Google Featured Snippets Showing "According To" Above Some Results

Jan 4, 2018 - 7:45 am 6 by
Filed Under Google

Keyboard2 Google 1900px

If you search Google for [top online marketers] Google will show you a featured snippet that is a bit different than any other featured snippet layout that I think I've ever seen.

First, it shows the source, so in this case it says "According to entrepreneur.com." Then it shows thumbnail images of the first 6 listed, with ways to expand to show more or see related people to those listed here. And then comes the normal featured snippet. Here is a screen shot:

click for full size

Google Home or Assistance voice responses typically always start with "according to" before they give you the answer. But I can't get this display treatment for other queries.

This was first spotted by Himani Kankaria on Twitter.

Can you replicate this for other queries?

Forum discussion at Twitter.

Update: Here is a mobile design of this years later:

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Google Search Volatility

More Details

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Google

Google Search Using Gemini 3.8 Flash In AI Mode

Sep 2, 2026 - 11:59 am
Legal Search Issues

Judge Rules Google Ad Tech Business Won't Be Broken Up

Sep 2, 2026 - 11:31 am
Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: September 2, 2026

Sep 2, 2026 - 10:00 am
Google

Google Trends Explore Page Adds Category Filtering

Sep 2, 2026 - 9:38 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google: The Disavow Tool Does Have Effects

Sep 2, 2026 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Ads New Pre-Fill Asset Groups With Generated Assets

Sep 2, 2026 - 7:41 am
Previous Story: Google AdWords Social Support Team Says Expect Delayed Responses