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All sites / United States / #23 / Retail and ecommerce / Walmart

walmart.com kept its Google rankings and lost 15% of its search traffic.

estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
59.3M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
50.4M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
−15%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
+7%
change in keywords ranking top 3

Estimated search traffic

041.9M83.8M2024-10-03: 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 202459.3MOct 202576.2MOct 202650.4M
walmart.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

0577K1.2M2024-10-03: 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 2024984KOct 2025902KOct 20261.0M
walmart.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 4,721,624 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 25,830,326 in Oct 2024.

How often AI answers cite walmart.com

EngineCitations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPTwithheld, failed consistency check
Google AI Mode71,486
Gemini71,800

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

Five questions we ask the AI engines about walmart.com

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

EngineNamedLinked
ChatGPT4 of 53 of 5
Google AI Mode3 of 53 of 5
Gemini3 of 52 of 5
  1. What does an oil change involve, and how can I compare service scope and cost?from the keyword “oil change”
  2. How can I find a Walmart store near my location and check opening hours and services?from the keyword “walmart near me”
  3. What does the retailer “torrid” offer, and how can I check prices, delivery and return terms?from the keyword “torrid”
  4. Where can I find Walmart career opportunities in the United States and check application requirements?from the keyword “walmart careers”
  5. How can I search current Walmart job vacancies in the United States?from the keyword “walmart jobs”

Visits since ChatGPT launched

all visits, Nov 2022
414.8M
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
509.9M
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
85.9M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
662K
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.