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Claude Users & Market Share
As of September 2026, Claude accounts for 1.0% of AI chatbot referrals worldwide, ranking number 5 of 6. That is unchanged from September 2025. Its high in the series was 3.7% in June 2026.
We list no official user count for Claude: we could not verify one at a primary source. Third-party estimates, where they exist, are in the table below. Claude: 245M monthly active users (May 2026, per Sensor Tower, State of AI 2026 (reported by TechCrunch)).
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.
Claude market share over time
Monthly share of AI chatbot referrals worldwide.
- Claude
Dashed line: October 2026, month to date. Provisional until the month closes.
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| Month | Claude |
|---|---|
| Oct 26 month to date | 1.4% |
| Sep 26 | 1.0% |
| Aug 26 | 2.5% |
| Jul 26 | 3.2% |
| Jun 26 | 3.7% |
| May 26 | 3.0% |
| Apr 26 | 2.7% |
| Mar 26 | 2.9% |
| Feb 26 | 1.4% |
| Jan 26 | 0.9% |
| Dec 25 | 1.1% |
| Nov 25 | 1.1% |
| Oct 25 | 1.0% |
| Sep 25 | 1.0% |
| Aug 25 | 0.9% |
| Jul 25 | 0.9% |
| Jun 25 | 1.1% |
| May 25 | 0.5% |
| Apr 25 | 0.3% |
Claude 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Claude market share by region
Share of AI chatbot referrals in each region, September 2026, strongest first.
| Region | Share | Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 1.0% | 5 | |
| Canada | 2.2% | 5 | +1.2 |
| United States | 1.9% | 5 | +0.9 |
| France | 1.8% | 5 | +0.9 |
| Australia | 1.8% | 5 | +0.8 |
| United Kingdom | 1.6% | 5 | +0.6 |
| Europe | 1.4% | 5 | +0.5 |
| Germany | 1.4% | 5 | +0.5 |
| India | 1.4% | 5 | +0.4 |
| Italy | 1.3% | 5 | +0.4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.3% | 5 | +0.3 |
| Brazil | 1.1% | 5 | +0.2 |
| Spain | 1.1% | 5 | +0.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.0% | 5 | +0.1 |
| Japan | 0.9% | 5 | -0.1 |
| Poland | 0.7% | 5 | -0.2 |
| Mexico | 0.5% | 5 | -0.5 |
Claude user numbers
| Product | Measure | Figure | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | Share of AI assistant app audience | 10.3% | May 2026 | Sensor Tower, State of AI 2026 (reported by TechCrunch) |
| Claude | Monthly active users | 245M | May 2026 | Sensor Tower, State of AI 2026 (reported by TechCrunch) |
| Anthropic | Share of enterprise LLM API usage | 32% | July 2025 | Menlo Ventures, 2025 Mid-Year LLM Market Update |
Claude in the Essentras AI Answer Index
| Assistant | Answers | Names the brand checked | Companies per answer | Citations per answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | 319 | 25.7% | 7.7 | 6.6 |
- yelp.com14
- apps.apple.com9
- forbes.com7
- heygen.com7
- play.google.com7
- angi.com6
- clutch.co6
- en.wikipedia.org6
- techradar.com6
- amazon.com5
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FAQ
Claude: frequently asked questions
How many people use Claude?▾
Claude: 245M 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 Claude's market share?▾
Claude accounts for 1.0% of AI chatbot referrals worldwide in September 2026, rank 5 of 6. By region it ranges from 0.5% in Mexico to 2.2% in Canada. This is StatCounter's measure of website referrals, not a count of users.
Is Claude growing?▾
Claude had 1.0% in September 2026, vs 1.0% in September 2025 (0.0 points). Its high in the series was 3.7% in June 2026. Month to date for October 2026 shows 1.4%, which is provisional.
Where is Claude most popular?▾
By referral share, Claude is strongest in Canada (2.2%) among the regions we track, and weakest in Mexico (0.5%).
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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