New figures claim ChatGPT usage at 'all-time low' as "QuitGPT" movement dents popularity with Gemini, Perplexity, and Copilot all stealing market share

Date:
Thu, 14 May 2026 23:20:00 +0000

Description:
ChatGPTs referral dominance declined further while Gemini, Claude,
Perplexity, and Copilot steadily gained traction across competing AI platforms.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter ChatGPT recorded its weakest referral market share since industry tracking officially began Google Gemini continued expanding through integration across Android, Chrome, Search, and Workspace Perplexity regained traffic share after months of declining
referral activity across platforms New market figures have suggested OpenAIs ChatGPT is gradually losing referral share as competitors gain ground across the increasingly competitive AI chatbot industry.

The latest data from Statcounter claims ChatGPT accounted for 76.85% of AI chatbot referrals in April 2026 - which may sound high, but actually marks
the platforms lowest recorded share after three consecutive months of losses for OpenAI, which stood at over 84% just a year ago. Google Gemini continues to grow, reaching an all-time high of 9% share and holding second place for two consecutive months, with Perplexity and Copilot also both bouncing back after months of decline, while a recent spike for Claude has started to cool. Latest Videos From You may like Google Gemini could challenge ChatGPT for AI market dominance by 2027 Gemini leads in human-like AI writing as detection tools fall behind Everyones switching to Claude but the smartest AI might surprise you Rivals grow as OpenAI plunges Aodhan Cullen, CEO of Statcounter, said the AI chatbot referral market is entering a completely new phase of competition.

Google's strategy of embedding Gemini across Search, Android, Workspace, and Chrome is clearly paying off in terms of user adoption - with the question
now whether Gemini can break through the 10% barrier in the coming months.

Perplexity rose to 7.73% from 7.07% in March 2026, recovering some of the share it lost over the past year.

Copilot climbed to 3.76% from 3.19%, though both remain well below their respective peaks from 2025. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign
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Claude's referral share fell back to 2.66% in April, down from 2.91% in March of this year, a period which saw it more than double its share in a single month, and was widely attributed to the "QuitGPT" movement.

This followed OpenAI's controversial Pentagon deal , which prompted many
users to seek alternatives.

Weekly data had already indicated the spike was cooling, with Claude's share peaking at 3.6% in week 12 before falling back. What to read next An Indian startup beat Gemini and ChatGPT at reading languages The 'cancel ChatGPT' trend is growing after OpenAI's US military deal OpenAI introduces new
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Cullen said the Claude data serves as a useful case study in news-driven adoption patterns, as the initial spike was dramatic, but some pullback was expected given the nature of such movements.

At 2.66%, Claude remains significantly above where it was at the start of the year at just 0.92% in January. What this means for website owners and marketers OpenAIs ChatGPTs dominance is gradually eroding over time, with traffic spreading across an increasingly competitive field.

For website owners and digital marketers, optimizing for a single AI tool is no longer a sufficient strategy.

Generative Engine Optimization across multiple platforms should become part
of every digital marketing plan going forward.

The AI chatbot market is fragmenting, and no single player can claim
permanent dominance.

ChatGPT still leads by a wide margin, but its share has dropped nearly 8 percentage points over the course of a single year.

Google Gemini is approaching double-digit share, and the combined challengers now hold more than 23% of the referral market.

Website owners who rely on ChatGPT-driven traffic need to diversify their generative engine optimization strategies across Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, and Claude as well. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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