ChatGPT claws back web traffic share to 55.5 percent as Gemini's brief comeback fades
ChatGPT holds 55.5% of AI chatbot web traffic—but its year-over-year lead collapsed from 73.3% as Gemini and Claude surge.
Why it matters
Market share volatility in the consumer AI chatbot space signals shifting user preferences and competitive pressure on OpenAI's dominance, relevant to practitioners choosing platforms and strategists tracking the AI product landscape.
The key facts
12 to knowChatGPT: 55.5% current market share
ChatGPT: 73.3% market share year-over-year (down 17.8 points)
Gemini: doubled its share YoY
Claude: grew nearly fivefold YoY
Data source: Similarweb
Mobile apps and desktop clients excluded from measurement
Metric: web traffic share only
ChatGPT: 55.5% current web traffic share
ChatGPT year-over-year decline: 73.3% → 55.5% (17.8 point drop)
Gemini doubled its share YoY
Claude grew nearly 5x YoY
Note: mobile apps and desktop clients excluded from measurement
Go to the source
The Decoderthe-decoder.com
Publisher excerpt: ChatGPT has pushed its share of AI chatbot website traffic back up to 55.5 percent, according to Similarweb. Year-over-year, though, its lead shrank sharply from 73.3 percent as Gemini doubled its share and Claude grew nearly fivefold. Mobile apps and desktop clients aren't included.