughly 80% share.

Why it matters: It is a vertical-specific confirmation of a pattern already visible category-wide: being named by an AI answer and being cited as its source are separate contests, and legacy manufacturing brands are currently winning only the first.

## What this answers

**How much has AI Overview coverage grown for manufacturing search terms?**

AI Overviews appeared in 38% of manufacturing search results in January 2026 and 57% by July 2026, per a Semrush analysis of 458 manufacturing keywords.

**Do brands most mentioned in AI search results also get cited most as sources?**

Rarely: Semrush found only two brands, Vevor and Grainger, appeared on both the top-15 most-mentioned and top-15 most-cited lists across manufacturing AI search results.


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