Global AI Adoption
Statistics & Trends

Monthly AI Market Report by Web Visits
Across 9500+ Tools, May 2026

Global AI Tools Web Traffic Overview: May 2026

Total Visits

Total estimated website visits to AI tools monitored and analyzed in our directory during the selected time period.

13.80B

Across 9500+ Tools

Unique Visits

Number of unique users estimated to have used the analyzed AI tools during the selected time period.

3.39B

MoM Change (visits)

Change in total visits compared to the previous month, expressed in both absolute numbers and percentage.

1.02B (7.97%)

Gender Distribution

Estimated distribution of male and female users visiting the analyzed AI tools during the selected time period.
8.44B Male 61.13%
5.36B Female 38.87%

Average Duration

Average time spent by users per session across all analyzed AI tools during the selected time period.

04:20 min per session

Bounce Rate

Percentage of users who left after viewing only one page of an analyzed AI tool without further interaction.

44.35%

Device Distribution

Breakdown of AI tool usage by device type, showing the percentage of visits from desktop and mobile devices.

Desktop

10.30B

74.62%

Mobile

3.50B

25.38%

AI Traffic Trends (Last 12 months)

Monthly changes in total and unique visits across all analyzed AI tools over the past year, revealing overall usage patterns and industry growth trends.
Month Page Visits
Jun 10.31B
Jul 11.34B
Aug 11.48B
Sep 11.70B
Oct 12.94B
Nov 12.14B
Dec 11.70B
Jan 12.31B
Feb 11.61B
Mar 14.76B
Apr 12.78B
May 13.80B

AI Market Share Distribution

Distribution of total visits among leading AI tools, showing each tool's relative market presence and user engagement within the industry.
1
ChatGPT logo ChatGPT
Chatbots
Visits:
5.63B +429.49M
was 5.20B
Growth: 8.25%
Market Share: 1.93%
2
Gemini logo Gemini
Chatbots
Visits:
1.17B +118.30M
was 1.05B
Growth: 11.25%
Market Share: 0.40%
3
Claude logo Claude
Chatbots
Visits:
988.36M +150.64M
was 837.72M
Growth: 17.98%
Market Share: 0.34%
4
Canva logo Canva
Design Generators
Visits:
854.87M +29.25M
was 825.63M
Growth: 3.54%
Market Share: 0.29%
5
Google Translate logo Google Translate
Translators
Visits:
365.66M +16.04M
was 349.61M
Growth: 4.59%
Market Share: 0.13%
6
DeepSeek logo DeepSeek
Chatbots
Visits:
363.03M +65.17M
was 297.87M
Growth: 21.88%
Market Share: 0.12%
7
Grok logo Grok
Chatbots
Visits:
236.48M -19.45M
was 255.94M
Growth: -7.6%
Market Share: 0.08%
8
Character AI logo Character AI
Character Chat Tools
Visits:
182.14M +14.41M
was 167.73M
Growth: 8.59%
Market Share: 0.06%
9
Perplexity logo Perplexity
Chatbots
Visits:
165.57M -5.13M
was 170.71M
Growth: -3.01%
Market Share: 0.06%
10
JanitorAI logo JanitorAI
Character Chat Tools
Visits:
164.44M +23.20M
was 141.24M
Growth: 16.43%
Market Share: 0.06%
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Trending Up

List of AI tools that have shown the largest increase in total visits compared to the previous month.
1
ChatGPT logo ChatGPT
Chatbots
Visits:
5.63B +429.49M
was 5.20B
Growth: 8.25%
Market Share: 40.82%
2
Claude logo Claude
Chatbots
Visits:
988.36M +150.64M
was 837.72M
Growth: 17.98%
Market Share: 7.16%
3
Gemini logo Gemini
Chatbots
Visits:
1.17B +118.30M
was 1.05B
Growth: 11.25%
Market Share: 8.47%
4
DeepSeek logo DeepSeek
Chatbots
Visits:
363.03M +65.17M
was 297.87M
Growth: 21.88%
Market Share: 2.63%
5
Zoom logo Zoom
AI Note Takers
Visits:
60.50M +33.27M
was 27.23M
Growth: 122.16%
Market Share: 0.44%
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Trending Down

