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All sites / United Kingdom / #86 / News and media / publisher / Reach plc

manchestereveningnews.co.uk grew its search traffic 17%.

estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
1.4M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
1.7M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
+17%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
+3%
change in keywords ranking top 3

Estimated search traffic

01.6M3.2M2024-10-28: AI Overviews expand to 100 or more countries2024-11-11: November 2024 core update2024-12-12: December 2024 core update2025-03-13: March 2025 core update2025-06-30: June 2025 core update2025-07-28: AI Mode launches in the UK2025-10-07: AI Mode adds 35 languages and 40 countries2025-11-18: Gemini 3 ships in AI Mode2025-12-11: December 2025 core update2026-01-27: Gemini 3 default for AI Overviews, handoff to AI Mode2026-03-27: March 2026 core update2026-05-19: I/O 2026: AI Mode hits 1 billion users, Gemini 3.5 Flash2026-05-20: AI Overviews and AI Mode combined worldwide2026-05-21: May 2026 core update2026-09-29: AI Mode information monitoring for all usersOct 20241.4MOct 20252.9MOct 20261.7M
manchestereveningnews.co.uk, Ahrefs estimated monthly organic search traffic, United Kingdom. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.

Keywords ranking in Google's top three

014K28K2024-10-28: AI Overviews expand to 100 or more countries2024-11-11: November 2024 core update2024-12-12: December 2024 core update2025-03-13: March 2025 core update2025-06-30: June 2025 core update2025-07-28: AI Mode launches in the UK2025-10-07: AI Mode adds 35 languages and 40 countries2025-11-18: Gemini 3 ships in AI Mode2025-12-11: December 2025 core update2026-01-27: Gemini 3 default for AI Overviews, handoff to AI Mode2026-03-27: March 2026 core update2026-05-19: I/O 2026: AI Mode hits 1 billion users, Gemini 3.5 Flash2026-05-20: AI Overviews and AI Mode combined worldwide2026-05-21: May 2026 core update2026-09-29: AI Mode information monitoring for all usersOct 202414KOct 202525KOct 202614K
manchestereveningnews.co.uk, keywords ranking positions 1 to 3, United Kingdom. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.

Points are Ahrefs Site Explorer estimates for the first of each month shown. Months in between are being collected. All 76,994 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 891,837 in Oct 2024.

How often AI answers cite manchestereveningnews.co.uk

EngineCitations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPTwithheld, failed consistency check
Google AI Mode1,460
Gemini1,972

Ahrefs AI responses index, captured 28 October 2026, United Kingdom, including subdomains.

Five questions we ask the AI engines about manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Written from the site's own top Google keywords, keeping the intent of the search.

EngineNamedLinked
ChatGPT1 of 51 of 5
Google AI Mode1 of 51 of 5
Gemini1 of 50 of 5
  1. Where can I find current aston villa news coverage, with publication dates and original sources?from the keyword “aston villa news”
  2. Where can I check official Postcode Lottery results for a specified draw date?from the keyword “postcode lottery results”
  3. What is the Manchester Evening News, and what coverage does it provide?from the keyword “manchester evening news”
  4. Give me an overview of “erling haaland”, with links to reliable sources.from the keyword “erling haaland”
  5. What is the current weather forecast for Manchester, including warnings and the update time?from the keyword “manchester weather”

Visits since ChatGPT launched

all visits, Nov 2022
21.2M
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
5.8M
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
1.3M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
2K
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026

Semrush Traffic Analytics modelled visits, United Kingdom, a separate source from the Ahrefs estimates above. Semrush restates this data on 9 November 2026.