Global AI Adoption
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Monthly AI Market Report by Web Visits
Across 6000+ Tools, September 2026

Global AI Tools Web Traffic Overview: September 2026

Total Visits

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

19.30B

Across 6000+ Tools

Unique Visits

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

4.35B

MoM Change (visits)

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

3.49B (22.09%)

Gender Distribution

Estimated distribution of male and female users visiting the analyzed AI tools during the selected time period.
12.22B Male 63.31%
7.08B Female 36.69%

Average Duration

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

05:58 min per session

Bounce Rate

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

55.22%

Device Distribution

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

Desktop

15.72B

81.46%

Mobile

3.58B

18.54%

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
Oct 13.47B
Nov 12.66B
Dec 12.20B
Jan 12.81B
Feb 12.10B
Mar 15.39B
Apr 13.33B
May 14.40B
Jun 13.57B
Jul 15.12B
Aug 15.81B
Sep 19.30B

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:
8.23B +1.65B
was 6.58B
Growth: 25.15%
Market Share: 2.31%
2
Claude logo Claude
Chatbots
Visits:
1.58B +391.60M
was 1.19B
Growth: 32.96%
Market Share: 0.44%
3
Gemini logo Gemini
Chatbots
Visits:
1.44B +252.81M
was 1.19B
Growth: 21.3%
Market Share: 0.40%
4
Canva logo Canva
Design Generators
Visits:
1.07B +202.96M
was 862.50M
Growth: 23.53%
Market Share: 0.30%
5
Google Translate logo Google Translate
Translators
Visits:
474.11M +96.35M
was 377.77M
Growth: 25.51%
Market Share: 0.13%
6
DeepSeek logo DeepSeek
Chatbots
Visits:
380.36M +41.31M
was 339.06M
Growth: 12.18%
Market Share: 0.11%
7
Grok logo Grok
Chatbots
Visits:
256.27M +38.93M
was 217.34M
Growth: 17.91%
Market Share: 0.07%
8
JanitorAI logo JanitorAI
Character Chat Tools
Visits:
189.54M -8.81M
was 198.35M
Growth: -4.44%
Market Share: 0.05%
9
Magnific (Freepik) logo Magnific (Freepik)
Image Generators
Visits:
180.62M +47.24M
was 133.38M
Growth: 35.42%
Market Share: 0.05%
10
Character AI logo Character AI
Character Chat Tools
Visits:
176.48M -6.37M
was 182.85M
Growth: -3.48%
Market Share: 0.05%
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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:
8.23B +1.65B
was 6.58B
Growth: 25.15%
Market Share: 42.67%
2
Claude logo Claude
Chatbots
Visits:
1.58B +391.60M
was 1.19B
Growth: 32.96%
Market Share: 8.19%
3
Gemini logo Gemini
Chatbots
Visits:
1.44B +252.81M
was 1.19B
Growth: 21.30%
Market Share: 7.46%
4
Canva logo Canva
Design Generators
Visits:
1.07B +202.96M
was 862.50M
Growth: 23.53%
Market Share: 5.52%
5
Google Translate logo Google Translate
Translators
Visits:
474.11M +96.35M
was 377.77M
Growth: 25.51%
Market Share: 2.46%
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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
Kimi logo Kimi
Chatbots
Visits:
20.57M -20.37M
was 40.94M
Growth: -49.76%
Market Share: 0.11%
2
NotebookLM logo NotebookLM
Academic Research Tools
Visits:
5.74M -10.16M
was 15.90M
Growth: -63.89%
Market Share: 0.03%
3
JanitorAI logo JanitorAI
Character Chat Tools
Visits:
189.54M -8.81M
was 198.35M
Growth: -4.44%
Market Share: 0.98%
4
Character AI logo Character AI
Character Chat Tools
Visits:
176.48M -6.37M
was 182.85M
Growth: -3.48%
Market Share: 0.91%
5
PolyBuzz logo PolyBuzz
Character Chat Tools
Visits:
73.80M -4.97M
was 78.77M
Growth: -6.31%
Market Share: 0.38%
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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.
Bangladesh Bangladesh
4.73B +2.56B
26.78%
United States United States
2.90B +205.69M
16.41%
India India
1.05B -44.28M
5.98%
Brazil Brazil
784.80M -33.38M
4.45%
Germany Germany
477.23M +24.26M
2.70%
Japan Japan
473.05M +14.54M
2.68%
United Kingdom United Kingdom
412.18M +11.91M
2.34%
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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 13.17B 68.24%
Creative Tools 2.50B 12.95%
Productivity Tools 854.78M 4.43%
Education Tools 629.28M 3.26%
Web Development Tools 596.06M 3.09%
Sales And Marketing Tools 464.75M 2.41%
Audio Tools 364.35M 1.89%
Video Tools 319.86M 1.66%
Business Tools 161.82M 0.84%
Human Resource Tools 150.34M 0.78%
Social Media Tools 54.75M 0.28%
Professionals Tools 20.47M 0.11%
Finance Tools 20.15M 0.1%
E-Commerce Tools 4.04M 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 15.27B 79.00%
Organic search 2.40B 12.00%
Referral 992.34M 5.00%
Organic social 209.28M 1.00%
Paid search 260.57M 1.00%
Paid social 7.33M 0.00%
Mail 61.36M 0.00%
Display ads 13.58M 0.00%
AI Traffic 72.87M 0.00%
Google AI Mode 8.69M 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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