List of AI tools that have shown the largest decrease in total visits compared to the previous month.
1
Grok logo Grok
Chatbots
Visits:
236.48M -19.45M
was 255.94M
Growth: -7.60%
Market Share: 1.71%
2
QuizLet logo QuizLet
Students Tools
Visits:
58.16M -6.82M
was 64.98M
Growth: -10.49%
Market Share: 0.42%
3
Perplexity logo Perplexity
Chatbots
Visits:
165.57M -5.13M
was 170.71M
Growth: -3.01%
Market Share: 1.20%
4
Gradescope logo Gradescope
Teachers Tools
Visits:
6.47M -4.44M
was 10.91M
Growth: -40.73%
Market Share: 0.05%
5
Magnific (Freepik) logo Magnific (Freepik)
Image Generators
Visits:
137.36M -4.22M
was 141.58M
Growth: -2.98%
Market Share: 1.00%
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AI Website Visits by Country

Geographical distribution of visits to all AI tools analyzed, showing which countries are most actively using AI technologies.
Location
Country where the AI tool visits originated from.
Traffic
Total number of visits from this country during the selected month, with the change from previous month shown below.
Share
Percentage of global AI tool visits that came from this country.
United States United States
2.77B +197.54M
21.76%
India India
1.12B +109.36M
8.79%
Brazil Brazil
744.12M +53.08M
5.86%
Germany Germany
482.14M +51.57M
3.79%
Japan Japan
425.85M +76.94M
3.35%
United Kingdom United Kingdom
405.33M +24.49M
3.19%
France France
352.97M +29.16M
2.78%
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AI Website Visits by Category

Distribution of visits across all analyzed AI tools, showing which industries and solutions are most actively embracing AI technology.
Category
Traffic
Total number of visits received by all AI tools within this category during the selected time period.
%
Percentage of total visits going to this category, revealing the relative demand for AI solutions in different industries.
Text Generators 9.29B 67.28%
Creative Tools 1.91B 13.82%
Productivity Tools 542.87M 3.93%
Education Tools 517.78M 3.75%
Sales And Marketing Tools 362.42M 2.63%
Audio Tools 310.59M 2.25%
Web Development Tools 298.14M 2.16%
Video Tools 249.66M 1.81%
Business Tools 136.20M 0.99%
Human Resource Tools 110.17M 0.8%
Social Media Tools 42.80M 0.31%
Professionals Tools 19.69M 0.14%
Finance Tools 14.75M 0.11%
E-Commerce Tools 3.19M 0.02%
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AI Website Visits by Traffic Source

Breakdown of how users are finding and accessing this AI tool, showing the distribution of traffic across different channels.
Source
Channel or method through which users reached this tool (e.g., Direct, Organic Search, Referral).
Traffic
Number of visits from each traffic source during the selected time period.
Share
Percentage of total visits that came through each traffic source, showing which channels drive the most traffic to this tool.
Direct 10.74B 78.00%
Organic search 1.78B 13.00%
Referral 754.05M 5.00%
Paid search 247.67M 2.00%
Organic social 152.97M 1.00%
Paid social 6.20M 0.00%
Mail 47.71M 0.00%
Display ads 13.32M 0.00%
AI Traffic 57.24M 0.00%
Google AI Mode 2.83M 0.00%

Our Methodology

Our AI industry web traffic analysis is based on estimated data from reliable sources such as SEMrush and Ahrefs. We track 10,500+ AI tools across 171 categories, updating data every month. We analyze total visits, unique visits, user demographics, and more across the categories to provide insights into the AI industry’s size, trends, and top performers.

Unique visits represent cumulative monthly counts, meaning returning users in different months are counted again. The total unique visits for all tools combined do not represent distinct individuals due to user overlap across multiple AI tools. For a closer estimate of the AI industry's audience size, refer to the latest month's unique visit count.

Read our complete data analysis methodology

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