ChatGPT records first drop in traffic since launch

HE ChatGPT recorded the first drop in monthly traffic to the website and the number of unique visitors. This is the data announced by on Monday (3). Similar web.

According to the company, Desktop and mobile traffic to ChatGPT page decreased 9.7% worldwide from May to June. Figures referring to the United States are higher, 10.3%.

already The number of unique visitors to the OpenAI chatbot website decreased by 5.7% in the same period, given the reach from all over the planet. The time people spent on the platform also decreased by 8.5%, according to the survey.

possible causes

One of the reasons for the decline in ChatGPT usage may be decreased interest in the innovation, which was launched last November and quickly went viral and became the fastest growing consumer application ever recorded. But there are other possible reasons for the slowdown.

Among them, it is worth highlighting the launch of the chatbot application for iOS, which focuses on accessing the web version of the technology, whose traffic is not included in this report. Also, the US summer vacation may have led to a significant reduction in student functionality use, as noted by Reuters.

despite the decline This Generative AI gets 1.5 billion monthly visits to its websiteIt is currently one of the 20 most visited pages in the world.