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  "name": "Search vs. Store: AI App Search Demand vs App Store Rank vs Web Traffic (2026)",
  "snapshot_date": "2026-07-01",
  "geo": "US",
  "rows": 40,
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "Crawlora (Google Trends API + App Store charts dataset + SimilarWeb)",
  "study_url": "https://crawlora.net/blog/search-vs-store-2026",
  "method": "Google Trends interest (today 12-m, US) per app, anchor-normalized to ChatGPT=100 (mid-volume bridge Perplexity for low-signal apps), then bucketed into coarse tiers because ChatGPT dwarfs the field ~30-1000x and Trends cannot resolve a precise cross-app value. Store standing = current US App Store chart rank (best of iOS/Play, Top Free + Grossing). Search terms are hand-picked per app and listed. Cross-sectional snapshot, not causal; the coefficient is directional only.",
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    "divergence"
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