GPTBot and SearchBot both show weekend lift | Trakkr Research
Observed crawler timing is not evenly distributed through the week.
Methodology: Built from 575,788 AI crawler visits across 84 brands and 314,501 unique URLs observed between June 11, 2025 and February 1, 2026.
Claim
GPTBot runs 1.29x hotter on weekends, while OAI-SearchBot shows a 1.41x weekend lift.
Why it matters
Refresh monitoring should pay attention to when bots actually revisit the site.
Supporting metrics
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBot weekend lift | 1.29x | GPTBot runs hotter on weekends than weekdays. |
| OAI-SearchBot weekend lift | 1.41x | SearchBot has an even stronger weekend skew. |
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Data & Sources
- When AI Comes to Your Website - Flagship study behind this page
- Page JSON - Machine-readable companion file