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All sites / United Kingdom / #18 / Retail and ecommerce / Next plc

next.co.uk grew its search traffic 13%.

estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
13.9M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
15.7M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
+13%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
+0%
change in keywords ranking top 3

Estimated search traffic

011.5M23.0M2024-10-28: AI Overviews expand to 100 or more countries2024-11-11: November 2024 core update2024-12-12: December 2024 core update2025-03-13: March 2025 core update2025-06-30: June 2025 core update2025-07-28: AI Mode launches in the UK2025-10-07: AI Mode adds 35 languages and 40 countries2025-11-18: Gemini 3 ships in AI Mode2025-12-11: December 2025 core update2026-01-27: Gemini 3 default for AI Overviews, handoff to AI Mode2026-03-27: March 2026 core update2026-05-19: I/O 2026: AI Mode hits 1 billion users, Gemini 3.5 Flash2026-05-20: AI Overviews and AI Mode combined worldwide2026-05-21: May 2026 core update2026-09-29: AI Mode information monitoring for all usersOct 202413.9MOct 202520.9MOct 202615.7M
next.co.uk, Ahrefs estimated monthly organic search traffic, United Kingdom. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.

Keywords ranking in Google's top three

078K156K2024-10-28: AI Overviews expand to 100 or more countries2024-11-11: November 2024 core update2024-12-12: December 2024 core update2025-03-13: March 2025 core update2025-06-30: June 2025 core update2025-07-28: AI Mode launches in the UK2025-10-07: AI Mode adds 35 languages and 40 countries2025-11-18: Gemini 3 ships in AI Mode2025-12-11: December 2025 core update2026-01-27: Gemini 3 default for AI Overviews, handoff to AI Mode2026-03-27: March 2026 core update2026-05-19: I/O 2026: AI Mode hits 1 billion users, Gemini 3.5 Flash2026-05-20: AI Overviews and AI Mode combined worldwide2026-05-21: May 2026 core update2026-09-29: AI Mode information monitoring for all usersOct 202498KOct 2025142KOct 202698K
next.co.uk, keywords ranking positions 1 to 3, United Kingdom. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.

Points are Ahrefs Site Explorer estimates for the first of each month shown. Months in between are being collected. All 356,126 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 1,278,876 in Oct 2024.

How often AI answers cite next.co.uk

EngineCitations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPT4,104
Google AI Mode3,502
Gemini1,333

Ahrefs AI responses index, captured 28 October 2026, United Kingdom, including subdomains.

Five questions we ask the AI engines about next.co.uk

Written from the site's own top Google keywords, keeping the intent of the search.

EngineNamedLinked
ChatGPT5 of 55 of 5
Google AI Mode5 of 55 of 5
Gemini5 of 54 of 5
  1. Where can I find Next clearance products and check prices, delivery and return conditions?from the keyword “next clearance”
  2. Where can I find current Next job vacancies in the United Kingdom and check their requirements?from the keyword “next jobs”
  3. How can I explore careers at Next and learn about the application process?from the keyword “next careers”
  4. What does Next Home offer, and how can I compare products, prices, delivery and returns?from the keyword “next home”
  5. Where can I check current Next sale offers and their terms?from the keyword “next sale”

Visits since ChatGPT launched

all visits, Nov 2022
18.1M
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
26.6M
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
2.6M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
23K
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026

Semrush Traffic Analytics modelled visits, United Kingdom, a separate source from the Ahrefs estimates above. Semrush restates this data on 9 November 2026.