Claude's monthly visits surge to record high amid IPO preparations

Anthropic's Claude achieved a record 1.253 billion website visits in October, according to data cited by Forbes referencing Similarweb. This represented a 23.8% increase month-over-month, and a substantial 536.3% jump compared to the same month last year. This rapid ascent propelled Claude to the 25th spot globally on Similarweb's traffic ranking and into third place among AI chatbot websites, trailing only ChatGPT and Gemini. In October, Claude's growth rate significantly outpaced competitors; ChatGPT saw a modest 2.15% month-over-month growth, while Gemini experienced a slight decline of 0.15%. This surge broke a pattern where Claude's monthly visits had been confined between 950 million and 1 billion from May through September of this year. Despite this impressive growth, the report cautions that the metric only tracks web visits, excluding unique users and in-app usage. Meanwhile, ChatGPT recorded approximately 6 billion visits in October, marking its fourth consecutive month of gains and reaching 81.2% of global AI traffic in September. Adding to the market focus, Anthropic has filed necessary paperwork with the SEC as it moves toward an Initial Public Offering.