GLOSSARY
Zero-Click Search
IN ONE SENTENCE
A zero-click search is one where the user reads the results and clicks nothing.
A zero-click search is one where the user reads the results and clicks nothing.
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In detail
AI summaries moved it up a level: on Similarweb's measure, news queries went from 56% to 69% within a year, and Pew's behavioural study found clicks on traditional results at 8% with an AI summary versus 15% without. The implication isn't that traffic must fall. Rather, being seen and being clicked have decoupled — so measurement has to change.
Updated 2026-08-06