After introducing for regular Search results, Google is bringing Preferred Sources to AI Mode and AI Overviews.
Like in the Top Stories carousel, websites that you’ve selected as Preferred Sources will be highlighted in AI Overviews and AI Mode. At the moment, these “Preferred” badges appear when your selected sites happen to appear in the response. In the future, Google is working on using Preferred Sources as a ranking signal across its AI features so that what you’ve selected appears more often.
To add sources, go to: google.com/preferences/source. This is rolling out starting today, with Google noting how people have already “selected more than 345,000 unique sources.”
In regular Search results, Google will now show a prominent carousel that also highlights Preferred Sources for “some searches when you have a question about a developing topic.” The goal is to “make timely articles more visible on a wider range of queries.”
We know people often want to read an article or a post for these searches, but some initial context and a range of options helps them decide where to dig in.
Google will also soon add a carousel for “helpful perspectives from online discussions, forums, and social media” when you’re searching for “insights from others.”
The final update today will add a “Highly Cited” badge to “more web article links on the search results page.” This helps readers find “primary reporting that other articles are referencing.”
We’re also indicating when an article explicitly references a Highly Cited source. These are simple ways to help you discover influential coverage of topics you’re interested in.
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