# OAI-SearchBot is the second-largest crawler in the study | Trakkr Research

Canonical URL: https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/crawler-behavior/facts/oai-searchbot-is-the-second-largest-crawler-in-the-study
Published: 2026-02-01
Last updated: 2026-02-01
Author: Mack Grenfell

Search-oriented OpenAI traffic is substantial in its own right.

## 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

OAI-SearchBot accounts for 15.1 percent of observed AI crawler visits.

## Why it matters

Operators must treat OAI-SearchBot as a distinct discovery and refresh channel rather than GPTBot spillover, requiring dedicated log analysis to optimize visibility in OpenAI search products.

## Supporting metrics

| Metric | Value | Context |
| --- | --- | --- |
| OAI-SearchBot share | 15.1% | SearchBot is the second-largest crawler in the study. |
| Crawler visits | 575,788 | Observed AI crawler visits in the study window. |

## Related pages

Continue through the same study cluster.

- [do ai crawlers start on the homepage](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/crawler-behavior/answers/do-ai-crawlers-start-on-the-homepage) - Related answer page
- [are most ai crawler visits one and done](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/crawler-behavior/answers/are-most-ai-crawler-visits-one-and-done) - Related answer page
- [crawler depth and entry tracker](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/crawler-behavior/trackers/crawler-depth-and-entry-tracker) - Related tracker page

## Data And Sources

- [When AI Comes to Your Website](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/crawler-behavior) - Flagship study behind this page
- [Page JSON](https://trakkr.ai/data/research-answers/crawler-behavior/facts/oai-searchbot-is-the-second-largest-crawler-in-the-study.json) - Machine-readable companion file