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How do I explain to my CEO why our click-through rate is dropping even though we still rank number one in traditional Google results?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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Fan-out diagram

The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How do I explain to my CEO why our click-through rate is dropping even though we still rank number one in traditional Google results?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Google Search Central AI Overviews clicks organic search results CTR study 2025 zero click searchesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Google Search Console average position CTR impressions search appearance documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason100%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Google Search Central AI Overviews clicks organic search results CTR study 2025 zero click searches Google ↗
Google Search Console average position CTR impressions search appearance documentation Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Google Search Central AI Overviews clicks organic search results CTR study 2025 zero click searches
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Reason——1x
of 1
Google Search Console average position CTR impressions search appearance documentation
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1