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0.1%
0.1% -- share of total visits for ChatGPT referrals to 14 top news sites (2025-01)
ChatGPT referrals accounted for 0.1% of total visits across 14 top news sites in January 2025.
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0.1%
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2025-01
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95
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digitalinformationworld.com
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https://bestofai.com/article/analysis-shows-even-though-chatgpt-is-sending-a-lot-of-referral-traffic… ↗
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Analysis Shows Even though ChatGPT is Sending a Lot of Referral Traffic to News Websites, It Still Remains Small
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Analysis Shows Even though ChatGPT is Sending a Lot of Referral Traffic to News Websites, It Still Remains Small
Feb 23, 2025 · digitalinformationworld.comOver six months, ChatGPT emerged as a leading source of referral traffic to news websites, with Forbes receiving 1.7 million visi…
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Share of total visits on 14 top news sites attributable to ChatGPT referrals
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ChatGPT referrals to 14 top news sites: 0.1% share of total visits. Source: digitalinformationworld.com (2025-01). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/chatgpt-referrals-share-of-visits-0-1pct
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