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Types of Featured Snippets: The most common type of featured snippet is the one I just showed you above, but Google can provide different formats in different spaces. As of the time of writing, there are five general types of featured snippets: Paragraph List Table Video Accordion Of these, we know that paragraph- and list-type featured snippets are the most common. Lists can come in numerical format, or in bullet format. You often see these two types when asking for definitions, instructions, and of course, lists of products. Recently, I’ve also noticed that Google is pushing for more table and video-formatted featured snippets.
Tables are common if your search has to do something with product specifications, such as price. Videos, on the other hand, show up if you’re looking for how-to guides or demonstrations, where Google will show a specific section of a video that it thinks CY Lists provides the most appropriate answer. Last are accordions. These I don’t see as often, but they look a lot like the People Also Ask section. When clicked, the accordion expands and almost always shows you additional featured snippets, which is fascinating.

Important Statistics on Featured Snippets Let’s take a look at some general stats that I found from several studies regarding featured snippets. This data can give SEOs and site owners a better look into how they affect SEO, and how to find opportunities to gain more featured snippets. 19-23% of all SERPs include a that they’re included in about 23% of all SERPs. Another study from SEMRush and Brando said they appear in 19% of all SERPs. Either way, this is up over 150% since 2016—that’s wild. Paragraphs and Lists are the most common types of Featured Snippets According to SEMRush, Paragraphs made up 70% of all featured snippets, followed by lists at 19.1%.
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