{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/chatgpt-sends-0-62-of-google-organic-sessions-study-finds","json":"https://digestai.news/story/chatgpt-sends-0-62-of-google-organic-sessions-study-finds.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/chatgpt-sends-0-62-of-google-organic-sessions-study-finds.md","slug":"chatgpt-sends-0-62-of-google-organic-sessions-study-finds","headline":"ChatGPT sends 0.62% of Google organic sessions, study finds","summary":"Marie Haynes’ analysis of 100 websites over a 12‑month period, covering more than 145 million GA4 sessions, found ChatGPT referrals accounted for just 0.62% of the sessions that Google organic search generated. Adding traffic from other large language models raised the share to 0.73% of Google organic traffic, not of total site traffic.\n\nAmong the 55 sites that tracked conversions, 13.8% of visitors arriving from ChatGPT converted, compared with 3.02% from Google organic. Even with the higher conversion rate, Google organic still produced 27 times as many conversions as all LLM referrals combined. The study notes that ChatGPT referral growth stopped growing exponentially after August 2025 and began to decline. Haynes’ report does not disclose the exact reporting dates, industry mix, or how conversions were defined, and it did not measure any changes in Google organic traffic. MarTech, owned by Semrush Inc., includes a disclaimer that the page’s content was written by an employee or paid contractor of Semrush.","keyPoints":["ChatGPT referrals accounted for 0.62% of Google organic sessions across 100 sites in a year.","ChatGPT visitors converted at 13.8% versus 3.02% for Google organic, yet Google drove 27× more conversions overall.","ChatGPT referral traffic stopped growing after August 2025, according to Marie Haynes’ analysis of 145 million sessions."],"whyItMatters":"Shows AI‑driven search still delivers tiny traffic compared with Google, but higher conversion rates suggest niche value for marketers evaluating AI visibility.","category":{"slug":"marketing","name":"Marketing & Small Business","url":"https://digestai.news/category/marketing"},"entities":{"companies":["Google","Semrush Inc."],"models":["ChatGPT"],"people":["Marie Haynes"]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-22T14:56:47Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T14:56:47Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"MarTech","title":"ChatGPT sends less than 1% of Google’s traffic","url":"https://martech.org/chatgpt-sends-less-than-1-of-googles-traffic","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T14:56:47Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":null,"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"ChatGPT sends 0.62% of Google organic sessions, study finds\", 22 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/chatgpt-sends-0-62-of-google-organic-sessions-study-finds","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"ChatGPT sends 0.62% of Google organic sessions, study finds","datePublished":"2026-10-22T14:56:47Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/chatgpt-sends-0-62-of-google-organic-sessions-study-finds"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}