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Global demand for artificial intelligence tools reached record highs in 2026, with the 74 largest AI platforms drawing 10.29 billion combined website visits in June 2026 according to Semrush data published by Exploding Topics.…
General-purpose assistants dominate consumer and workplace adoption: ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claude alone accounted for 7.43 billion visits, or more than 72% of all tracked AI tool traffic. Search demand mirrors this concentration, with Ahrefs reporting in November 2026 that 'chatgpt' is the single most searched term on Google worldwide at 913.99 million monthly searches, ahead of YouTube and WhatsApp Web. At the same time, specialized platforms for visual design, real-time translation, character roleplay, and cited web research hold major audiences in the global top 10. This ranking orders the 10 most popular artificial intelligence tools worldwide by June 2026 monthly website visits tracked by Semrush and Exploding Topics. ChatGPT leads with 5.32 billion monthly visits, followed by Google Gemini at 1.14 billion and Claude at 967.9 million. This list ranks the 10 most popular AI tools by total monthly desktop and mobile website visits in June 2026, using Semrush Traffic Analytics estimates compiled by Exploding Topics in October 2026 and corroborated by Visual Capitalist. Each platform is measured at its primary domain or dedicated AI subdomain, such as gemini.google.com, excluding general non-AI websites and mobile-app or API-only usage. Comparison scores weight monthly web visits (50%), 4-month traffic momentum from February to June 2026 (25%), and platform and language reach (25%).
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| Item | Web traffic | Platform reach | Growth momentum |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1ChatGPT | 100 | 96 | 62 |
| #2Google Gemini | 84 | 98 | 84 |
| #3Claude |
Launched by OpenAI on November 30, 2022, ChatGPT remains the world's most visited AI platform, recording 5.32 billion website visits in June 2026—51.73% of all traffic across the 74 AI tools tracked by Exploding Topics and Semrush. Its traffic grew 2.4% between February and June 2026, while OpenAI announced at DevDay in September 2026 that ChatGPT surpassed 1.2 billion weekly users, up from 900 million in February 2026.
Developed by Google AI and Google DeepMind, Google Gemini originated as Bard on March 21, 2023, before unifying under the Gemini brand in February 2024. In June 2026, gemini.google.com drew 1.14 billion monthly visits, overtaking Canva to claim #2 worldwide with an 11.06% share of top-74 AI tool traffic and +40.6% growth since February 2026.
Created by Anthropic and first released in March 2023, Claude is trained with Constitutional AI and ranks #3 globally with 967.9 million monthly website visits in June 2026, representing 9.41% of top-74 AI tool traffic. Claude recorded the fastest growth of any major AI platform in 2026, jumping +236.2% from 287.9 million visits in February 2026 to 967.9 million in June 2026, while US searches for 'Claude AI' rose +611% over 2 years to 45.5 million in September 2026.
Founded in Australia in 2013 and available in 100 languages across web, Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows, Canva is the highest-ranked creative design platform on the list, drawing 759.8 million monthly visits in June 2026 (7.39% share). Though its web traffic dipped 6.7% between February and June 2026 as Google Gemini moved into #2, Canva reported more than 265 million monthly active users, over 31 million paid users, and $4 billion in annual recurring revenue by the end of 2025.
Founded in Hangzhou on July 17, 2023, by Liang Wenfeng and backed by High-Flyer, DeepSeek develops open-weight large language models and operates the DeepSeek web and mobile chatbot. In June 2026, deepseek.com recorded 318.8 million monthly visits—a 3.10% share of the top 74 AI tools—growing +15.4% compared to February 2026.
Launched on November 3, 2023, by Elon Musk's AI organization (now SpaceX Super Intelligence), Grok is available as a standalone web and mobile app, inside the X social network, and in Tesla vehicles. In June 2026, grok.com drew 189.9 million monthly website visits, representing 1.85% of top-74 AI tool traffic, though visits declined 24.5% from February 2026.
Founded in November 2021 by former Google LaMDA engineers Noam Shazeer and Daniel de Freitas, Character.ai lets users create and converse with customizable AI characters across 31 languages. In June 2026, character.ai generated 165.5 million monthly website visits, accounting for 1.61% of top-74 AI tool traffic and rising +11.9% from February 2026 despite a 54% 2-year drop in Google search volume.
Launched on August 28, 2017, by DeepL SE in Cologne, Germany, DeepL is the top dedicated AI translation and writing platform, drawing 145.4 million monthly visits in June 2026 (1.41% share, down 2.4% since February 2026). DeepL supports 120 languages on its translation platform and serves more than 200,000 business teams, including a large share of Fortune 500 companies.
Founded in August 2022 by Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, and Andy Konwinski, Perplexity AI operates an answer engine that synthesizes live web sources with inline citations. In June 2026, perplexity.ai recorded 140.7 million monthly visits, representing 1.37% of top-74 AI tool traffic, though down 21.5% from February 2026.
Launched on February 7, 2023, as Bing Chat before unifying under the Copilot brand, Microsoft Copilot integrates models from OpenAI and Anthropic across Windows, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft 365, mobile apps, and copilot.microsoft.com. In June 2026, Microsoft Copilot recorded 92.7 million standalone website visits (under 1% of top-74 AI tool web traffic), growing +3.7% from February 2026.
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