ChatGPT is flooding with billions of users every day, standing first in the AI search race. The recent stats from SimilarWeb reveal it all. A whopping 80.1% of AI search market share is in the hands of ChatGPT. This is an alarming sign for the traditional search engines, most importantly Google.
Previously, users relied mostly on search engines to find information online; moreover, with the buzz of AI tools like ChatGPT, preferences have changed along the way.
Super Fresh Search Market Stats
ChatGPT’s market has shown a big leap! From 77.6% a month before, the numbers hit 80.1%! This is big news for OpenAI’s GPT. Here’s how other AI platforms are competing with ChatGPT, even though their momentum seems to slow down.
- DeepSeek dropped to 6.5% (down from 7.6%
- Google’s AI tools edged slightly higher to 5.6% (up from 5.5%)
- Perplexity dropped to 1.5% (down from 1.9%)
The above stats clearly show that users are relying on the power of ChatGPT to get information in the fastest and most conversational way. With constant updates and features added to OpenAI’s GPT, it has become the first choice for marketers, business owners, employees, students, and more.
How are Search Engines Going?
Google, the biggest search giant, stays back in the race, alongside other popular search engines on the web.
Here are the numbers to help you know better:
- Google: -2% YoY
- Bing: -18% YoY
- Yahoo: -11% YoY
- DuckDuckGo: -6% YoY
This is a solid decline in the search engine market as compared to last year! Thus, search marketers should rethink their approach and work on what drives results.
Undoubtedly, AI has become the center stage in every field and is growing faster than ever, as revealed by the numbers. Wherein, Gen AI tools show a +34% rise, while Devops shows a skyrocketed +103% uplift. Meanwhile, content creation shows a downward side of –12%.
As ChatGPT is in boom, it clearly states from SimilarWeb’s data that traditional search is showing negative and downward results. To stay dominant and keep in the race, it’s necessary to adapt AI driven strategies alongside traditional search. As people have started showing more interest towards conversational AO for their information needs. This will make a difference!
Considering all, it’s evident that Google has 7 times more users than ChatGPT! After all, that’s a balanced point!
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