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All sites / United States / #29 / Retail and ecommerce / Target Corporation

target.com held its search traffic within 10%.

estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
39.5M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
37.1M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
−6%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
+3%
change in keywords ranking top 3

Estimated search traffic

024.2M48.4M2024-10-03: 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 202439.5MOct 202544.0MOct 202637.1M
target.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

0235K470K2024-10-03: 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 2024415KOct 2025309KOct 2026428K
target.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 2,166,659 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 11,094,693 in Oct 2024.

How often AI answers cite target.com

EngineCitations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPT58,882
Google AI Mode34,519
Gemini37,596

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

Five questions we ask the AI engines about target.com

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

EngineNamedLinked
ChatGPT5 of 55 of 5
Google AI Mode4 of 54 of 5
Gemini4 of 55 of 5
  1. How can I check a Target gift-card balance through official channels?from the keyword “target gift card balance”
  2. How can I search current Target job vacancies in the United States?from the keyword “target jobs”
  3. How can I find a Target store near my location and check opening hours?from the keyword “target near me”
  4. What should I compare when buying an Owala water bottle, including capacity, materials, cleaning and price?from the keyword “owala water bottle”
  5. Where can I find Target career opportunities in the United States and check application requirements?from the keyword “target careers”

Visits since ChatGPT launched

all visits, Nov 2022
173.2M
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
190.0M
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
34.6M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
239K
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.