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76.85%
76.85% -- ai chatbot referral share for ChatGPT (2026-04)
ChatGPT accounted for 76.85% of AI chatbot referral share in April 2026 according to Statcounter data.
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76.85%
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2026-04
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https://www.digitaldialog.co.uk/ai-search-for-hotels/ ↗
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ChatGPT: 76.85% ai chatbot referral share. Source: Statcounter (2026-04). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-referral-share-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-referral-share-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>76.85%</strong> -- ai chatbot referral share for ChatGPT<br><small>Source: Statcounter (2026-04) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-referral-share-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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