The impact of AI continues to be seen in internet traffic data.
ChatGPT has climbed the ranks of the most visited websites globally, securing the 5th spot in desktop traffic for February 2025. This is up from the 6th place ChatGPT had managed in January. “ChatGPT had another record-breaking month. After ranking 6th on Desktop in January, it became the 5th most visited website in February and ranked 7th when combining Desktop & Mobile Web traffic,” posted internet traffic analysis platform SimilarWeb on X.
In February 2025, Google.com remained the undisputed leader in web traffic, commanding a massive 36.39% share of total visits across desktop and mobile. YouTube.com followed in second place with 12.63%. Facebook.com held onto third place with 5.19%, while Instagram.com secured the fourth spot at 2.70%, reflecting the continued strength of social media. X.com (formerly Twitter) ranked fifth with 2.01%, edging out WhatsApp.com, which took sixth place at 1.92%. ChatGPT.com followed closely in seventh with 1.86%, continuing its rise in global web traffic. Wikipedia.org placed eighth with 1.73%, while Reddit.com came in ninth with 1.63% Rounding out the top ten was Yahoo.com at 1.42%, which someone still manages to stay relevant in 2025.
ChatGPT though has had a dream run in the last couple of years. After being launched in late 2022, it had become the fastest product ever to reach 100 million users. Not long after, it had broken into the list of top 10 websites in the world, which is dominated by legacy players which are all at least a decade old. It had been in the eighth position n in 2024, reached the 6th spot in January 2024, and is now at the fifth place, and still quickly climbing up the ranks. And ChatGPT’s rise in popularity shows how quickly AI is becoming mainstream — and being used by people all around the world.