# Google AI Overviews With Way More External Links; Report

> Source: <https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overviews-more-external-links-42135.html>
> Published: 2026-09-23 11:11:00+00:00

New data shows that Google is showing far more external links in its AI Overviews than before. A jump from close to 0% of AI Overviews containing external links to over 25% of AI Overviews containing external links.

Malte Landwehr posted on [X](https://x.com/MalteLandwehr/status/2101973324507062621) data from his company, Peec AI, and wrote, "Google massively increased the number of external links within AI Overview answers."

Here is his chart that shows it went from almost 0% of AI Overviews containing external links to over 25% containing external links:

This doesn't "feel" right to me but I think I should share this data point, because all I do now is share how Google is less likely to link out these days and this shows the opposite.

Forum discussion at [X](https://x.com/MalteLandwehr/status/2101973324507062621).

*I should note that I have a small investment in Peec AI. I actually told them that I would cover their content less often because of it.*