Reddit Citations in ChatGPT Plummet 86%

ChatGPT's citations of Reddit collapsed 86% in mid-August, from 3.8% to 0.5% of sources, following OpenAI's query fanout change and the GPT-5.6 rollout, which also reduced YouTube citations and undermined 'Reddit AEO' marketing claims.

2026-08-18 ~ 2026-08-19 · 4 related posts

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