Americans visited ChatGPT a record 610 million times in February
While the AI trade that has propelled markets to record highs is showing signs of breaking down amid the tariff and trade turbulence of the last few weeks — with megacap tech stocks like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Alphabet, as well as smaller names like Palantir, all retreating in 2025 — Americans haven’t given up on actually using new AI tools. In fact, quite the opposite.
New data from website intelligence firm Similarweb reveals that American monthly visits to chatgpt.com, OpenAI’s web-based chatbot, have soared to 610 million, up 13% from January figures and up 83% year on year.
The data suggests that despite a very confusing suite of product names, the core offering — using ChatGPT for everyday questions — is quickly becoming a go-to tool for Americans.
The data also showed another fascinating quirk: visits tend spike on weekdays and subside on the weekends. Using the most recent week of data available, traffic figures tended to hover around 25 million to 26 million on Monday to Thursday before dropping modestly on Friday and then plummeting to an average of ~18 million on Saturday and Sunday, suggesting it’s predominantly being used for work.
