{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b3ba1a5d9f375a7d0c6b9f5e","clusterId":"c_cc28dcefc46fb25b5e2ada1f","slug":"ai-search-citations-fall-86-in-days-google-spam-update-barely-moves-rankings","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"AI Search Citations Fall 86% in Days, Google Spam Update Barely Moves Rankings","summary":"Itera Inc. released its August 2026 LLMO/AIO Trend Report on September 8. The report says citation share for a specific platform in ChatGPT search fell from 3.83% to 0.52%, a drop of approximately 86%, during Google's spam update period. Ranking fluctuations stayed near the major threshold. The report is free in PDF format.","whyItMatters":"The data suggests Google's August spam update had little effect on traditional rankings while AI search citation structures shifted dramatically in the same window, and the company notes this change sits outside Google's own measurement tools.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eItera Inc., which operates the AI search citation measurement SaaS LLMO Checki, published its monthly survey report on September 8. The company compiles the report from its own measured data and public information from Japan and abroad.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe report frames August 2026 as a month where discussion volume and actual damage were reversed. Google\u0026#39;s spam update, deployed from August 18 to 21, kept domestic ranking fluctuations near the major threshold. During that same period, citation share for a specific platform in ChatGPT search dropped from 3.83% to 0.52%, an approximate 86% loss. The company describes the change in citation structure as two orders of magnitude larger than the ranking fluctuations.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItera also flags that the Search Console AI performance report malfunctioned from August 13 to 17, contaminating the pre-update baseline. The full PDF is available for free download from the company\u0026#39;s website.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Itera's August report shows ChatGPT citation share for one platform fell 86% during Google's spam update, while ranking changes stayed small. The company warns the shift sits outside Search Console's reach. Report is free as PDF.","twitterPost":"Itera's Aug 2026 LLMO report: citation share for one platform in ChatGPT search fell from 3.83% to 0.52% during Google's spam update, an ~86% drop. Ranking changes stayed at the major threshold. PDF is free on their site.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Itera's August trend report found Google's spam update barely moved search rankings while AI citation share for a specific platform dropped roughly 86% in days. The company also flags that a Search Console logging error contaminated the pre-update baseline data.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/433/4433590/?rss\",\"title\":\"AI Search Citation Share Drops 86% in 4 Days. Itera Inc. Releases 'August 2026 LLMO/AIO Trend Report' for Free\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4627,"outputTokens":631,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788947366,"createdAt":"2026-09-09T09:46:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-09T09:48:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-09T09:48:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cc28dcefc46fb25b5e2ada1f","canonicalTitle":"AI検索の引用シェアが4日で86%消失。株式会社Itera、「2026年8月 LLMO/AIOトレンドレポート」を無料公開","representativeArticleId":"a_26cd7d16025790fd5455e152","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-09T08:05:21.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-09T08:05:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-09T09:48:23.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/433/4433590/?rss","title":"AI検索の引用シェアが4日で86%消失。株式会社Itera、「2026年8月 LLMO/AIOトレンドレポート」を無料公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}