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All sites / United States / #51 / Retail and ecommerce / Best Buy

bestbuy.com held its search traffic within 10%.

estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
14.3M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
15.0M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
+5%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
−17%
change in keywords ranking top 3

Estimated search traffic

010.9M21.7M2024-10-03: Ads in AI Overviews go live on US mobile2024-10-28: AI Overviews expand to 100 or more countries2024-11-11: November 2024 core update2024-12-12: December 2024 core update2025-03-05: AI Mode opens in Search Labs (US)2025-03-13: March 2025 core update2025-05-20: AI Mode rolls out to all US users2025-05-21: Ads in AI Mode and desktop AI Overviews (US)2025-06-30: June 2025 core update2025-09-18: AI Mode announced for Chrome address bar2025-11-18: Gemini 3 ships in AI Mode2025-12-11: December 2025 core update2026-01-27: Gemini 3 default for AI Overviews, handoff to AI Mode2026-02-05: February 2026 Discover core update2026-03-27: 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 202414.3MOct 202519.7MOct 202615.0M
bestbuy.com, Ahrefs estimated monthly organic search traffic, United States. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.

Keywords ranking in Google's top three

0133K266K2024-10-03: Ads in AI Overviews go live on US mobile2024-10-28: AI Overviews expand to 100 or more countries2024-11-11: November 2024 core update2024-12-12: December 2024 core update2025-03-05: AI Mode opens in Search Labs (US)2025-03-13: March 2025 core update2025-05-20: AI Mode rolls out to all US users2025-05-21: Ads in AI Mode and desktop AI Overviews (US)2025-06-30: June 2025 core update2025-09-18: AI Mode announced for Chrome address bar2025-11-18: Gemini 3 ships in AI Mode2025-12-11: December 2025 core update2026-01-27: Gemini 3 default for AI Overviews, handoff to AI Mode2026-02-05: February 2026 Discover core update2026-03-27: 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 2024213KOct 2025242KOct 2026177K
bestbuy.com, keywords ranking positions 1 to 3, United States. 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 828,821 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 4,278,452 in Oct 2024.

How often AI answers cite bestbuy.com

EngineCitations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPTwithheld, failed consistency check
Google AI Mode25,413
Gemini22,572

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

Five questions we ask the AI engines about bestbuy.com

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

EngineNamedLinked
ChatGPT3 of 53 of 5
Google AI Mode1 of 51 of 5
Gemini2 of 52 of 5
  1. Which features, specifications and price considerations matter when comparing iphone 16 pro max?from the keyword “iphone 16 pro max”
  2. How can I compare leading smartphones by features, price and independent reviews?from the keyword “best smartphones”
  3. Which laptops were well reviewed in 2025, and how do their specifications, prices and limitations compare?from the keyword “best laptops 2025”
  4. How does “best buy credit card” work, and what costs, terms and limitations should I check?from the keyword “best buy credit card”
  5. How can I find a Best Buy store near my location and check its opening hours and services?from the keyword “best buy near me”

Visits since ChatGPT launched

all visits, Nov 2022
200.6M
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
94.9M
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
19.0M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
225K
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026

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