⬤ Similarweb reported that Grok hit a milestone in January 2026 when new users made up 53.79% of its total visitors. This was the first time since March 2025 that fresh faces outnumbered people coming back for another visit.
⬤ The data shows new visitors jumped 74.83% compared to December 2025. The chart reveals a clear spike in first-time users hitting the platform as 2026 kicked off, flipping the usual balance between repeat visitors and newcomers.
⬤ For most of 2025, returning users were the bigger slice of Grok's traffic pie after the platform's initial launch buzz. The January numbers tell a different story—new visitors became the majority of total unique users that month.
⬤ "The figures describe a change in the composition of Grok website traffic, with a larger portion of visitors coming from first-time users."
⬤ These numbers paint a picture of shifting traffic patterns on Grok's website. The platform went from being dominated by repeat users to attracting a wave of first-timers who pushed the new-user ratio past the 50% mark for the first time in nearly a year.
Usman Salis
Usman Salis