AI giants targeted by scraping bots — ChatGPT and Perplexity enter the most-scraped websites list for the first time

OpenAI's ChatGPT and Perplexity AI's Perplexity are now listed among the most‑scraped websites, as businesses increasingly deploy scraping bots to monitor brand mentions and citations. For website owners, this surge means AI‑driven bots are targeting not only traditional content sites but also conversational AI platforms. The influx of high‑frequency requests can inflate server load, distort analytics, and expose sites to credential‑stuffing attempts that mimic legitimate brand‑monitoring tools. Moreover, the scraped data often feeds into competitor intelligence or SEO‑gaming services, potentially impacting how your site’s content is indexed and repurposed across the web. **Actionable tips:** 1. **Update your llms.txt** to explicitly list ChatGPT and Perplexity’s crawler user‑agents (e.g., `User-agent: ChatGPTBot` and `User-agent: PerplexityBot`) with clear `Disallow` rules for sensitive endpoints. 2. **Implement rate‑limiting** on API endpoints and public pages, using IP reputation feeds that flag known AI‑scraping IP ranges to prevent server strain. 3. **Monitor bot traffic** in real time via llmscentral’s dashboard, setting alerts for spikes from these user‑agents so you can quickly adjust firewall rules or serve CAPTCHAs when thresholds are exceeded.