Claude Traffic Surges As Anthropic Readies Blockbuster IPO

BreakingBusinessClaude Traffic Surges As Anthropic Readies Blockbuster IPOByConor Murray,Forbes Staff. Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends.Follow AuthorJun 11, 2026, 01:01pm EDTToplineWeb traffic for Claude is on a major upswing, apparently siphoning some traffic from competitor AI chatbots, as Anthropic prepares an initial public offering and releases a version of its powerful Mythos model to the public, albeit with safeguards.Claude's web traffic has surged this year. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty ImagesKey FactsData from digital intelligence platform Similarweb shows Claude’s worldwide internet traffic surged nearly 16% in May over the month prior, reaching its highest-ever level of traffic and marking its fifth straight month of growth.The Claude website was visited more than 952 million times in May, Similarweb reported, up a staggering 855.6% year-over-year from the 99.7 million views it logged in May 2025.Much of Claude’s rapid growth has occurred in 2026 so far: web visits are up more than 360% between January and May.Claude’s share of web visits among competitor AI chatbots is also increasing, according to Similarweb, which found Claude accounted for about 9% of all AI web chatbot visits in May, only behind ChatGPT and Gemini.One year ago, Similarweb found Claude accounted for only 1.6% of web visits to all AI chatbots, placing seventh among major competitors.Over the past year, ChatGPT’s dominance has eroded, sliding from 76.4% of all AI chatbot web visits last year to just 52.7% as of May.Claude's web traffic has surged so far this year.Similarweb if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f7...