All sites / United States / #2 / Social and video platforms / Alphabet
youtube.com grew its search traffic 70%.
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
494.8M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
839.1M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
+70%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
+120%
change in keywords ranking top 3
Estimated search traffic
youtube.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
youtube.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 53,789,760 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 119,718,826 in Oct 2024.
How often AI answers cite youtube.com
Engine
Citations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPT
withheld, failed consistency check
Google AI Mode
withheld, failed consistency check
Gemini
130,948
Ahrefs AI responses index, captured 28 October 2026, United States, including subdomains.
Five questions we ask the AI engines about youtube.com
Written from the site's own top Google keywords, keeping the intent of the search.
Engine
Named
Linked
ChatGPT
1 of 5
0 of 5
Google AI Mode
2 of 5
0 of 5
Gemini
2 of 5
1 of 5
Give me an overview of “mlb”, with links to reliable sources.from the keyword “mlb”
Give me an overview of “chatgpt”, with links to reliable sources.from the keyword “chatgpt”
Give me an overview of “among us”, with links to reliable sources.from the keyword “among us”
Give me an overview of “blooket”, with links to reliable sources.from the keyword “blooket”
What is YouTube Music, and what are its main features and limitations?from the keyword “youtube music”
Visits since ChatGPT launched
all visits, Nov 2022
6.8B
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
10.5B
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
855.7M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
4.9M
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.
