Google, Bing and AI chatbots in plain numbers, with the source and the limits of each figure. Updated monthly.
Search engines: September 2026 AI chatbots: September 2026 Last checked: 2 November 2026
At a glance
Search engines
Share of search-engine visits to websites in StatCounter's network, all devices.
| Search engine | Share | Change on Aug 2026 | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87.87% | Up 0.34 percentage points from August 2026 | ||
| Bing | 9.19% | Down 0.26 percentage points from August 2026 | |
| Yahoo! | 1.54% | Down 0.05 percentage points from August 2026 | |
| DuckDuckGo | 0.93% | No material change from August 2026 | |
| All other search engines | 0.47% |
Arrows compare with August 2026: up, down, no material change (under 0.05 points). They show direction only, not whether a change is good or bad. A dash means no previous month on file.
| Month | Bing | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 87.87% | 9.19% |
| August 2026 | 87.53% | 9.45% |
| July 2026 | 88.21% | 8.75% |
| June 2026 | 88% | 9.03% |
| May 2026 | 88.02% | 9.04% |
| April 2026 | 88.51% | 8.38% |
| March 2026 | 88.2% | 8.71% |
| February 2026 | 88.89% | 8.25% |
| January 2026 | 90.71% | 6.55% |
| December 2025 | 91.1% | 6.05% |
| November 2025 | 91.08% | 6.22% |
| October 2025 | 91.13% | 6.14% |
AI chatbots
This is each chatbot's share of the clicks AI chatbots send to websites. It is not a share of searches, and it is not a measure of how many people use each chatbot. A person can read an AI answer without clicking anything, so clicks only capture part of the picture.
| AI chatbot | Share of chatbot referrals | Change on Aug 2026 | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 80.47% | Up 1.07 percentage points from August 2026 | |
| Google Gemini | 10.94% | No material change from August 2026 | |
| Perplexity | 5.84% | Up 1.5 percentage points from August 2026 | |
| Microsoft Copilot | 1.78% | Down 0.99 percentage points from August 2026 | |
| Claude | 0.95% | Down 1.58 percentage points from August 2026 | |
| DeepSeek | 0.02% |
Arrows compare with August 2026, in percentage points, and show direction only. Month-to-month moves in this series can be large, so a single arrow says little on its own. The 12-month table below gives the wider picture.
Of the visits sent to websites by Google and ChatGPT combined (worldwide, September 2026), Google sent 99.61% and ChatGPT 0.39%. AI chatbots are a small source of website visits today, but the share between chatbots shifts from month to month.
| Month | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Copilot | Claude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 80.47% | 10.94% | 5.84% | 1.78% | 0.95% |
| August 2026 | 79.4% | 10.93% | 4.34% | 2.77% | 2.53% |
| July 2026 | 77.89% | 9.93% | 5.86% | 3.07% | 3.2% |
| June 2026 | 76.89% | 7.96% | 7.87% | 3.48% | 3.74% |
| May 2026 | 79.05% | 7.04% | 7.67% | 3.24% | 2.99% |
| April 2026 | 76.85% | 9% | 7.73% | 3.76% | 2.66% |
| March 2026 | 78.16% | 8.65% | 7.07% | 3.19% | 2.91% |
| February 2026 | 79.98% | 7.5% | 7.88% | 3.26% | 1.37% |
| January 2026 | 80.51% | 7.2% | 7.87% | 3.5% | 0.92% |
| December 2025 | 79.74% | 4.74% | 10.83% | 3.6% | 1.07% |
| November 2025 | 81.84% | 2.97% | 11.06% | 3.06% | 1.06% |
| October 2025 | 81.35% | 3.02% | 11.13% | 3.47% | 1.02% |
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Sources
Figures on this page were last checked on 2 November 2026. Always check the source for the latest numbers.
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