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 vs AI Search
- 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.
