08/12/2025
Your Google Ads Are Buried Below AI 25% of the Time (And You Didn't Even Know)
Google's AI Overviews reshaped search overnight. They intercept clicks, push ads lower and destroy visibility.
New data reveals precisely how much you're losing.
The Numbers That Matter
25% of ads now appear below AI Overviews. That means 1 in 4 of your paid ads are pushed down the page, where users rarely scroll.
For keywords driving millions in revenue, this creates immediate, high-cost instability.
The Industries Getting Hit Hardest
1. Healthcare: 64.6% below AI Overviews. Nearly two-thirds of healthcare ads are buried below AI-generated answers.
2. Gaming: 50/50 split. Ad visibility is literally a coin flip.
3. Travel, Finance, Retail: 75% above. Still losing 1 in 4 placements.
Mobile Makes It Worse
Mobile is where AI Overviews most reduce visibility. On small screens, ads buried below AI answers are invisible without scrolling.
Automotive on mobile: Ads pushed below AI nearly 50% of the time.
The smaller the screen, the bigger the problem.
The Counterintuitive Opportunity
Long-tail keywords (4+ words) perform better than AI Overviews in industries such as Gaming and Automotive.
Whilst competitors avoid informational queries, your ads can dominate above AI on mid-funnel searches.
Gaming example: For long queries (7-9 words), ads consume 100% of the AI space.
What You Need to Do Now
1. Audit Device Performance: Check mobile vs desktop visibility. Adjust bids when mobile pushes you below AI.
2. Test Long Tail Keywords: Informational queries (4+ words) often beat AI placement. Find your quick wins.
3. Rewrite Ad Copy: AI answers are generic. Your ads need urgency, emotion and trust.
Deals, guarantees, scarcity. What AI can't deliver.
The Reality
Google AI Overviews cut click-through rates and push ads lower. If you're not tracking where your ads sit relative to AI, you're flying blind.
Your competitors who adapt fast will capture the visibility you're losing.
DM me "AI Position" if you want help auditing which of your keywords are being buried by AI Overviews and how to fight back.
The SERP has changed. Your strategy needs to as well.