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ChatGPT Users & Market Share
As of September 2026, ChatGPT accounts for 80.5% of AI chatbot referrals worldwide, ranking number 1 of 6. That is down 0.6 points from 81.1% in September 2025. Its high in the series was 84.2% in April 2025.
ChatGPT: 900M weekly active users (February 27, 2026, per OpenAI, "Scaling AI for everyone"). ChatGPT: 50M paid subscribers (February 27, 2026, per OpenAI, "Scaling AI for everyone").
By Essentras Editorial Team. Data: StatCounter Global Stats. Figures and sentences on this page are computed from the data at every refresh.
Updated October 13, 2026. Data through September 2026.
October 2026 is still in progress (13 days in). It is shown separately as month to date and is not used in headline figures.
What this measures. Share of AI chatbot referrals: of all website visits that arrive from an AI chatbot, the percentage that came from each assistant. It measures traffic sent to websites. It is not a count of users.
ChatGPT market share over time
Monthly share of AI chatbot referrals worldwide.
- ChatGPT
Dashed line: October 2026, month to date. Provisional until the month closes.
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| Month | ChatGPT |
|---|---|
| Oct 26 month to date | 70.2% |
| Sep 26 | 80.5% |
| Aug 26 | 79.4% |
| Jul 26 | 77.9% |
| Jun 26 | 76.9% |
| May 26 | 79.1% |
| Apr 26 | 76.9% |
| Mar 26 | 78.2% |
| Feb 26 | 80.0% |
| Jan 26 | 80.5% |
| Dec 25 | 79.7% |
| Nov 25 | 81.8% |
| Oct 25 | 81.4% |
| Sep 25 | 81.1% |
| Aug 25 | 80.9% |
| Jul 25 | 82.7% |
| Jun 25 | 79.9% |
| May 25 | 79.8% |
| Apr 25 | 84.2% |
ChatGPT rank over time
Position among the 6 assistants by referral share, by month (1 is highest).
| Apr 25 | May 25 | Jun 25 | Jul 25 | Aug 25 | Sep 25 | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 | Oct 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
ChatGPT market share by region
Share of AI chatbot referrals in each region, September 2026, strongest first.
| Region | Share | Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 80.5% | 1 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 80.7% | 1 | +0.2 |
| Poland | 80.6% | 1 | +0.1 |
| United Kingdom | 79.8% | 1 | -0.7 |
| France | 79.0% | 1 | -1.5 |
| Germany | 78.9% | 1 | -1.5 |
| Europe | 78.8% | 1 | -1.7 |
| Australia | 78.1% | 1 | -2.4 |
| Spain | 77.6% | 1 | -2.9 |
| India | 77.3% | 1 | -3.2 |
| Brazil | 76.5% | 1 | -4.0 |
| United States | 74.9% | 1 | -5.6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 74.7% | 1 | -5.8 |
| Japan | 74.1% | 1 | -6.4 |
| Canada | 71.1% | 1 | -9.3 |
| Mexico | 70.9% | 1 | -9.6 |
| Italy | 69.6% | 1 | -10.9 |
ChatGPT user numbers
| Product | Measure | Figure | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Weekly active users | 900M | February 27, 2026 | OpenAI, "Scaling AI for everyone" |
| ChatGPT | Paid subscribers | 50M | February 27, 2026 | OpenAI, "Scaling AI for everyone" |
| ChatGPT | Share of AI assistant app audience | 46.4% | May 2026 | Sensor Tower, State of AI 2026 (reported by TechCrunch) |
| ChatGPT | Monthly active users | 1.1B | May 2026 | Sensor Tower, State of AI 2026 (reported by TechCrunch) |
| OpenAI | Share of enterprise LLM API usage | 25% | July 2025 | Menlo Ventures, 2025 Mid-Year LLM Market Update |
ChatGPT in the Essentras AI Answer Index
| Assistant | Answers | Names the brand checked | Companies per answer | Citations per answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 319 | 16.6% | 5.8 | 6.8 |
- en.wikipedia.org29
- support.google.com20
- reddit.com16
- techradar.com11
- aad.org9
- bbb.org9
- gartner.com8
- angi.com7
- apps.apple.com7
- clutch.co7
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How many people use ChatGPT?▾
ChatGPT: 900M weekly active users (February 27, 2026, per OpenAI, "Scaling AI for everyone"). ChatGPT: 50M paid subscribers (February 27, 2026, per OpenAI, "Scaling AI for everyone"). ChatGPT: 1.1B monthly active users (May 2026, per Sensor Tower, State of AI 2026 (reported by TechCrunch)). Referral share is a different measure: it counts traffic sent to websites, not users.
What is ChatGPT's market share?▾
ChatGPT accounts for 80.5% of AI chatbot referrals worldwide in September 2026, rank 1 of 6. By region it ranges from 69.6% in Italy to 80.7% in United Arab Emirates. This is StatCounter's measure of website referrals, not a count of users.
Is ChatGPT growing?▾
ChatGPT had 80.5% in September 2026, vs 81.1% in September 2025 (-0.6 points). Its high in the series was 84.2% in April 2025. Month to date for October 2026 shows 70.2%, which is provisional.
Where is ChatGPT most popular?▾
By referral share, ChatGPT is strongest in United Arab Emirates (80.7%) among the regions we track, and weakest in Italy (69.6%).
What does market share mean here?▾
Market share on this page is share of AI chatbot referrals, from StatCounter Global Stats: the percentage of website visits that came from each assistant. It is a measure of traffic sent, not of users.
Data: StatCounter Global Stats, AI Chatbot Market Share, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Derived tables and charts on this page are shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. StatCounter CC BY-SA 3.0
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