Another day, another deep dive into the fascinating world of AI crawler activity on AEO Scanner! Today, we observed a total of 466 visits, with a substantial 9 bots actively crawling our site. The bots accessed 10 unique paths, giving us a good snapshot of how they are interacting with our content.
Here's a quick look at the top 5 bots by visit count:
| Bot Name | Visits |
| Bingbot | 379 |
| Bytespider | 31 |
| ClaudeBot | 23 |
| YandexBot | 11 |
| AhrefsBot | 10 |
Bingbot continues to be the undisputed king, accounting for a whopping 379 visits. It's a clear indicator of the search engine's continued importance in driving traffic. Bytespider, ClaudeBot, YandexBot and AhrefsBot also contributed to the bulk of bot traffic.
The sitemap files are, as usual, getting a lot of attention. The /sitemap.xml and /sitemap-news.xml files were each visited a considerable number of times, indicating that bots are diligently working to understand the structure and content of our website. The /robots.txt file also saw a flurry of activity, with 12 visits across 7 different bots. It is a good indicator of overall site crawl behavior and of possible changes that might need to be done to help bots crawl our site.
Looking at the hourly distribution, we see some interesting patterns. The 23:00 hour saw a peak of 55 visits, and the 00:00 hour saw 41 visits, indicating higher bot activity overnight. These numbers could be attributed to scheduled crawls, or they might hint at an increase in bot activity as search engine algorithms evolve. The 03:00 hour saw a low of 2 visits, suggesting this could be a good time to perform site maintenance without significant bot interference.
For an actionable GEO/AEO tip based on today's observations: Considering the heavy focus on sitemap files, and the presence of so many bots, double-check your sitemap.xml and sitemap-news.xml to ensure they are up-to-date, accurately reflect your content, and are optimized for the regions or topics where you want to increase your AEO presence. Furthermore, check the sitemap-hosted-llms-1.xml and sitemap-hosted-llms-2.xml to make sure that the LLMs are being served the most up-to-date and useful data. This is particularly crucial if you've recently updated your content or added new pages, ensuring that the bots understand your site's structure, and making sure that the important pages are being indexed properly.
Keep an eye on your own site's AI traffic with AEO Scanner! We hope this daily digest helps you stay informed and optimize your website for the ever-changing world of AI crawlers.