AI marketing agent statistics, September 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure 11 AI marketing agent sites with data from DataForSEO, Google Trends, Tranco and Ahrefs. They are the sites that rank on Google for "ai agents for marketing" plus the most-visited AI marketing agent sites overall. In September 2026 they got about 445,909 visits from Google, 88% fewer than a year ago.
Below: one short section per statistics page, starting with whether the market is growing. The tools I test are on the AI marketing agents page.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking
AI marketing agent statistics: the key numbers for September 2026
Four numbers for September 2026, each counted over the month. Visits mean visits from Google search to the 11 AI marketing agent sites I track. Tap one for the details.
- Visits from Google446Kvisits-88% vs a year ago
- Google searches1.0Ksearchesfor "ai agents for marketing"
- Most visited site322KvisitsManyChat, 72% of all
- Expected in October427Kvisits-4% vs last month
- 445,909 Google visits went to the 11 AI marketing agent sites RankDude tracks in September 2026, 88% fewer than a year earlier (61% fewer without ManyChat).
- Shrinking: the AI marketing agent market is shrinking, but name searches are up 48% since October 2025.
- 1,000 searches a month for “ai agents for marketing” worldwide, 48% of them in the US (Google Ads, 12-month average).
- 72% of all visits go to ManyChat, the most-visited AI marketing agent; the five most-visited take 98.7%.
- 16.4% of visits come from the United States, followed by India, Brazil and the United Kingdom.
- 427,311 visits expected in October 2026, likely between 343K and 512K.
Source: DataForSEO, Google Ads and Google Trends, September 2026, compiled by RankDude.
Market demand
1Is the AI marketing agent market growing in 2026?
Shrinking, but name searches are up 48% since October 2025.
Over two years, visits went from 1.4M in October 2024 to a high of 3.8M in September 2025, and stand at 446K in September 2026. Much of the year’s change is one site, ManyChat, which is why I also look at the market without it.
- Visits, year on year
- -61%
- Visits, last six months
- -67%
- Name searches, US
- +48%
- Busiest month (2 years)
- September 2025, 3.8M visits
| Quarter | Visits from Google | Vs the quarter before |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1,836,462 | -44% |
| Q2 2026 | 3,271,086 | -28% |
| Q1 2026 | 4,558,524 | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | 6,456,986 | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | 5,834,853 | +114% |
| Q2 2025 | 2,725,899 | -11% |
Quarter
- Q3 2026
- Visits from Google
- 1,836,462
- Vs the quarter before
- -44%
- Q2 2026
- Visits from Google
- 3,271,086
- Vs the quarter before
- -28%
- Q1 2026
- Visits from Google
- 4,558,524
- Vs the quarter before
- -29%
- Q4 2025
- Visits from Google
- 6,456,986
- Vs the quarter before
- +11%
- Q3 2025
- Visits from Google
- 5,834,853
- Vs the quarter before
- +114%
- Q2 2025
- Visits from Google
- 2,725,899
- Vs the quarter before
- -11%
WorldVisits a month to AI marketing agent sites, worldwide
Miles explains
I only call a market growing when visits and name searches agree. Here visits are down and name searches are up, so they don’t agree yet.
Search trends
2How many people search for AI marketing agents in 2026?
“ai agents for marketing” is searched about 1,000 times a month worldwide, 48% of it in the US.
Google Trends barely registered “ai agents for marketing” until June 2025; interest then climbed to its peak in May 2026. Americans make 48% of the searches but only 16.4% of the visits, because the big sites also draw heavily from India, Brazil and United Kingdom.
- Searches a month, US
- 480
- Google Trends now
- 43/100 -2%
- Five-year peak
- 78/100 in May 2026
WorldGoogle Trends interest in "ai agents for marketing", worldwide (0–100)
Miles explains
Google Trends shows direction, not volume. Interest is about the same than a year ago, and I only trust that when the visits move the same way.
Monthly analysis
3What changed in the AI marketing agent market in September 2026?
Fewer visits than a year ago, but more people searching by name, and the next six months look like a slide.
The losers, led by ManyChat, lost most of their search visits (-91%).
- Visits vs August 2026
- -26%
- Biggest gain this month
- Madgicx +55%
- Biggest loss this month
- ManyChat -37%
Falling fastest, year on year
ManyChat-91%
AdEspresso-67%
Optmyzr-65%
Monthly forecast
4What happens next for AI marketing agents?
I expect October 2026 to be 4% fewer than September 2026, and the next six months to look down.
The forecast carries the level of recent months forward, not the trend line, because that version missed least when tested on past months.
- Expected in October 2026
- 427,311 visits
- Likely range
- 343K to 512K
- Expected in April 2027
- 356K -20%
- Past forecasts in range
- 3 of 6 months
Visits from Google search to the tracked sites, a month. Hover or tap the chart for each month.
Miles explains
Read the range, not the single number: tested on the last 6 months, my method landed inside its range 3 times.
Industry report
5The most-visited AI marketing agent sites in 2026
The most visited is ManyChat, with 321,926 visits a month, 72% of all visits.
ManyChat and Madgicx together hold 92% of all visits. Below the top five the market is long and thin: the other 6 sites share 1.3%.
- Top five sites
- 98.7% of all visits
- Visits from the US
- 16.4%
- Largest markets outside the US
- India, Brazil and United Kingdom
- Sites tracked
- 11
Most-visited AI marketing agent sites, September 2026
- ManyChat72.2%
Madgicx20.1%- AdEspresso4.9%
Ryze AI0.9%
Albert.ai0.6%
Share of all visits from Google. Traffic, not quality. 47 more listed tools are not measured here: 30 are measured in the category of their main product, 6 sit on shared domains whose traffic is not their own, 6 live on domains whose traffic is mostly another product and 5 fall outside this category's definition.
Miles explains
ManyChat alone has 72% of all visits. That’s a big lead, but one Google update can close it fast.
Download the data
6Can I download the AI marketing agent data?
Yes. Every number on these pages comes from two CSV files, free to download.
Cite as: Miles Foster, “AI Marketing Agents Statistics, September 2026”, RankDude, https://rankdude.ai/ai-agents-for-marketing/statistics
7AI marketing agent statistics: questions people ask
How many people use AI marketing agents?
The 11 AI marketing agent sites RankDude measures got about 445,909 visits from Google in September 2026. That counts visits from Google search only, not every visit, so the real total is higher.
Is the AI marketing agent market growing?
Mixed. Visits are down 88% on a year ago, mostly because of ManyChat. They have fallen 88% since September 2025. Searches for the sites by name are 48% higher than in October 2025. The forecast for October 2026 is about 427,311 visits.
Which AI marketing agent is the most popular?
By visits from Google, ManyChat is the most visited, with about 321,926 in September 2026, followed by Madgicx and AdEspresso. This measures traffic, not quality.
How many people search for "ai agents for marketing"?
About 1,000 searches a month worldwide, about 480 of them in the US, on a 12-month average from Google Ads data.
Where do AI marketing agent users come from?
16.4% of visits come from the United States. Outside the US the largest markets are India, Brazil and United Kingdom.
Where do these AI marketing agent statistics come from?
Traffic, rankings and search volume come from DataForSEO, popularity from Tranco and the Chrome UX Report, link strength from Ahrefs and search interest from Google Trends via SerpApi. The figures are pulled once a month, after the month has closed, and each edition is kept as published, apart from any correction, which is dated on the page.