ChatGPT lost 22 points of web share in a year

25 points by echohive42 19 hours ago on hackernews | 54 comments

Users · 12 Aug 2026 · High confidence

Worldwide AI-chatbot web visits: ChatGPT 76% → 54%. Gemini 6% → 28%. Claude 1% → 9%. This is not monthly users and not revenue.

ChatGPT lost 22 points of web share in a year

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Similarweb worldwide web-visit share (desktop + mobile web). May 2026 is still the latest comparable stacked print as of 12 Aug (Momentic / Similarweb). Gemini’s 1B app MAU can coexist with ~28% web share because so much Gemini use is in-app / Android.

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Similarweb · Momentic (Similarweb-based) Jul 2026

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