GMO TECH, Inc. (President and CEO: Ryoichi Suzuki, hereinafter referred to as GMO TECH), a member of the GMO Internet Group, investigated "The Actual State of Store Information Cited in Google AI Search" to determine what kind of information Google AI mode uses as the basis for its answers when searching for stores and facilities such as restaurants, hospitals, and beauty salons.
　This study analyzed approximately 110,000 searches and a total of approximately 440,000 AI responses across 21 local search categories, conducted four times between May and July 2026. The results showed that approximately 70% of the responses referenced Google Store Cards (a display area summarizing store information shown on Google Search and Google Maps). Furthermore, the proportion of Google Store Cards among the referenced information included in the AI ​​responses increased from an average of 38.0% in May 2026 to 48.8% in July.
　This study revealed that Google's AI search may be using not only websites but also store information on Google as an important source of information for its AI responses.

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