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AI-driven traffic isn’t (yet) as good as it’s hyped to be

Research on 164m sales across 973 ecommerce websites finds that AI traffic drives more revenue per session than paid social, but less than any other channel. This gap is smaller for complex products.

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Thomas McKinlay
April 07, 2026

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