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5% -- ai chatbot market share for Claude (2026-05)
Claude held a 5.0% share of estimated US generative AI chatbot usage as of May 2026.
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5%
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2026-05
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30
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95
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Honeyb
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https://www.honeyb.ai/blog/ai-chatbot-market-share-may-2026 ↗
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Top Generative AI Chatbots by Market Share, May 2026
If you're investing in AI visibility, the first practical question is which engines to actually invest in. The data on generative AI chatbot usage is now solid enough to answer that question with specificity rather than gut feel. This post pulls together the market share picture as of May 2026, draw…
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.5% | |
| 2026-05 (current) | 5% | +42.9% |
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Claude: 5% ai chatbot market share. Source: Honeyb (2026-05). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/claude-market-share-may-2026
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