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All sites / United States / #49 / News and media / publisher / Warner Bros. Discovery

cnn.com lost rankings and 54% of its search traffic.

estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
33.2M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
15.1M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
−54%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
−43%
change in keywords ranking top 3

Estimated search traffic

023.5M47.1M2024-10-03: 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 202433.2MOct 202542.8MOct 202615.1M
cnn.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

0138K275K2024-10-03: 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 2024250KOct 2025210KOct 2026143K
cnn.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 500,514 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 9,495,240 in Oct 2024.

How often AI answers cite cnn.com

EngineCitations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPT726
Google AI Mode7,331
Gemini575

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

Five questions we ask the AI engines about cnn.com

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

EngineNamedLinked
ChatGPT0 of 50 of 5
Google AI Mode0 of 50 of 5
Gemini0 of 50 of 5
  1. Is the claim “Hayden Panettiere cause of death” supported by reliable sources? Distinguish verified reporting from an unsupported death rumour.from the keyword “hayden panettiere cause of death”
  2. Where can I find current news coverage, with publication dates and original sources?from the keyword “news”
  3. Where can I find today’s stock-market news, with publication dates and original sources?from the keyword “stock market today”
  4. Give me an overview of “stock futures”, with links to reliable sources.from the keyword “stock futures”
  5. What do reliable sources establish about the claim “Hayden Panettiere how did she die”? Check whether the death premise is supported before discussing it.from the keyword “hayden panettiere how did she die”

Visits since ChatGPT launched

all visits, Nov 2022
502.1M
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
143.9M
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
27.2M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
116K
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.