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All sites / United States / #62 / Social and video platforms / publisher / Medium

medium.com grew its search traffic 50%.

estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
8.3M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
12.4M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
+50%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
+40%
change in keywords ranking top 3

Estimated search traffic

06.8M13.7M2024-10-03: 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 20248.3MOct 20258.6MOct 202612.4M
medium.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

0268K536K2024-10-03: 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 2024349KOct 2025354KOct 2026487K
medium.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 1,852,583 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 17,168,463 in Oct 2024.

How often AI answers cite medium.com

EngineCitations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPT5,045
Google AI Mode22,137
Gemini22,619

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

Five questions we ask the AI engines about medium.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. What is Base44, and what are its features and limitations?from the keyword “base44”
  2. Give me an overview of “google doodles”, with links to reliable sources.from the keyword “google doodles”
  3. Give me an overview of “networking tips”, with links to reliable sources.from the keyword “networking tips”
  4. What are examples of respectful, light-hearted pick-up lines?from the keyword “pick up lines”
  5. How can I compare productivity apps by features, price, privacy and limitations?from the keyword “best productivity apps”

Visits since ChatGPT launched

all visits, Nov 2022
38.5M
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
27.3M
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
14.5M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
47K
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.