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Hugging Face’s organic search traffic went from 10.1M to 10.2M visits in one month, mostly from the non-brand terms below. In the same window, Hugging Face’s Sitemap removed 319 pages, mostly under /datasets/project-agml. The timing overlaps — worth a closer look.
Monthly visit estimates · 2026-05 — 2026-09 · DR 92, +1 MoM
Sep 2026
31.2M↑ 0.1%
Monthly visits split by channel share: Hugging Face added 40.2K visits from Aug to Sep, with organic search contributing 100%.
| Channel | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28.2M | 31.2M | 31.2M |
| Direct | 12.2M | 13.4M | 13.4M |
| Organic search | 9.3M | 10.1M | 10.2M |
| Organic social | 2.7M | 3.3M | 3.3M |
| Referrals | 2.7M | 2.9M | 2.9M |
| 208.4K | 214.9K | 231.5K | |
| Display ads | 37.5K | 57.3K | 87.7K |
| Paid social | 32.1K | 38.2K | 25.5K |
| Paid search | 3.6K | 4.2K | 5.8K |
| Channel | Change barAug → Sep | Change | Share of change | Current share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic search | +93.8K | 233% | 32.6% ↑0.3pp | |
| Direct | +50.2K | 125% | 42.9% ↑0.1pp | |
| Display ads | +30.4K | 76% | 0.3% ↑0.1pp | |
| 5 other channels | −33.7K | -84% | 20.8% ↓0.1pp |
Hugging Face’s acquisition moves across pages, search terms and AI referrals, each with its data source.
Pages listed in the Sitemap shrank 0.9% over 1 days, from 35.37K listed URLs to 35.05K listed URLs.
/datasets/project-agml−43/datasets/sotaagi2030+20Borrow: Hugging Face is pruning pages; watch whether organic search weakens next.
Non-brand terms are traffic anyone can compete for; higher CPC means higher commercial value.
| Keyword | Traffic | CPC | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| hugging faceBrand | 1.9M | $1.30 | 1 |
| huggingfaceBrand | 337.3K | $1.70 | 2 |
| deepseekBrand | 118.2K | $0.44 | 3 |
| qwen 3.8 27bNon-brand | 68.2K | — | 4 |
| 허깅페이스Non-brand | 55.2K | $2.15 | 5 |
Borrow: Search traffic is mostly branded, riding existing awareness; the non-brand needs it does not cover are open to you.
967.8K visits from AI assistants (previous month 1.1M), 3.1% of all traffic.
Borrow: Check how assistants recommend Hugging Face and work on appearing for the same questions.
Above is what we observe automatically. The reconstruction starts from these moments, searches launches, community threads, directory listings and backlinks from the same period, fills in what Hugging Face did at each step, and gives you a sequence to follow.
Hugging Face's public Sitemap now lists 319 fewer URLs
Observed · SitemapHugging Face's public Sitemap now lists 159 fewer URLs
Observed · SitemapHugging Face's public Sitemap now lists 73 fewer URLs
Observed · SitemapWhere it launched and who discussed it
Product Hunt, Reddit, X, directoriesWhich channels produced new backlinks
Ordered by first seenA launch sequence you can follow
Exportable action listSep 2026 · Models and Model Platforms
| Product | Monthly visits | DR | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugging FaceThis product | 31.2M | 92 | +0.1% |
| SYNTX.AISame market | 4.7M | 59 | +8.3% |
| AI Leaderboard 2026: Compare & Rank 300+ Top AI Models by Intelligence, Speed & PriceSame market | 1.2M | 72 | +5.3% |
| Personal AISame market | 35.3K | 66 | -8.6% |
Each product uses its latest observed month; different months are not a same-period ranking.
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Method: visits and channel shares are third-party monthly estimates; channel change = monthly visits × channel share, month over month; site actions and traffic are shown by timing only, not as cause and effect.
