CTR Calculator

Solve for CTR, clicks, or impressions, compare Paid Channel CTR by click basis, and see organic CTR by SERP position.

CTR = clicks ÷ impressions × 100. Paid Channel CTR and organic position CTR are separate tables — never one axis. Every paid row names Link CTR, All-clicks CTR, or Chargeable-clicks CTR.

Solved CTR

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CTR
5.00%
Clicks
50
Impressions
1,000
Extra clicks at +0.5pp CTR
5

CTR = clicks ÷ impressions × 100. Paid Channel CTR and organic position CTR are separate metrics — compared in two tables below.

Paid Channel CTR by channel

ChannelClick basisPaid Channel CTRSource and definition
Google SearchLink CTR6.64%WordStream / LocaliQ (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026) — Google Search Paid Channel CTR — Link CTR; clicks to destination ÷ impressions; 13,474 US campaigns; medians
Meta (Facebook + Instagram)Link CTR1.20%Gupta Media (monthly through 2025) — Meta Paid Channel CTR — Link CTR (LCTR); clicks to destination ÷ impressions
Meta (Facebook + Instagram)All-clicks CTR2.19%Triple Whale (2025) — Meta Paid Channel CTR — All-clicks CTR; ~35,000 DTC ecommerce brands
TikTokLink CTR0.95%Gupta Media (Oct 2025) — TikTok Paid Channel CTR — Link CTR (LCTR); clicks to destination ÷ impressions
TikTokAll-clicks CTR1.77%Triple Whale (2025) — TikTok Paid Channel CTR — All-clicks CTR
LinkedInChargeable-clicks CTR0.52% US · global 0.44%–0.65%ZenABM (2026) — LinkedIn Paid Channel CTR — Chargeable-clicks CTR for sponsored content; US cohort; 161,256 ads. Chargeable clicks ÷ impressions per LinkedIn Campaign Manager.Sponsored content. Format outliers (Text Ads 0.02%, Thought Leader Ads 2.68%) are footnotes, not rows.

Organic CTR by SERP position

Backlinko, 4-million-result organic CTR study (backlinko.com/google-ctr-stats): baseline no-AIO click-through for positions 1–10 (pos. 1 ≈ 27.6%, pos. 10 ≈ 2.5%). AI Overview impact overlays come from Ahrefs and Seer, not this curve. seoClarity, 750-billion-impression dataset: page-2 baseline CTR for positions 11–20. Only ~0.63% of searchers click any page-2 result, and CTR rises again at positions 19–20 (bottom-of-page effect) rather than decaying smoothly.

PositionOrganic CTR
127.60%
215.80%
311.00%
48.40%
57.00%
65.10%
74.10%
83.20%
92.80%
102.50%
111.00%
120.80%
130.70%
140.60%
150.40%
160.35%
170.60%
180.70%
191.36%
201.47%

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Frequently asked questions

What is Link CTR vs All-clicks CTR?

Link CTR counts clicks to the destination. All-clicks CTR also counts other clickable elements. They can differ 2–3× on the same channel, so every benchmark row names its basis.

Why are paid and organic CTR in separate tables?

Position-1 organic CTR (~27.6%) is a different metric from paid channel CTR (typically under 7%). Putting them in one table reads as a category error.

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