Key AI Search Statistics

  • Google search market share: 91.5% globally (2025)
  • Perplexity AI monthly queries: 100 million+ (2025)
  • ChatGPT search users: 100 million+ monthly (2024 launch)
  • Google AI Overviews coverage: 30% of search queries show AI summaries
  • Global search market revenue: $300+ billion (2024)
  • Perplexity valuation: $9 billion (2025)
  • Zero-click searches: 65% of Google searches end without a click (SparkToro 2024)

Perplexity AI Statistics

  • Monthly queries: 100 million+ (March 2025)
  • Revenue: $100 million+ ARR (2025)
  • Valuation: $9 billion (2025)
  • Total funding: $500+ million
  • Google AI Overviews appear on 30% of queries
  • AI Overviews reduce organic click-through by 8–15% (Ahrefs 2024)
  • Google's AI investment: $75 billion in AI capex planned for 2025
  • Sites cited in AI Overviews see 20% traffic increase on average

Sources

Sources: StatCounter Global Stats, SparkToro Zero-Click Study 2024, Perplexity company announcements, Bloomberg, Ahrefs AI Overview Impact Study 2024.