On March 31, data from the AI analysis platform aitools.xyz shows that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has become the fastest-growing AI tool globally, with its monthly new website visits already exceeding those of OpenAI's ChatGPT. The report from aitools.xyz states that DeepSeek's visits reached 525 million in February 2025, surpassing ChatGPT's 500 million. Currently, DeepSeek holds a market share of 6.58%, second to ChatGPT and the online visual communication and collaboration platform Canva, which account for 43.16% and 8.27% respectively.
Despite achieving a lead in new visits, DeepSeek still ranks third in overall scale, following ChatGPT and Canva. However, looking at the trend of market share changes, DeepSeek's growth momentum is extremely strong. Data from aitools.xyz indicates that DeepSeek's market share increased from 2.34% in February to 6.58%, demonstrating that it has gained increasing recognition and acceptance from users worldwide. Its chatbot achieved a total of 792.6 million visits in February, with 136.5 million unique users.
From the perspective of the entire AI industry, the total visits to global AI tools reached 12.05 billion in February 2025, attracting 3.06 billion unique visitors interacting with various AI tools. Data from aitools.xyz also shows that in the chatbot market in February 2025, DeepSeek held a 12.12% market share, ranking second only to ChatGPT.
The 2025 Global Top 100 Generative AI Consumer Applications Ranking recently released by Andreessen Horowitz, a globally renowned investment fund and consulting firm, shows that DeepSeek ranks second among the top 50 AI-native web products, only behind ChatGPT, becoming the biggest "dark horse" in the industry.
